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Should You Shutdown Your Computer?

Should you shutdown your computer every day after you're done using it? Or should you leave it on all the time? We get to the bottom of the issue.

How to Create the Ultimate USB Key Ring to Solve Any Computer Problem

If you’re “the computer guy” (or girl) to your friends and family, you’re probably asked to diagnose and fix their problems on a regular basis. If you can’t stand to tell them to leave you alone, you might as well embrace your role and come prepared with one key ring full of flash drives to rule them all.

What Is the Difference Between Chow Mein and Lo Mein?

If you’ve ever opened a box of Chinese take-out and it turns out to be not exactly what you ordered, you may have mixed up your meins. That’s right, there is a difference between these two popular Chinese dishes—however, the difference is probably not what you think. While it may be easy to assume that the type of noodles is what makes the dish difference, we all know what happens when you assume. Yes, you’re actually incorrect on this oneSo, if not…

What Is a Network Switch vs. a Router?

What Is a network switch as opposed to a router? To understand basic networking, you need to know the difference.

3 Psychological Tricks That Help New Bosses Earn Respect Faster

Tips for Getting Insurance for Your New Business

Tips for Getting Insurance for Your New Business: Here are some of the things you should do when insuring your new business.

DIY: How To Market Your Small Business In Any Economy

As a small business owner, you may wonder how you can market your brand and products, and get results. Have you thought about inbound marketing?

Computer Aided Design Software

AutoCAD is computer-aided design (CAD) software that architects, engineers, and construction professionals rely on to create precise 2D and 3D drawings.

Should You Update Your Vehicle’s Software?

The answer is “yes, You Should Update Your Vehicle’s Software,” as today’s vehicles rely increasingly on computers powered by complex software to control everything from on-board entertainment to engine performance. By Rich Ellis Smartphone and computer users are accustomed to those devices alerting them when a software update is available. Asking whether they want to... read more

Your Computer Needs Help!

The day is going well. You answered all your email and now you’re working on a presentation for next week. The computer seems a little slow, but it’s a large file. The phone rings … “Hello! This is Jake from Microsoft and we have been alerted that you have a virus on your system. I …

Is upgrading your operating system worth it?

Last week I wrote about keeping your computer’s operating system up to date. I mentioned that you need to pay attention to software update notifications...

Moving Fast with Software Verification

Moving Fast with Software Verification – Calcagno et al. 2015 This is a story of transporting ideas from recent theoretical research in reasoning about programs into the fast-moving engineeri…

When it comes to vulnerability triage, ditch CVSS and prioritize exploitability

Devs conduct vulnerability triage to categorize the detected flaws in order of risk they pose to an application’s security or functionality.

Software Now Better Than Humans At Recognizing What You Were Trying To Draw

Computer system fails to satisfy TC

Haulier's new IT system unable to produce satisfactory compliance evidence

How Business Computer Services is Like Ice Skating

How are business computer services like ice skating? Let's count the ways. Ice skating requires skill and so does business computer services. National Networks has put together a comprehensive list of business computer services and also ice skating tricks.

Feds spend billions to run museum-ready computer systems

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is squandering its technology budget maintaining museum-ready computer systems in critical areas from nuclear weapons to Social Security. They're