10 Windows Tweaking Myths Debunked

10 Windows Tweaking Myths Debunked: "Windows is big, complicated, and misunderstood. You’ll still stumble across bad advice from time to time when browsing the web. These Windows tweaking, performance, and system maintenance tips are mostly just useless, but some are actively harmful."

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Google CIO Ben Fried on How Google Works - Liz Gannes - Enterprise - AllThingsD

Google CIO Ben Fried on How Google Works - Liz Gannes - Enterprise - AllThingsD: "It was the former Google employee’s first day out in the real world. He removed the enterprise security settings from his iPhone, and installed the apps he wasn’t allowed to use at the mothership: Dropbox for storage, Fantastical for his mobile calendar. Back at Google, he had tried using both, and had his account authorization wiped remotely, with an accompanying nastygram from company security operations in his inbox."

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Pocket : Tablets Compared: Why You Shouldn’t Spend Money on Cheap Chinese Android Imports

Pocket : Tablets Compared: Why You Shouldn’t Spend Money on Cheap Chinese Android Imports: "Many of the tablets sold in Asia, particularly China and Southeast Asia, suffer from serious design and quality-control issues. On the other hand, some China-designed tablets actually compare quite well with well-known manufacturers. For example, the popular Hyundai (not Hyundai of Korea) T7 tablet pound-per-pound, beats the first generation Nexus 7 in specifications and in price. However, do the best tablets from China compare to the latest tablet, such as the 2013 Nexus 7 in terms of value?"

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Why, Exactly, Do You Need to Safely Eject USB Media?

Why, Exactly, Do You Need to Safely Eject USB Media?: "Windows gets so mad when you don’t safely eject USB media, but does it really matter? What’s the worst that could happen if you never safely ejected your USB drive and other flash-based media?"

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Bad Sectors Explained: Why Hard Drives Get Bad Sectors and What You Can Do About It

Bad Sectors Explained: Why Hard Drives Get Bad Sectors and What You Can Do About It: "A bad sector on a hard drive is simply a tiny cluster of storage space — a  sector — of the hard drive that appears to be defective. The sector won’t respond to read or write requests.

Bad sectors can occur on both traditional magnetic hard drives and modern solid-state drives. There are two types of bad sectors — one resulting from physical damage that can’t be repaired, and one resulting from software errors that can be fixed."

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10 Important Computer Security Practices You Should Follow

10 Important Computer Security Practices You Should Follow: "Antivirus programs aren’t perfect — especially Microsoft Security Essentials. If you’re relying on your antivirus alone to protect you, you’re putting yourself at risk. You should still follow basic, common-sense computer security practices."

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How to Create a Recovery Drive on a USB Memory Stick in Windows 8 & 8.1

How to Create a Recovery Drive on a USB Memory Stick in Windows 8 & 8.1: "Both Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 offer a new tool for creating recovery drives on all kinds of devices, from USB flash drives, to external hard disks to partitions on your computer's internal hard disk. This is a big step forward from the manual and error prone procedure you had to go through in Windows 7. In this tutorial I will show how to use the new Recovery Media Creator to create a recovery drive on a USB memory stick."

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How Dual Band Routers Can Solve Your Wireless Woes

How Dual Band Routers Can Solve Your Wireless Woes: "The majority of problems experienced with WiFi network connectivity arises from the wireless router. Most of the time, the problem can be traced back to the cheap modem-router combinations that telecommunications companies like AT&T and Comcast foist off on their customers. While these units provide cheap Internet connectivity, they often don’t provide better connection speeds than 802.11g, colloquially referred to as “wireless g”. Since the release of 802.11g in 2003, wireless standards rocketed past even wireless-G’s successor, 802.11n."

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How to set up two-step verification for Evernote | How To - CNET

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Two months after introducing two-factor verification to its Premium account users, Evernote has made it available for all users. With this security feature enabled, you will need to enter your password along with a verification code sent to your mobile phone in order to log in to your account. What this means is that if someone gets a hold of your Evernote password, this nefarious individual would also need to be in possession of your phone to access your data."

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Google uses high-end finish for $279 HP Chromebook 11 | Internet & Media - CNET News

Google uses high-end finish for $279 HP Chromebook 11 | Internet & Media - CNET News: "Google on Tuesday introduced the Chromebook 11 from Hewlett-Packard. The $279 laptop utilizes a Samsung dual-core Exynos processor -- commonly found in smartphones and tablets -- and it comes in different colors, features a Micro-USB port for charging, and sports an improved display. There is a 4G version, although HP hasn't announced the price of that device. It is available today."

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