Best Laptop 2017

Here is a list of best and worst laptop manufactures. There is no guarantee that your laptop is going to last forever, but it's go to know who is making an effort building a better product.


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Free Music Tracks

Love music then you should see what music tracks are worth download from the link below. Sometimes the best things in life come in a musical way.

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BeeLink Sea I

Looking for a DVR recorder to play your favorite movies and do whatever you want to do with them later on. This box is sure out there and give you a lot of options and storage capacity for the next generation of things you might want to do with an entertainment device.

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Apple Pay Safe

How safe is Apple Pay, let's just say it's the same as using your credit card online. As for safety only time will tell how secure Apple Pay will be. It's very convenient and the new generation of paying on the go.
My advice is to setup alerts and monitor on a daily basis if you use it a lot.

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Get Fiber

Want to know what it will cost you to get fiber in your area. It's not cheap, but if you can get connected, you can expect the speeds to be higher than your typical local carrier.
It will take a while for prices to go down, but keep your eye's open, this can just be around the corner.

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WiFi Extenders

Here is what buyers should know before purchasing a WiFi extender. Not only does it depend on where to place your WiFi extender but the type of WiFi you should use to always keep connected.

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Cinema End

We'll better go to the movies now while it last, the cinema has we know it is about to end soon. Now movie goers have new ways of watching movies that the cinema being dead is long over due. Until that time comes, everyone should enjoy the last days of the famous movie theaters.

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Maximize Benefits

Here are two great websites for retiree's or individuals who parents or significant other's are planning to retire soon. It's best to see what time is beneficial for you to reap in those benefits. You'll pay a small price to see what is your best benefits.

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Eversafe

Need to keep track of a loved one's finances. Here is a great company to keep family members alert when suspicious activity occurs on their credit card or bank accounts. It's design to keep tabs on one another.

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Health Care Calculator

Health care is on the rise and if your planning on retiring. it's a good idea to see what your health care cost are going to cost you years down the road.

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Debt Help

Need some help with your debt so that you and your family don't suffer drastically. Well for a monthly fee of less than $30- a month, this site helps you get back on track.

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Best Financial Adviser

Looking for a best Financial Adviser but don't know where to start. Start here and screen your financial adviser so that your just not handling your money to anyone.


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Broker Check

Have an investment broker and want him checked out so that you can make sure your not a victim or a casualty of financial fraud. Have the broker reviewed at this website below. And decided whether or not you still want your financial investment handled by that individual.


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Troubleshoot IP WiFi Network

Here's a cool software to troubleshoot those IP WiFi network connections for devices that your having problems connecting with. It's a great tool for the network administrator.

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Recover from Raid 0, 5

Using Raid 0, or 5 and need to recover a drive. Well good luck and maybe this software can help but the chances you have for recovery using this type of raid is slim.

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Rsync

Here is a Linux application that you can incorporation to a backup solution of your preference. It's a great application that can be used to copy your data to a secure hard drive for safe keeping.
And then use Delta Copy to update the most recent files you just used.

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Process Lasso

Need to see what's running on your computer and to see if you can scale down software that your no longer using. This software is a great help to monitor what's consuming most of your computer resources and energy. And then just tweak them if you want. But at least you know what's consuming your computer daily.

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Photo Duplicate Finder

Here's a great duplicate finder software, but for photo's. It searches your database and matches the similar looking images. I must say it's some pretty impressive software to do that. And if you have copies of the same photo's, you can either remove them or file them for storage.
AntiDupl is a program that will organize your photo library one picture at a time.

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Social Security Card

Here's a great video telling everyone the top secret card that every american should have. It's good to know this information, should anyone ever ask you why you need one.

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New iPad Repairs

Think you can still repair your new iPad, your better off taking it to an Apple technician because the new adhesive that their are using is making it a nightmare for repair technicians. Not only do you risk damaging the unit upon removal, but will have a hard time gluing it back together.
And besides it's probably cheaper to have them repair it, than to do it yourself.

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Comodo One RMM software

Looking for RMM software to test out on your network, Comodo One is something to think about. You sign up for free and later on if you wish to add other services, let's just say you pay a premium price. But when you all sum it up, that's life in the world of RMM.

