‘PC settings’ gets major makeover in Win8.1 — windowssecrets.com — Readability

‘PC settings’ gets major makeover in Win8.1 — windowssecrets.com — Readability: "Microsoft made a host of changes to the commands and options on Windows 8.1′s PC settings page, adding new functions and moving or renaming others."

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Supercomputer Watson Will Soon Be Available To Everyone — www.theatlanticwire.com — Readability

Supercomputer Watson Will Soon Be Available To Everyone — www.theatlanticwire.com — Readability: "Two and a half years ago, in early 2011, an IBM-developed supercomputer named Watson won a Jeopardy! tournament against two human opponents. It was simultaneously fascinating (computers are cool!) and terrifying ("I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords."). Until now, however, the high-level computations performed by Watson have been kept locked away, but on Thursday, IBM will announce that it is making Watson available to companies and individual developers through the Internet."

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Dangerous new virus hijacks your computer — www.bubblews.com — Readability

Dangerous new virus hijacks your computer — www.bubblews.com — Readability: "here are ways to get your computer back without paying up, though.

First, check to make sure the virus is the real thing. Some hackers are using fake ransomware to trick you into paying big bucks, even though your computer isn't really infected."

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So Your iPhone Was Lost or Stolen: Here’s What To Do — www.makeuseof.com — Readability

So Your iPhone Was Lost or Stolen: Here’s What To Do — www.makeuseof.com — Readability: "If your iPhone is no longer in your possession, you might never see it again and the last thing you want to worry about is data security. Here’s what you need to do.

Data theft can be just as damaging (if not more so) than losing a very expensive gadget. Your iPhone might be your pride and joy, but just imagine if someone gained access to your email, bank or social media accounts – wouldn’t that potentially be worse?"

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Xbox One vs PlayStation 4: Is there a performance gap, and can it be closed? — www.gizmag.com — Readability

Xbox One vs PlayStation 4: Is there a performance gap, and can it be closed? — www.gizmag.com — Readability: "With the launches of Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One now a matter of mere days away, excitement and hype levels have entered the stratosphere. On paper, the PlayStation 4 has arguably looked the more capable games console, with Xbox One tailored more as an all-in media hub. But with the first cross-format games emerging, some are concerned that the performance gap may be bigger than foretold. Why? And can the gap be closed?"

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How To Upgrade To Windows 8.1 & How To Downgrade Back To Windows 8 — www.makeuseof.com — Readability

How To Upgrade To Windows 8.1 & How To Downgrade Back To Windows 8 — www.makeuseof.com — Readability: "Windows 8.1 is here and brings many new and improved features. The update is free for current Windows 8 users, it’s available from the Windows Store, and the installation process, if not quick, at least is easy. If you would like to boot to the desktop, take advantage of the improved SkyDrive integration, or run multiple apps next to each other with the new dynamic Snap feature, you should consider upgrading."

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Why is it so important to use a different password on every site? — askleo.com — Readability

Why is it so important to use a different password on every site? — askleo.com — Readability: "I keep hearing that I’m supposed to use a different password on every internet site where I have an account. What a pain! I can’t remember all of those passwords. Yeah, I know. You want me to use a password manager thing, but that seems like putting a bunch of really important things into a single basket. What if that basket gets hacked? I use a strong password, why isn’t that enough?"

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Backblaze Blog » How long do disk drives last? — blog.backblaze.com — Readability

Backblaze Blog » How long do disk drives last? — blog.backblaze.com — Readability: "Why does a company that keeps more than 25,000 disk drives spinning all the time not know how long they last? Backblaze has been providing reliable and unlimited online backup for over five years. For the past four years, we’ve had enough drives to provide good statistics, but 74% of the drives we buy are living longer than four years. So while 26% of drives fail in their first four years, and we have detailed information about the failure rates of drives in their first four years, we don’t yet know what will happen beyond that. So how long do drives last? Keep reading."

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How to send greeting cards right from your iPhone — howto.cnet.com — Readability

How to send greeting cards right from your iPhone — howto.cnet.com — Readability: "CleverCards integrates with Facebook so you can quickly see whose birthdays are approaching -- and send them cards, of course.

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Until recently, I was a fairly regular customer of Apple's Cards app, which allowed me to choose any photo in my Camera Roll, add it to a greeting card for just about any occasion, write a personalized message, and get it printed and mailed to the recipient(s) of my choice -- all for just a few bucks."

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Get to know iOS 7's four best usability features — howto.cnet.com — Readability

Get to know iOS 7's four best usability features — howto.cnet.com — Readability: "It doesn't take long to get used to iOS 7's new look. Jason Parker's review of iOS 7 describes the update's interface as "elegant."

Many of iOS 7's best new features aren't so obvious, however. Here are four tweaks that make an iOS 7 device easier to use."

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