Her name is Cortana. Her attitude is almost human.

Her name is Cortana. Her attitude is almost human.: "She was modeled after real-life personal assistants. She is the product of two years of work, and a large team of scientists and product managers. She has video game origins. She is Microsoft's response to Siri and Google Now. She is Artificial Intelligence and proud of it. She is Cortana."



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Netflix & Co. will soon make more money than movie theaters — Tech News and Analysis

Netflix & Co. will soon make more money than movie theaters — Tech News and Analysis: "Do you prefer a night in with Netflix over paying $8 for popcorn at the theater? You’re not alone: Box office revenue has been flat over the past few years while online video revenue has grown dramatically, and this is starting to change how Hollywood makes its money."



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Network Security: Beyond Defender: Third Party Security Products in Windows

Network Security: Beyond Defender: Third Party Security Products in Windows: "While Microsoft tries to do a good job at providing a secure computing experience, there will always be other companies that provide better security products than those found in Windows. This is especially true when you consider Windows Defender (Microsoft Security Essentials) and its effectiveness in blocking all kinds of malware."



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Network Security: Keep Your System Updated for Security and Stability

Network Security: Keep Your System Updated for Security and Stability: "Another important step in securing any computer or device is setting up automated updates. Your device’s security relies on your operating system, apps, plug-ins, and programs always being up to date. For example, using outdated Internet browsers and plug-ins like Adobe Flash, Java, or Silverlight represents a big security problem. There are many websites on the Internet that exploit security bugs in your browser or the plug-ins you have installed."



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10 Alternative PC Operating Systems You Can Install

10 Alternative PC Operating Systems You Can Install: "Linux isn’t the only alternative PC operating system out there. Some alternative operating systems are developed by large corporations, while others are small projects worked on by hobbyists.

We don’t recommend you install most of these on your actual PC. If you want to play with them, you may want to install a virtual machine program like VirtualBox or VMware Player and give them a whirl."



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What's New In OS X 10.10 "Yosemite"?

What's New In OS X 10.10 "Yosemite"?: "Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference brings big changes to the world of iOS, but the company hasn’t forgotten about the desktop either. OS X is evolving both in terms of looks and features, and just like last year’s Mavericks update, Yosemite will be another free download.
You’ll have to wait a few months for the new OS to land, or optionally register for the public beta in which the first million people to sign up are given access (so be quick). For the meantime, here’s a peek at what Cupertino have done to the desktop."



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5 Useful Things You Can Create With Your Old Floppy Disks

5 Useful Things You Can Create With Your Old Floppy Disks: "Of course, there are tons of other creative uses for floppy disks, from lunch boxes to earrings. A quick search on Pinterest or Google for ‘recycled floppy disk’ will throw up more results than you can shake a stick at, but these five examples (and the links included) provide quick, easy, and simple step-by step guidance to bring some life back to those storage antiquities."



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Amazon Phone Preview - CNET

Amazon Phone Preview - CNET: "Amazon has made Kindles for years; is a phone next? Though Amazon continues to deny that it's building a smartphone, all signs point to yes. That's especially true now that Amazon announced it's holding a press event on June 18 to unveil a new device."



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How do You Make Your Browsers Use the Full Resolution of Your Monitor?

How do You Make Your Browsers Use the Full Resolution of Your Monitor?: "Having a monitor with a very high resolution is awesome, but what do you do when Google Chrome and Internet Explorer refuse to make appropriate use of all that resolution real-estate? Today’s SuperUser Q&A has some possible solutions to one reader’s resolution dilemma."



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Buried In Emails? Shrink Your Massive Inbox To Zero With Mailstrom

Buried In Emails? Shrink Your Massive Inbox To Zero With Mailstrom: "Hello. My name is Ryan Dube and I am an Inbox hoarder.  I’ve decided that my project this week, and for this article, will be to conquer my email Inbox issues using the email management service known as Mailstrom.
I’m not kidding about inbox issues. My Yahoo email account has over 13,000 emails. Gmail has over 10,000. As part of this article, my goal was to see if I could start chopping a few thousand emails off of that 10,000 Gmail account. If effective, I would probably sign up for a full account with Mailstrom."



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3 Simple Ways to Zip and Unzip Files on a Chromebook

3 Simple Ways to Zip and Unzip Files on a Chromebook: "Are Chromebooks useful or useless? It seems from our readers’ comments that Google’s stateless laptops are highly divisive pieces of equipment. Some people love their security and ease-of-use, while others bemoan their tie-in to Google’s wider ecosystem and Chromebook’s perceived lack of functionality."



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Google Calendar Won't Sync With iOS? Try These Fixes

Google Calendar Won't Sync With iOS? Try These Fixes: "After spending weeks looking for a solution as to why Google Calendar refused to sync certain calendars with iOS, it turns out there are a couple of fixes for what is a rather common issue.
Some people find their calendars won’t sync at all, others have trouble getting new events to show up – and I had a peculiar problem whereby only certain shared calendars were appearing. Hopefully by the end of this article, Google Calendar will play nicely with your touchscreen toys."



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