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Carries Can Spy

Looks like this new privacy law can make it easier for broadband carriers to monitor consumers without any worries. Not only will they know your surfing habits but have the option to disclose it or sell it to others. Now that's pretty scary knowing that many user's use the internet for business and personal reasons. Where do you stand?

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Admin Add-on via DOS

Want to easily add an administrator account on a computer without the hassle of opening menu's. Try doing it in DOS and see how simple and easy it is to do.

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Optane from Intel

Think of this as a memory modulator that will speed up your computer to load whatever you want it to load quicker and faster. It's new technology made by Intel to adapt to improve your computer speed.

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Xvirus Antimalware

Everytime I see something new I want to let everyone know about it, so that they can try it out themselves and give me feedback. Today it's Xvirus Antimalware that works well with Windows. For user's looking for a freebie, here you go.

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MAC OS Night Shift

Now when you have to work late at night you don't have to worry about the MAC bright screens anymore. The Night Shift free ad on software, promises not to disrupt your sleep schedule. It's a great add on and I suggest all user's to download it.

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Goodbye ATM card

Looks like the ATM card could sooner than you think disappear all together. It looks like Wells Fargo is adapting new technology to eliminate the use of the cards.
It will be a while before the transition is spread across other banks, but it's the future of banking as we know it today.

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Another Data Breach

Looks like this time it was Verifone and it doesn't look good for the moment. That's because Verifone is the company that most gasoline stations use for consumers to purchase gas.
Verifone is stating that the breach was contained, but the way I see it, it will take months to really figure out how bad the breach really was.

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Ford Smart Service Kiosk

Looks like Ford is revolutionizing the repair shop service drop off using new smart service kiosk. And if the service moves ahead, you can bet other car industries will follow. It not only makes it easier for the customer to drop off and pickup. But simplifies customer service.

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Take Ownership

Here is a great software to help IT Administrators get their work done in easy steps. It's a great tweak and it let's user get things done when they are in a hurry.

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Cold Turkey Writer

Need to write something and get interrupted occasionally that you never get to finish your paper. Here is an ideal program for the user's to get the job done right and in time. The program at first asks you what you want to achieve and then locks you from doing anything else, except finishing your paper.


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Why The Internet is so Slow

Here is some great information on why our infrastructure is so slow. And it's not what you really think, because it goes back to the top. And it's not likely ever to change, unless the government get's involve and enables competition.


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Apple Cloud Setting Update

It's a good time to change your Apple cloud settings now, before you get hacked. It looks like stolen Apple ID's are a hot item and now hackers are easily getting a hold of user's cloud devices. So if you have Family Sharing feature on, it's time to turn it off.

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Properly Clean a Flat Screen

Here is the to do list on how to clean a flat screen or monitor. User's who do not follow the instructions carefully, will in the long run damage their screens. So I suggest everyone to take a few minutes and read the information below to clean a monitor.

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Malwarebytes gets Tougher

Looks like Malwarebytes is taking a strong stand on unwanted programs. And if they stay focus and keep on top of their game. It could be a while before it's competitor's can catch up.

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Microsoft Services Up or Down

Are your Microsoft services up or down. Simple question with the help of Microsoft Azure status. It will simply tell you if it's running normally or your having network problems. Great utility for monitoring your cloud services.

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WannaKiwi

Here is the open source key for those WannaCry user's who were victims of the outbreak. The user's must not have rebooted the computer and currently have the ransomeware software running.
It's not the perfect tool, but a move in the right direction.

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Google Keeps Addon

Looks like Google Office suite is getting bigger and better. Now Google Keeps, similar to Microsoft sticky notes has a new add on for Google Apps. Now you can keep them accessible with your documents where ever you go. Check it out and enjoy the free perks.

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Ransomeware Threat

Looks like corporations are not the only one who fear ransomeware. It looks like a few police stations nationwide are getting infected and because of their infrastructure setup, it can cost them greatly. Let's just say criminals can go free because the evidence that is being entered into the police database are no longer accessible. Talk about tasteless justice.

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Unsecure Backup

Looks like the US Air Force fouled up recently on a backup and some how someone forgot to encrypt it and password protect it.
No one is saying how top secret these files are, but it's a simple screw up from Administrators not double checking their work. If your going to put anything online, make sure it's secure and password protected.

