When Bloatware Strikes This software is known as “bloatware.” The original definition of bloatware is software that takes up an excessive amount of RAM or storage space. These days the term has evolved into software that gets installed without your permission. It doesn’t have to take up a lot of RAM or hard drive space to be deemed bloatware; the very fact it’s taking up room that you want for other applications is enough to deem it as bloatware....

For instance, the installed Java and Internet Explorer are some terribly vulnerable programs and using EMET, you can secure those installed programs from common exploits. Actually, most of the techniques used by EMET are built right into the Windows operating system, and EMET acts as an easy user interface to deal with all the advanced security stuff. So, here is how you can use EMET to secure your Windows computer....

What Is Safe Mode? In short, Safe Mode is used for identifying and solving software and driver-related problems. In Safe Mode Windows boots with the least required hardware drivers and software. Only the basic system files that are necessary for booting Windows are loaded in Safe Mode, and the PC will start with VGA graphics. In most cases this will prevent problematic software or hardware drivers from loading, thus making it easier to find the problem and fix it....

Much like most “scary” things, however, once you learn how it works and how it’s used against you, it’s much less scary than before. So, let’s break open scareware and see how it works. What Is Scareware? Imagine you’re browsing the web one day. You access a particularly innocent-looking website, when suddenly a pop-up appears. This pop-up informs you that it has scanned your system and found a nasty virus....

Some local press organizations around the world have even made wild claims about the virus, sometimes going as far as to say that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is responsible. Wild assertions like these aside, there is one troubling piece of information that caught my attention suggesting that Linux is not immune to the WannaCry infection, and that’s just not completely true. Why This Is Troubling It’s foolish to assume that Linux is completely impervious to attacks....

To provide some context, Uber, a company that offers an alternative to taxis around the world, has known about a breach since October 2016 that it didn’t reveal until Bloomberg reported it in November 2017! Even worse, they even paid a ransom to the hackers who attacked it, hoping that it wouldn’t make the front page of the news (a plan that apparently backfired horribly). What’s the big deal? Why do companies like Uber, Equifax, and Yahoo hide their breaches for such a long time?...

What Made YouTube Do This? It’s no secret that state-funded media can be a bit sketchy at times. We don’t instinctively look to North Korea’s Ri Chun-hee (its state media) for reliable reporting because we know that the country is under an autocratic regime. However, there are other countries – like the United States and Russia – with their own public broadcasters among other private entities. While it’s rare to see North Korean-style propaganda broadcast in these countries’ public entities, it’s difficult for them to remain objective, since they risk skewing their reporting to be more sympathetic to the state’s interests....

Despite its rich, quick and easy interface, it’s probably not the best idea to use it except under exceptional circumstances. It’s dangerous enough to use your own computer on the Internet, but remotely connecting to another one adds more to the laundry list of possible things that could go wrong. Human Error Causes Serious Problems If you’re using RDP on a computer connected through ethernet to its router, you probably won’t immediately encounter problems related to the exploitability of Windows’ Remote Desktop application....

While it’s too early to give our final verdict, yet with the come back of the Start Menu and the convergence of Windows 7 and Windows 8 features, it appears we’ll be seeing more of them in the future unless Microsoft creates a new OS from scratch for the consumer version. If you’ve not yet tried the early build, here’s a sneak peek of Windows 10: Core Features Technical Preview for enterprise users....

Using PageZipper As you reach the bottom of a current search page this extension will quickly load the next page, however, this app isn’t automatically active once you’ve downloaded it. As soon as you restart your Firefox browser you will need to go to the View section in your top menu bar, then scroll down to Toolbars and choose Customize. A window will appear with many icons. You will have to find the PageZipper icon and drag the selection to your Firefox toolbar....

1. ClickUp ClickUp seeks to be a one-app solution to all of your collaborative needs and works well as a free SharePoint alternative. It’s designed to handle everything from project management to team meetings all in one place. ClickUp’s intuitive interface makes it easy for teams of any size to start using it. Apps, automations, and integrations give you the power to customize the platform for any type of project, team, or need....

Want to bring your retro games to Android? Set up the Daijishou emulator front-end on your smartphone. 1. VGBAnext VGBAnext is not only one of the best GBA emulators for Android, but it’s also an emulator for Game Boy Color, Game Boy, NES, Famicon, DiskSystem and VS System. You can play some really esoteric stuff here. However, the real reason to install VGBAnext is the plethora of additional hardware for the GBA that it offers....

So to honor these tireless workers who quietly make our day-to-day computer experiences that much better, we’ve decided to write up a multi-platform list of what we deem the best open-source software you can get in 2021. Do note that there are tons of open-source software out there, and we can’t possibly cover all of them. That said, here are what we think are the best for the end user....

Do note that if you’re looking for music-based bots, that in recent times many of the most popular ones – like Groovy and Rythm – have been getting shut down due to cease-and-desists from Google (they relied on YouTube videos to play music through Discord). Don’t be too surprised to see other music bots go the same way in the near future. With that in mind, here are the best Discord bots you should consider using....

1. One Today One dollar can make a big difference. If you give a dollar to a different cause each day, you can help change the world. That’s the premise behind One Today, a Google app that asks users to give just one dollar to a good cause. It presents a different project every day with the selection tailored to fit the interests of the user. Do you care more about feeding the hungry, helping the poor, spreading education to young people in need, or investing in good health?...

How Speakers Are Rated When it comes to waterproofing, not all Bluetooth speakers are the same. Fortunately, there’s a rating system to help you sort the wheat from the chafe. Chances are you’ve already seen this rating system, which looks like this: IPXX (where the Xs are replaced by numbers). This rating system was developed by the International Electro Technical Commission and has been adopted by manufacturers all over the world....

1. Music Boss Out of the box, a Pebble smart watch can control a single music app on your smartphone. With Music Boss, you can manage several. The app looks and functions like the default one, but by double tapping the play/pause button, you can switch between apps. This way you can alternate between your locally saved songs, podcasts, and streaming music without having to pull out your phone. 2. Pedometer The pedometer Pebble app takes a traditional pedometer and straps it onto your wrist....

Because of the decentralized nature of USENET, there are multiple ways of accessing the network. One such way is through Google Groups. While that may be appealing to some, accessing USENET through Google might not always be the best solution for everyone. This article will showcase five better alternatives for browsing USENET in Linux. Get Billions of Text and Binary Files, Over 110,000 Newsgroups. Save 58% on NewsHosting now!...

1. Print as PDF This one is obvious, so let’s get it out of the way first. Chrome has a built-in, if limited, function that allows you to essentially save the printout of a website as a PDF. For sites that print well, this is the perfect solution. Unfortunately, many sites don’t look that great when you try to print them, and some are completely unreadable. If there are a number of elements on a page, numerous ads or complex navigation, you might not even see what you’re trying to print....

Twitter is the darling and a poster child of the new real time web and in some ways, it is the service that actually started the real time web phenomenon. It is no wonder, then, that from journalists to students, housewives to techies, from company CEOs to marketing gurus, everyone is hooked on to twitter with different people using it for different purposes. Whatever your purpose for using twitter is, if you’re too tired keeping up with the real time natures of tweeting, and you still want to “keep your timeline alive” throughout the day, we’ve got some really neat twitter schedulers lined up for you....