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Microsoft has announced that as of today they’re no longer be supporting Windows 8 with Security patches and bug fixes.
In essence, the folks in Redmond are abandoning Windows 8 and leaving its users to fend for themselves in the wild, wild west of the Internet.
This essentially means if you’re running still running Windows 8 on your PC you’ll need to upgrade to either Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 ASAP in order to keep your PC safe from future malware attacks. [Read more…]
The security firm Avast has announced that they have found a serious security flaw connected to Target’s popular “Wish List” app.
As you might recall, over 40 million Target shoppers had their personal information compromised just a couple of years ago. And now your info could possibly be at risk yet again.
In a nutshell, the newly-discovered flaw makes it easy for hackers to download the full names, mailing addresses and email addresses of every user who has used Target’s app to create a Christmas Wish List. [Read more…]
When Microsoft first announced that Windows 10 was going to be free for people who are currently using either Windows 7 or 8.1, lots of folks did the happy dance.
After all, for the first time ever, a major new Windows upgrade was being released to the masses for free.
I still think the free Windows 10 upgrade offer is awesome, but I also believe taking advantage of it should be optional. But as it turns out, Microsoft apparently doesn’t agree with me. [Read more…]
Do you enjoy riding a bicycle, but wish your weary legs could take an occasional break from pedaling?
Do you long for a fun, safe and economical way to get from Point A to Point B?
Does most of your traveling involve scurrying around town to pick up a few items at the grocery store, visiting the library or making a short commute to work?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to check out the awesome Jetson Electric Bike!
The Jetson Electric Bike isn’t a motorcycle or a moped. It’s an honest-to-goodness bicycle that just happens to have an electric motor on it. [Read more…]
Adobe Flash has been used to create some of the best content on the web for decades, and their Flash Player has been downloaded billions of times over the years. But that is about to come to an end.
Hackers have been finding and exploiting security holes in Flash faster than Adobe can patch them, and that has led many of us who follow these things to recommend disabling Flash on your computers in order to avoid malware attacks. [Read more…]