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Automate Gmail

Gmail has some great features that can make things easier to do, if you use it effectively on the work force. Not only will it save you time, but you will look more professional. Check it out and start using it today. Canned responses has many useful methods that anyone can utilize daily.

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WannaCry Patch

Looks like Major Geeks are helping out user's who want to patch that ransomware virus that recently made headlines.

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Get 50% off by pay only $14.98 for the year by installing this malware fighter software below.

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Nest Secures

Nest took a leap into two step authentication so that it can make your camera security system more secure. It's a leap in the right direction and hopefully will keep it's user's confident.

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Regain Space

Have a USB flash drive and when you plug it in, it said's that 250 mb but the drive saids 4 gig. We'll this problem is not unusual and your fix is a simple fix. Here's how.


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1. In the Start Menu, search for and launch diskpart.
2. Type list disk to see all current disk volumes on your system.
3. Plug in your USB drive and type list disk again. Note listed volume.
4. Type select disk # where # corresponds to your USB drive’s volume number.
5. Type clean to wipe the volume of all partitions.
6. Type create partition primary to make a new partition with all unallocated space.
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WannaCrypt

What is WannaCrypt and why should you care. Well let's just say it's a new attack on computers and if you haven't update your Windows computer, and antivirus lately. You should make sure everything is running smoothly.
Once a user gets hit with this nasty stuff your computer is held hostage and I just hope you have a backup or are ok on losing everything and your computer to reformat Windows. The software attack gives user's little option and headaches to online users. Be careful.

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Flash Drive Control

Here's an ideal software for your computer when you want to block out user's copying your personal files. This software enables you to execute the commands on what you want a flash drive to do when it's installed onto the computer. Great software to take control of security.

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Gmail New Limits

Looks like Gmail finally increased it's email limits to 50 mb, but it will only work against other user's because the attachment size is still capped at 25mb for outlook and yahoo mail. So the chances you'll ever get that big mail is rare for now.

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Data up for Grabs

Looks like user data is up for grabs again and consumers should be aware of what their cellular providers do with that information.

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Constant Contact

Here's is a new email marketing company that caters to keeping in constant contact with your customers. Great way to take your marketing skills to a new level. This could be what your company needs.

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Best Mobile Signal

You will be shock when you here who is the best mobile carrier for wireless. Looks like a company in London does wireless research for consumers and when they compared the U.S. cell phone carriers, one carrier name that's been changing the mobile market came up ahead. Maybe it's time to switch and stay ahead of the rest.

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Update Defender Now

Looks like Windows Defender is on the target list for being shut down. Hackers have been able to bypass it's detection and now pose a risk on infecting your computer. For those user's who just have Windows Defender acting as a malware and antivirus, be warned and prepare yourself for an attack.

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Google Parking

Google maps will now let you know how difficult parking will be at your destination point location. It's a must have utility for visitor's looking to drop by and get in and out of the area. Before you know it you'll love this feature.

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Visio Online

No need to install the software Visio on your computer from now on, because now with online access you can see your Visio diagrams where ever you go.

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Cars Unlimited

Looks like cell phone plans are not the only thing that's unlimited. Try unlimited car plans as well. I guess this is car carriers trying to get user's to get their unlimited plans on the go.

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Fixing Chrome

Looks like our favorite browser has some issues from time to time and if your a Chrome user, you know that this is nothing new. Chrome from time to time gets funky and most fixes just require a shutdown and restart, while others are just better off updating to hopefully have it's ongoing problems just go away. Here is the scoop on fixing chrome.

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Amazon Cloud Save

When Amazon went down it's savior was it's own cloud service. Now that's pretty impressive coming from a company that preaches down time and up time. Just shows how disaster preparedness played an import role with Amazon infrastructure.  Good going Amazon.

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Drone Inspections

Looks like drones are going to begin inspecting tunnels for damage, cracks and water leaks. The new technology gives more time for engineer's to do other assessment work that comes with the job, so that they are prepared for mishaps.

