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Home » Archives for July 2015
12:15 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
If
you’ve been looking at the Galaxy S6 or the Galaxy S6 with envious
eyes, it may be worth your while not giving into temptation just yet,
because Samsung says it intends to drop the price on its two flagship
Android phones in the near future.
The news comes from Samsung itself, and was part of a statement
released alongside its latest earnings report, in which it shows an
improvement over projections, but admits they didn’t come from sales of
its smartphones. “Despite the launch of the Galaxy S6,” it reads,
“improvements to earnings was quite marginal due to low smartphone
shipments and an increase in marketing expenses.”
Related: Everything we think we know about...
12:12 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
You may love the new “tiles” half of the Start menu in Windows 10, or you may hate it. But it actually doesn’t matter how you feel about it; you can expand it, shrink it, customize it, or get rid of it altogether.
Here’s the complete list of things you can do to the right side of the Start menu — and the left side.
Right Side
Expand it: Drag
the top or right edge, using the mouse or trackpad. It snaps bigger or
smaller. (It doesn’t work with a finger on a touchscreen.)
Make it fill the entire screen: Right-click
anywhere on the desktop. From the shortcut menu, choose Personalize. On
the Settings screen, click Start, then turn on “Use Start full screen.”
In this mode, the...
12:10 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Yesterday, tech sites went full Chicken Little over a Windows 10 feature
that allows you to share your wireless connection without having to
give away your Wi-Fi password. If only those alarmists had actually used
the feature first...
Every new Windows release brings its own sudden explosions of FUD: fear, uncertainty, and doubt.
It used to be that competitors were the one responsible for sowing FUD. These days, it's the tech press.
For
this week's launch of Windows 10, the primary FUD factor is one I
didn't expect. Coinciding with yesterday's launch, there was an absolute
avalanche of paranoid posts warning of the horrible security risks of
the Wi-Fi Sense feature.
Even the normally...
12:04 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
We've been talking about it for over a year, but Windows 10,
Microsoft's latest and greatest version of its venerable operating
system, has finally arrived.
We know you have questions like "What's new in Windows 10?", "Should I
upgrade?", "Is the upgrade really free?", "How do I get it?", and more.
Here are the answers.
Just click on the links below to find out what you need to know:
Windows 10: Features, release date and more
Is Windows 10 right for you and your old PC?
Windows 10 worries: 7 things that won't work after you upgrade
How to get your Windows 10 upgrade
What version of Windows 10 is right for you?
Stop Windows 10 from automatically sharing your Wi-Fi with others
5...
12:00 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
PALO
ALTO, California (AP) — Microsoft says its' new Windows 10 operating
system is now running on more than 14 million computers, two days after
the software was released as a free download.
That's
a far cry from the company's goal of getting Windows 10 onto a billion
devices within three years. Microsoft says it's releasing the software
in waves to make sure downloads go smoothly.
In
a blog post late Thursday, Microsoft said it has not yet delivered
Windows 10 to everyone who requested a free upgrade for computers
running older Windows versions. Microsoft says the 14 million includes
some copies installed on new computers sold in stores.
Reaction
has been mostly favorable,...
11:58 AM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
After
months of hype and media attention, Windows 10 is almost here. That
means it’s decision time: Do you upgrade as soon as you can? Or do you
wait?
Hard
as it may be to resist the immediate promise of a better computing
experience, upgrading to a new operating system as soon as it’s
available isn’t always the best idea. Why? Glad you asked. Here are
eight reasons you might want to consider not upgrading to Windows 10.
If it ain’t broke…
Sure,
Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for current Windows users. But price
isn’t the only thing you should consider when deciding to upgrade or
not. The real question is, What are you going to get? Sure, there’s...
12:51 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
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9:19 AM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
It's been 16 months since Microsoft stopped rolling out security
updates for the 14-year-old Windows XP and left it to the mercy of
hackers and other online threats. We knew that was going to happen well
in advance, which is why we at Komando.com spent an entire year warning
you to upgrade to a more secure system.
Most of you listened, but I know there are still a few holdouts;
Google claims 17% of its users still have XP. You might know a relative
or two yourself who refuses to upgrade. Now you can add this news to the
already long list of reasons not to use XP anymore.
Even though Microsoft stopped releasing security fixes for Windows
XP, it was still updating its Microsoft...
9:03 AM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Want to know how popular YouTube is? Think how many
conversations you've had lately included the phrase, "I saw this great
video on YouTube ..." News, instructions, cat videos, instant
celebrities, music, humor, emotional stories and more are all within a
split-second search.
Of course, if you just go to YouTube and click
"Play," you're missing out on some great features. Let's take a look at
some tricks that could change how you use the service.
1. YouTube on your TV
Turning your TV into a computer monitor isn't hard,
but it can make some common programs and websites a little harder to
use. You have to deal with small type, icons that are harder to see from
a distance...
2:09 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
BGR News
Zach Epstein
July 9, 2015
Netflix
is a game-changer. You know it, I know it, and the pay TV industry
certainly knows it. The cord cutting trend is accelerating and study after study attribute the increased number of households without a cable or satellite TV subscription at least in part to Netflix.
While
Netflix has changed the game for entertainment, we’re about to change
the game for your Netflix experience with 10 tips and tricks you’ll
wonder how you even lived without.
DON’T MISS: No One Is Safe: $300 Gadget Steals Encryption Keys out of the Air, and It’s Nearly Unstoppable
Remove things you’ve watched from your history
This...
3:07 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Jacob Siegal, BGR
July 10, 2015
Now that Apple Music has officially launched, many Spotify
users are trying to figure out the best way to export their playlists
from one service to the other. Unfortunately, there’s no easy solution
for this dilemma, but don’t worry — you won’t have to manually recreate
every single playlist if you don’t want to.
READ MORE: How have you used Netflix this long...
