Archive for February 2015

February 1, 2015

· 20 of the Worst PC Setups - January 2015 and more (18 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Internet browsing
· Super Bowl XLIX is a 'no drone zone' (Video)
· Writer's D'Lite from SSuite Office provides a no distraction writing tool
· Review Round Up

February 2, 2015

· Snappy Driver Installer is a must have for geeks and techs
· Random Photo: Super Bowl XLIX champion ring
· How to delete your Facebook photos and albums in bulk
· Pirate Bay resurfaces
· How to build a real electric guitar from scratch (Video)
· Intel Haswell-E processor (Core i7 5960X and 5820K) Review and more @ NT Compatible
· RadioShack close to closing
· Users still clinging to Windows XP and Windows 7.

February 3, 2015

· Nokia Lumia 735 Review and more (12 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Current Weather Conditions
· Random Photo: A misspelled truth
· Uncover IP info with WhosIP or IPNetinfo
· Random Photo: Incredibly Stupid Rob Lowe
· SaveMe Malware Infiltrates Google Play
· Google blocked more than 524 million bad ads

February 4, 2015

· Speed Test Logger automates the download speed test process
· The dynamics of a Windows crash revealed
· Federal prosecutors rest their case in the Silk Road trial
· Scareware found in Google apps
· Warning: Gmail phishing scam making the rounds
· Office apps available for Windows 10
· ARM unveils Cortex-A72 CPU and more (20 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Silk Road founder convicted on all charges

February 5, 2015

· Corsair Hardware Reviews and more @ NT Compatible
· Third party programs and toolbars; what you need to know (Video)
· Apple iOS leads Android for the first time since Q4 2012
· Seems Legit (6 Photos)
· Random Photo: When preparation just doesn't matter
· New on MajorGeeks: NetCrunch Tools
· Hackers steal 80 million records from health insurer Anthem
· Word, Excel and PowerPoint ready for download for Win10
· Malware campaign dubbed Operation Pawn Storm
· Comcast does it again: Renames customer ‘SuperB***h’

February 6, 2015

· Florida Friday: St Pete man builds gun range in yard (Video)
· Protect and manage important files with Anvi Folder Locker Free
· Random Photos: Bed access denied by Windows (2 Photos)
· RadioShack declares bankruptcy (Video)
· Apple store employees charged with identity theft
· Anthem customers now targeted with phishing scam
· A First Look At The Intel Broadwell NUC Kit and more (23 Reviews) @ NT Compatible

February 7, 2015

· Random Photo: 1 A.M. search results
· FighterPilot offers an arcade style flight simulator
· NoVirusThanks Zeus Trojan Remover can remove some banking trojans
· Random Photo: Saying goodbye
· Google wants to give you a whopping $6

February 8, 2015

· Save memory in Chrome by using one process per site and more (12 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Boost your smartphones performance with Ashampoo Droid Optimizer
· Random Photo: Wii Will be funny

February 9, 2015

· Random Photo: Tinder, LOL
· Random Photo: Snow
· Keep track of all your connected USB devices with Temple
· Anonymous targets terrorists (Video)
· Are you watching your TV or is your TV watching you

February 10, 2015

· The Best CPU for the Money: AMD FX vs. Intel Budget Shootout and more (14 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: One of my favorite SNL moments
· Another BitCoin market closes
· The founders of the Opera web browser present Vivaldi and it's worth a peek
· Move and copy files more efficiently with Copy Handler
· Random Photo: Brute-force hack detected
· Ransomware evolving

February 11, 2015

· It's a Sign (5 Photos)
· Random Photo: The robot revolution has begun and they attacked first
· New on MajorGeeks: Ashampoo Zip Pro
· Video DownloadHelper for Firefox makes web content extraction a breeze
· Google and Microsoft team up to combat false positives
· Heed the parking ban or park there forever! (Video)
· Anthem comes under fire from Attorney Generals
· Corsair Hydro Series H110i GT Reviews and more (20 Reviews) @ NT Compatible

February 12, 2015

· Random Photo: Today's Italian lesson
· Use Trend Micro Anti-Threat Toolkit to analyze malware issues and clean infections.
· Random Photo: Google Nails it
· Plot high quality 3D graphs with Graphing Calculator 3D
· Smartphone theft is down due to Kill Switch
· New Facebook feature allows profile to be managed after death
· Enabling GodMode for Windows 10 and more (12 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: No place like home!
· 300 strong smartphone choir sings cyber perfection (Video)
· Microsoft 10 released for phones (Video)
· Virus protection misses 70% in the first hour

February 13, 2015

· A first look at the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones and more (12 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Instrumental for customer service
· Special search filters, compatibility with UVK makes Recent File Seeker an effective tool
· Dream Scenario - Free Software
· New On MajorGeeks: Smart Math Calculator
· Hacker claims to be able to delete photo albums from Facebook (Video)