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Stop iPhone Buyers

Looks like the iPhone 8 is going to change those new cell phone chargers. If so you current charges will be useless, similar to what happened to users a few years ago when iPhone changed it's plug. Buyer should hold off for now until iPhone 8 news is clearer on if they plan to use USB-C.

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Uber Rush Over

Looks like the idea was good until it affected the regular transportation means of Uber. Now Uber eats future for restaurants has been put on hold. Let's now see if another company can take over where Uber left off.

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Youtube Sports Bundle

Looks like Youtube is bundling it's Sports package so that user's jump in on the fun. Not only is it going to hurt cable companies competition, but if they play their cards right. Youtube could be the new Netflix.

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Track PC

Want to track when a PC was used no problem with the help of this free utility. Now you can see sleep and restart schedules with a breeze.

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O & O Disk Recovery

Looking for a backup recovery software. Check out this freebie to hopefully recover your lost files. Supports up to 350 file types and it's easy to use. Give it a try.

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USB Pratirodh

Here goes a great USB security suite for flash drive so that you can monitor user's on what they do and don't do with flash drives. It's a few years too late and with portable devices coming to an end. It hopefully will secure your companies best secrets.

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Disable or enable UAC

Microsoft UAC can be a headache or a savior for some user's. If your one of those user's who just want to remove this annoying feature. Here is the easy way to disable it. It has a good intention, just not for some users.

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Win Elevated Priviledges

This software is a life saver for technician's who need to get software to run on user's computers without the fuss.

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Universal Silent Switch Finder

If you enjoy installing programs via command prompt this software is a lifesaver when it comes to installing programs. All you need to do is install all programs into a folder and open the software and copy and paste the installation commands to the command prompt. Seems tedious but you'll learn the basics in programming and one day it will save your day.

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Cell Phone Search

It's going to require hard work at first, but once you know the basics searching online for cell phone numbers will be everything but the normal.

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Image Optimizer

Here are some great image optimizer's online that will make things easier to do when your just re-sizing or changing the picture format.

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Cmd Prompt Flash Drive Fix

Here is the command prompt way of fixing a flash drive. If your flash drive is getting corrupted, as easy fix is to reformat it. And most of the time it's just better off doing it in the command prompt.

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Microsoft Surface Tester

If your a Microsoft Surface owner, you might want to check out this diagnostic software for your computer. It runs a bunch of utilities to make sure your computer is running efficiently.

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Yworks

Like flow charts here is a great networks layout software that can help you create informative charts for reference or for users.

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Mosiso Products

This company sure makes great laptop cases for the MAC book. If you have a new MAC book and want more protection for your wonderful device. I would check out the great accessories that this company makes. Very ideal for the MAC book user.

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Syncios Recovery

Looking for a great iOS recovery software to get back recent files lost. It's a great software as long as you don't over write on your current device.

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Elip

Pretty smart software that automates daily activities. It's sort of a software tweaker for the user that does things daily, monthly, quarterly or yearly.
Worth to check out and see if it can make things in your life easier to do.

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Netflix Tweaks

Enjoying Netflix but want more. Here are great tips to get more out of your Netflix account and make your movie nights more enjoyable.

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Ticketiers Beward

Looks like the parking patrols are going to boot your car differently when it comes to unpaid parking tickets. They are not only going to ticket you and force you to pay your bill. But put this barnacle on top of your windshield to deter non paying customers.

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Real time Server Monitor

Next time you have a server causing you problems, try out this cool software to monitor server activities. It's a pretty hefty price but your know if anything is wrong before hand. It's a great solution for companies under compliance.


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MAC Ransomeware

Here is a great MAC ransomeware at it's best for software pirates. This sneaky software has been traveling from MAC to MAC user and it's about time user's are aware to control the out break.

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Best Surge Protector

For years this was a topic that I stayed away from because when most user's buy a computer, they sometimes can't imagine paying a lot of money for a surge protector when you can get it for less than $20-. But protecting your investment on the cheap is not a good idea.
I've seen situations where power surges burnt out televisions, pc power supplies, breakers, and even lamps. Power surges and lightning strikes are a major headache for everyone and it's going to be a while before someone creates a device that can pinpoint that excessive power damaged your electronics. Until this happens here is a list of good surge protectors to buy for your investment.

