The 10 Most Ridiculously Awesome Geeky Computer Pranks

The 10 Most Ridiculously Awesome Geeky Computer Pranks: "Everybody loves a good prank… unless you are the one on the receiving end of the fun. It’s time to hone your pranking skills, not just to make sure you are the best, but so you can avoid being pranked by others."

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Browser Wars: Chrome vs. IE10 vs. Firefox | PCMag.com

Browser Wars: Chrome vs. IE10 vs. Firefox | PCMag.com: "With Internet Explorer 10 finally available to Windows 7 users, the emergence of Maxthon as unique powerhouse among web browsers, and Firefox and Chrome continually bumping up version numbers and adding new standards support and more speed, it's high time for another round of our Browser Wars!"

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Quickly Change Your Default Web Browser in Windows From the System Tray

Quickly Change Your Default Web Browser in Windows From the System Tray: "Whether you’re a web developer or just an avid internet user, you may need to use multiple browsers. Each browser has useful features that are not available in the other browsers, so, you may need to switch browsers to take advantage of certain features."

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Microsoft Changes Licensing, Now Allows Transfer of Office 2013 to Other PCs

Microsoft Changes Licensing, Now Allows Transfer of Office 2013 to Other PCs: "Microsoft seriously upset consumers this past month when the new licensing terms for Office 2013 were revealed. At that time the license did not allow for the transfer of Office 2013 to another PC unless a PC failed under warranty. Now, after ‘passionate’ feedback on the new licensing terms from consumers, Microsoft has relented and will allow transfers to other PCs every 90 days."

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Watch "Boost your Wi-Fi with household objects!" @ Komando Video

Watch "Boost your Wi-Fi with household objects!" @ Komando Video: "You've already seen how you can boost your Wi-Fi transmission using only a beer can. Now I'm going to show you how you can boost your reception using ordinary, everyday household objects!"

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How to add YouTube to your Roku box | PCWorld

How to add YouTube to your Roku box | PCWorld: "Did you hear the news? Roku just announced a new box, the Roku 3, complete with a faster processor, dual-band Wi-Fi, and a headphone jack in the remote."

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Web Technologies That Will Redeem Or Destroy Society

Web Technologies That Will Redeem Or Destroy Society: "The Internet makes censorship impossible and will bring down corrupt regimes around the world. It will lead to an era of absolute transparency, which will inevitably lead to more equality and more justice. Disagree?"

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Evernote hack shows that passwords aren't good enough | PCWorld

Evernote hack shows that passwords aren't good enough | PCWorld: "Evernote revealed over the weekend that it was the victim of a data breach, emailing users and posting a notice on its Web site that attackers had gained access to usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords associated with Evernote accounts. As a precaution, Evernote forced all 50 million users to reset their passwords. That's a good step, but it's not really not good enough—so Evernote is accelerating its plan to roll out two-factor authentication."

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How to Quickly Re-Open an Accidentally Closed Browser Tab

How to Quickly Re-Open an Accidentally Closed Browser Tab: "Accidentally closed the wrong tab in your browser? You can get it back by using the CTRL + SHIFT + T shortcut key combination to quickly re-open that tab. In fact, if you press the shortcut key again, it’ll open the tab you closed before that, and so on."

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"World's Sexiest Computer Hacker" To Be Sentenced In April

"World's Sexiest Computer Hacker" To Be Sentenced In April: "Bangalore: Kristina Svechinskaya, dubbed as the ‘worlds sexiest hacker’ for her raunchy, but casual appearance who was the “money mule” in stealing $3 million from U.S. banks and approximately $9 million from British banks has had her sentencing postponed to April, reports BI."

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