BB-8 Runs on Windows XP [Video]
It’s true, just watch the video! [Brian Elder]
Category Archives: Microsoft
Free eBook: VirtualBox Essentials Guide – Startup Guide to Virtualization
For today’s free eBook, get the VirtualBox Essentials Guide for free! Oracle VM VirtualBox is a free and open-source hypervisor for x86 computers from Oracle Corporation. It supports the creation and management of guest virtual machines running versions and derivations of Windows, Linux, BSD, OS/2, Solaris, Haiku, OSx86 and others, and limited virtualization of OS […]
Office 365 Enterprise Guided Tour
Take a guided tour of Office 365! It’s a quick and easy way to test drive new enterprise capabilities, including: advanced collaboration, analytics, and security features. Step through common enterprise scenarios to see how Office 365 can support your business needs. See the latest in-product experience with the most up-to-date versions of the Office applications […]
Free eBook: Windows 10 at Work for Dummies
For today’s free eBook, we’re offering you “Windows 10 at Work for Dummies,” the fast and easy way to get up and running with Windows 10 at work! And If you’re already a pro (and most of you are, I’m sure,) this ebook might be of use to someone you know! This guide breaks down […]
Microsoft AI Bot Picks Up Bad Habits
Yesterday Microsoft released a sweet, innocent chatbot designed to speak like a “millennial.” Today that chatbot is a corrupt foul-mouthed racist that has to be censored. The experiment and the outcome are perhaps a perfect example of how any attempt to give human elements to machines and software are undermined by the fact that some […]
Free eBook: How to Troubleshoot Low RAM or Memory Leaks in Windows
If you’re wondering why your computer is slow and where all your RAM is going, this eGuide is for you! The amount of memory or RAM available on personal computers has increased steadily throughout the past decades. Many factors have pushed an increase in memory usage, and laptops shipping with 8 GB RAM is now […]
Windows 10 Creeps In Through Automatic Update
Windows 10 will soon be downloading to potentially millions of PCs whether the users want it or not. It’s now classed as a recommended update, meaning an automatic download for many users. The download will happen for anyone who has an earlier version of Windows set to download updates automatically and has the “Give me […]
Microsoft To Servers: Get In The Sea
Microsoft is to build data centers at the bottom of the ocean. Among other benefits, it should greatly reducing power use. One of the biggest problems with any large collection of servers is the sheer amount of heat generated and in turn the power needed to cool the equipment and stop it overheating and failing. […]
Amazon Deal of the Day: Huge Sale on IT Books (Certifications, Programming, Windows, Etc.)
For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon offers some amazing deals on various IT books. Whether you’re looking to get a certification (CISSP, MCSA, CompTIA, CCNA, + MORE!) or simply want to learn more about programming and/or operating systems, there’s going to be something interesting for you in there! –Wiley Certification Books Sale […]
The Year in News: What Happened Next (Stories From November-December 2015)
We conclude our look back at 2015’s news and subsequent developments with November and December. Following a social media campaign with support from the likes of Mark Hamill, Disney arranged a private advance showing for a man with terminal lung cancer. Daniel Fleetwood, who had already outlived doctor predictions by several weeks, feared he would not survive […]
10 Amazing Keyboard Shortcuts You Aren’t Using [Video]
Save time and be more productive with these Top 10 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows! 1. Quickly Minimize to Desktop 2. Reopen a closed tab in your web browser 3. Paste text without formatting 4. Quickly SNAP windows to the side 5. Instant Screenshot to a file 6. Quickly Lock your PC 7. Copy a file […]
FREE eBook: Introduction to Windows 10 Security (a $24.95 value)
Today, we have a new free ebook for you guys! For a limited time, get “Introduction to Windows 10 Security,” which is usually priced at $24.95, for FREE! This book covers: -The current security landscape: Microsoft has taken a comprehensive top down approach to securing Windows 10 — you’ll learn why this is happening. -Securing […]