▶ Watch out for photos containing malware | PCWorld

▶ Watch out for photos containing malware | PCWorld: "Jerseygirlinfl asked the Answer Line forum if photos floating around the Internet could contain mailware.

Cybercriminals use images in a number of ways to infect your computer. In most cases, the photo itself is harmless; it's just a trick to get you to do something stupid. But sometimes, a .jpg file itself will contain malicious code."



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Laptop makeover: 5 ways to extend its useful life | PCWorld

Laptop makeover: 5 ways to extend its useful life | PCWorld: "No matter how hard you try or how meticulously you care for it, your notebook is going to show signs of age over time. Keycaps wear down and get that off-putting, shiny-plastic look. Dirt, crumbs, and gunk get stuck in the keyboard and other crevices, while lint and dust build up in virtually every crack, seam and open port. Don't forget those inevitable scratches and nicks, either."



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10 Photography Tips to Help You Take Your Photography up a Level

10 Photography Tips to Help You Take Your Photography up a Level: "The best lessons are the ones you learn the hard way. Here are 10 photography tips I learned after lots of frustration, discouragement, money lost, and forever lost opportunities. These tips are not very common, I never heard them hence you probably never heard of them either. I hope they help you avoid the mistakes I made, and help you improve your photography. Let’s get to it shall we?"



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Microsoft's universal Windows apps run on tablets, phones, Xbox, and PCs | TechHive

Microsoft's universal Windows apps run on tablets, phones, Xbox, and PCs | TechHive: "The holy grail is real: At Wednesday Build conference keynote, Microsoft CVP of operating systems David Treadwell announced that universal apps are coming to the Windows ecosystem, thanks to Windows RunTime coming to Windows Phone 8.1."



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How to Secure Your Computer With a BIOS or UEFI Password

How to Secure Your Computer With a BIOS or UEFI Password: "A Windows, Linux, or Mac password just prevents people from logging into your operating system. It doesn’t prevent people from booting other operating systems, wiping your drive, or using a live CD to access your files."



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Rejoice! The Start menu is coming back to Windows | PCWorld

Rejoice! The Start menu is coming back to Windows | PCWorld: "You heard right, devout desktop lovers: The Start menu is coming back to Windows, Microsoft operating system head Terry Myerson announced at Build on Wednesday.

The details are hazy, aside from the fact that it's going to be pushed to all Windows 8.1 users as an update at some point in the future. But it's a-coming—though it's not quite the Start menu you're familiar with. Beyond the traditional mouse-friendly features, the Windows 8.1 Start menu will be crammed with Live Tiles, along with the ability to find and install Microsoft's universal Windows apps, also announced Wednesday."



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How to Fix (and Adjust) Automatic Updating in Google Chrome

How to Fix (and Adjust) Automatic Updating in Google Chrome: "By default, Google Chrome automatically updates itself to make sure you’re running the safest and best optimized version of Chrome. Sometimes the auto-update process hiccups, however, and you need to manually adjust it. The process is more complicated than it should be, but don’t worry: we’re here to walk you through it."



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The playbook: why Amazon's Fire TV is a guaranteed hit | The Verge

The playbook: why Amazon's Fire TV is a guaranteed hit | The Verge: "Amazon is in the hits business. The company never reveals specific sales numbers for its Kindle and Kindle Fire products except in words like "best-selling," but Amazon sells tablets and ebook readers in the millions. Starting today, it probably has a third hit on its hands: the Fire TV, its new media streamer. And that’s no accident."



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4 Tips To Increase Smartphone Charging Speeds

4 Tips To Increase Smartphone Charging Speeds: "Faced with a low battery warning right before you need to leave? These neat tricks can help you charge your smartphone faster than usual so you aren’t left with a brick in your hand.
Now, these hacks are not going to get you more battery life out of the phone. We are going to concentrate only on the speed of charging, so that when you have a plug point nearby, you’ll know what to do!"



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4 Simple YouTube Music Players For A Swim In The Stream Of Free Music

4 Simple YouTube Music Players For A Swim In The Stream Of Free Music: "YouTube is for watching videos, right? No arguments there. But YouTube is also an unlimited source of restriction-free music anyone in the world can listen to. While it’s easy enough to find and listen to it on YouTube itself, there are other, easier ways. These services will turn YouTube into your own personal streaming service."



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How Secure Are Your Documents In Google Drive?

How Secure Are Your Documents In Google Drive?: "Matt Smith
On 3rd April, 2014
Security Matters



I use Google Drive every day. While Word is still my go-to for writing, Drive is my home base for storing documents and cataloging the test results I collect while reviewing computer hardware. There are literally thousands of documents in my drive, and I take it for granted that they’ll be available whenever I need them."



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