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Couple weeks ago we talked about why you shouldn’t buy cheap Windows laptop. This week is almost complete opposite – why you shouldn’t buy more expensive laptops with touch-screens! When you use a smartphone all day long, it’s easy to think that every screen in your life should respond to […]

The term “virus” is often used to describe many different types of infection a computer might have.  Virus, when used as a blanket term, can describe any number of potential computer programs. What these programs have in common are they are typically designed to cause damage, steal data, or spread […]

If you’re in the market for a laptop that you plan on using for a long time, whether it’s for business, or just personal use, you may be wondering if there’s a real difference between regular consumer computers commonly sold in retail stores or business grade computers that you probably […]

Holidays are just around the corner and many people are starting to shop for gifts for themselves and their family. If you have an older computer, you might be tempted to replace it with a new one, especially if you could find them on sale. It’s a bad idea and […]

Being hacked is the single biggest fear of most computer users. Many believe the first sign of strange behavior or errors on their PC is a sign hackers have taken control. But are hackers really inside your machine, stealing your information? Or should we be on the lookout for more […]

Did you get logged out of Facebook on Friday? Did it ask you to type your password again? It’s because 50 million people got hacked. I noticed it on my own computer and phone and thought it was strange. Apparently, Facebook logged out many customers to protect their accounts. What […]