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iPhone 8 Storage War

Looks like the new iPhone 8 has a solution for the current customer storage capacity. Only time will tell it this satisfies their customer storage needs. But that's a plus for iPhone user's who need more storage.

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Chromebook Reset

Have a Chromebook and for whatever reason you just want to reset it to factory default. No problem with the help of power wash.
Let's just say it's wipes all user's account to factory default, it's similar concept to Microsoft Windows refresh but faster.

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Apple Repair Wars

No matter what you try to do, every year a new Apple product comes out, the repairs are a nightmare  for technician's. It's getting to the point that your better off going directly to Apple for everything.
Now with the new laws for manufactures, consumers have choices that they can make.

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Flying Oversea's

Let's just say your better off leaving your smart phone at home otherwise you might have a problem like this when you get back into the United States.
Take this example, learn from it and remember it carefully. It's going to be a while before phone encryption software protects owner's properties.

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Free Tv Channels

There is a lot of legality going on with free television channels and for most of us, if you even pay a few bucks your probably still better off cutting the cable.
For now streaming is the wild west until someone figures a way to make money out of this. For everyone else, enjoy the freebies.

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Better Night Sleep

LED bulbs are the number one problem for any individuals sleep disorders. Looks like the bluer light that they admit has a tendency to disrupt our sleep patterns. While they do have a solution for your problem, it's going to be costly for now, under manufactures change their ways.

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Amazon Chime

Looks like the battle of VOIP are here and Amazon plans to take it to a competitive level. The software looks like it's still incomplete with no threat to skype or google yet. But time will tell how Amazon will integrate this service with it's other services. Stay tuned.

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Router Shopping

It's already 2017 and every year I look into the possibility of upgrading my wireless router's. Things are changing fast for wireless and my concern will be always download and upload speed.

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Online PDF

Online PDF's are coming out in various formats that you no longer need to install software on your computer to get the work done correctly. If your looking for a quick pdf converter. Look no more and check out the Zone PDF utility. You'll be amazed.

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MAC Attack

New MAC malware steals information from your computer and can even make a copy of your iphone backup as well. Read the information below to help you keep aware of what hackers are currently doing to cripple MAC's.

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FYI Win Product Key

Here is the scoop on what everyone should know about the Windows product key that comes with every personal computer. Understanding it carefully can eliminate a lot of installation frustration for users.

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Vista End of Lie

Looks like Windows Vista End of Life is coming soon, April 11. And if your still using the current operating system, here is what you should know and be aware of.
Purchasing a new operating system can be as easy as buying a new computer. Sometime it's cheaper to purchase a new computer than upgrading your OS.

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Printing Alternatives

I have already mentioned some of these items but when your always on the road, these items are a live saver. Check them out and see if it works for you and if you can save time and money.

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All Notes

Looking for a note for all notes organizer. Here is a great software that files your notes they way you need them organized. The software is a small download with opportunity to use the portable version that can be put in a flash drive. Check it out.

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Office Templates

Looking for some cool templates for around the office that you can use daily. These templates are worth checking out.

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Unplugged Cable

Looks like the cable company is now feeling the pinch on years of sky rocketed cable pricing. User's are now seeing the light and canceling their cable contracts for alternative and affordable ways to watch their programming. It's long over due and this is just the beginning.

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Cameyo

Here's a great software to add other programs into a virtual machine so that you can execute them on your desktop, online,  or make them portable. If you have a program that wish it was portable try this software out. It's a great portable application to add to your technician tool bag.

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Win 10 Upgrade Still Free

Yes it looks like you can still upgrade to Windows 10 now if you really want to. But I would hurry up fast. There is no telling how long this will last.

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iPhone Tips

Have an iPhone and want to see what great applications it has in store for you. Take a look at the link below and see what neat tricks Apple can do for you as an iPhone owner.

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Another MAC Malware

Looks like another MAC malware is out there to get you. This is what you should be aware of and what you should and should not do.

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Al Future

Let's just say the future of Al is going to change our lives dramatically. It's going to take a while for these major changes to take place, but it's going to happen.
Technology is going further and things that we once thought was impossible is now possible. The only thing that stands in it's way is time. How much time to get these robot's to get things right.

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