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Who Is Stealing Your WiFi

May 21, 2013 by in Bob Rankin

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Is your wireless Internet connection sometimes mysteriously slow? It’s possible that you’re sharing it with a stranger.

Clean Computer Clutter to Improve Performance

May 14, 2013 by in Bob Rankin

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Here are some free tools to clean up your hard drive and make sure your computer is running smoothly…

Can the Feds Read Your Email?

May 08, 2013 by in Bob Rankin

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You might be shocked to learn that there’s very little to prevent government snoops from peeking into your email.

All New Chrome is Significantly Faster

April 22, 2013 by in Bob Rankin

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Read on to find out what else is new in this release, and whether or not 5 percent makes any difference in real-world web surfing…

Forced Into the Windows 8 World

April 17, 2013 by in Bob Rankin

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Although there are some good things in the Windows 8 package, the radical change to the familiar desktop interface is what has so many people bothered.

Ten Portable Tech Support Software Tools

April 01, 2013 by in Bob Rankin

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Load up these ten free tech support utilities onto a USB flash drive and become a tech support superhero!

How Long Can I Keep My Windows XP or Win7?

March 26, 2013 by in Bob Rankin

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If you want to cling to Windows 7 or, more desperately, Windows XP, how long can you do so and what should you expect? Here’s the scoop…

Forget What You Know About Avoiding Viruses

March 19, 2013 by in Bob Rankin

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All the advice you’ve ever heard about how to avoid getting infected by a computer virus may be wrong. Well, at least some of it…

Free Windows Repair and Recovery Tools

March 12, 2013 by in Bob Rankin

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Learn about free Windows repair and recovery tools that can fix damaged Windows installations without having to reformat and reinstall everything from scratch…

Can You Really Get Kicked Off the Internet?

March 06, 2013 by in Bob Rankin

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Effective March 1st 2013, the so-called ‘six strikes program’ went into effect. What is it, and what does it mean to you?

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