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Q&A: How do you switch Windows out of S mode?

Posted on May 4, 2023

Question from Karla: I bought a closeout Acer laptop a couple of months ago and I didn’t realize it had Windows 10 S on it. I didn’t even know there was such a thing.

I just found out that some of the software I really need to run won’t work with Windows 10 S. It needs Windows 10 Home instead.

I’d just return the laptop and get a different one but it was a closeout and I can’t return it.

I heard that you can convert Windows 10 S to Windows 10 Home for free but I don’t know how to do it. Can you tell me? [Read more…]

A thorough introduction to SIEM, event logs, and SEM

Posted on May 2, 2023

Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) is the process of detecting, monitoring, logging, and analyzing security events or incidents in an IT environment in real-time.

A quality SIEM managed service provider provides a comprehensive and centralized view of the security scenario of the IT infrastructure. [Read more…]

How to easily monitor airline flights in real time

Posted on April 27, 2023

Have you ever watched an airliner fly over your house and wonder where it came from and where it was headed?

Or perhaps you’ve waited in an airport terminal on pins and needles for what seemed like an eternity because the flight your loved one was on was long overdue?

Well, now you can visit an amazing website called FlightRadar24 and monitor many passenger flights in real time as you literally watch the planes “fly” across the map on their way to their destinations!

Monitoring a particular flight is easy. Just follow the steps below: [Read more…]

Why I now recommend Linux Mint instead of Ubuntu

Posted on April 23, 2023

Some time ago I wrote a post explaining how replacing Windows with Linux can breathe new life into and older computer.

Since that post was written I’ve had a lot of people ask me which Linux distro I recommend they install, and I’ve usually responded with Ubuntu, for two reasons: [Read more…]