February 14, 2015

· Random Photo: Report the Force
· Import your bookmarks with ease using Transmute Standard
· Google gets in the body odor business
· One Billion spent on Candy Crusher Saga

February 15, 2015

· The Dell XPS 13 is the PC laptop to beat and more (16 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Mageia 5 beta 3 released
· Random Photo: Always follow the law
· Hotkey launch and terminate programs with Splat (Simple Program Launching and Termination)
· Galaxy Forces V2 is an old school Amiga inspired space shooter (Video)
· Advanced SystemCare Ultimate 8 3PCs 40% Off. Expires 2/15! That's today.
· Hackers steal $300 million in bank heists

February 16, 2015

· NZXT DOKO PC Streaming Device Review and more @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: The joy of kids
· PingView is a simple real-time network monitoring tool
· Synchronize your e-mails and more with eM Client
· Who is most infected? Android or Windows?

February 17, 2015

· LibreOffice 4.4 Review and more (18 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photos: Slow, hot and really dirty (2 Photos)
· Windows USB Blocker is a quick USB access management tool
· Recent Files Scanner searches for recently changed files
· Kaspersky says coders have embedded spyware on hard drives
· Microsoft pulls PowerPoint patch

February 18, 2015

· Mini-ITX Game PC - February 2015 and more (14 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Just can't remember
· AlomWare Undo helps restore apps, folders and documents closed in error
· New on MajorGeeks: Event Log Explorer
· Do you share your passwords?
· Can Cepheus play an essentially perfect game of poker?
· Think you can beat this computer at poker? (Updated)

February 19, 2015

· PCI Express Scaling Game Performance Analysis Review and more (18 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Gradual punishment
· Random Photo: Vanilla Ice 2015 Edition
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins $12 in Powerball drawing
· Sublime Text provides cross-platform text and source code editing
· Vulnerability found in Netgear routers
· Mobile threats target large enterprise companies
· Superfish adware preinstalled on Lenovo computers (Video)

February 20, 2015

· New Android malware spying on you even when device turned off
· Raspberry Pi Review and more (14 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Wine 1.7.37 released
· Random Photo: Alternative snow
· Revenge Porn King pleads guilty
· Massive sim card hack reported
· Should I Remove It? makes deciding what to remove from your PC easy
· Random Photo: Tweet, LOL
· Random Photo: A beauty of a former Blockbuster
· 800,000 HealthCare.gov customers given wrong tax info

February 21, 2015

· Using Portable Software To Avoid Headaches
· Random Photo: The fastest mirroring ever
· Random Photo: So MajorGeeks had a hard drive failure
· Windows error code descriptions at your fingertips with Error Lookup
· Windows Defender, McAfee updates fully remove Lenovo's dangerous Superfish adware

February 22, 2015

· SteamBox – Building Your Own HTPC Gaming System and more (12 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS released
· Today's headline award goes to....Syracuse.com
· Random Photo: Snow blows
· New on MajorGeeks: Lock My PC

February 23, 2015

· IR-Repeater DIY guide and more @ NT Compatible
· AMD takes a $403 million loss for 2014
· It's a Sign (7 Photos)
· Random Photo: The telltale sign of a failure
· Essential NetTools; the Swiss Army knife of network diagnostics
· Lawsuit filed against Lenovo and Superfish (Video)
· Gemalto reassures users that their sim cards are safe
· Ultra Adware Killer is a simple but powerful adware remover from the creator of the popular UVK

February 24, 2015

· Mac OS X And iOS Top Report Of Most Vulnerable Operating Systems and more (20 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Red Eclipse is an arena style FPS centered around multiplayer based action
· Random Photo: Backup now!
· Quickly display tiled layouts within Firefox by using Tile Tabs
· Is it an IT tech or a phishing scheme?
· Google Chrome now warns about nefarious sites

February 25, 2015

· NVIDIA GTX 960 5-Way Roundup and more (16 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Random Photo: Cold humor
· New on MajorGeeks: DiagAxon
· Quick User Manager is a straightforward account management tool from the creator of UVK
· Firefox offers many different versions to download and try out with the latest adding 64 bit support
· Gemalto acknowledges hack of network, but not sim cards
· RAMNIT botnet servers taken down
· Lenovo site hacked by Lizard Squad

February 26, 2015

· Intel to split the Atom into x3, x5 and x7 processor families and more (11 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· The vote on Net Neutrality is today
· Random Photo: Net Neutrality (2 Photos)
· SeaMonkey Password Decryptor instantly recovers login passwords
· Aggressive Android adware found on Google Play
· Download Windows 7 ISOs directly from Microsoft
· SwiftSearch quickly finds files without the need of drive indexing
· FCC vote 3-2 in favor of Net Neutrality plan
· Verizon and AT&T respond to FCC ruling
· Ubuntu 15.04 Beta 1 Released

February 27, 2015

· The state of Linux gaming in the SteamOS era and more (13 Reviews) @ NT Compatible
· Florida Friday: Stripping is hard work (Mugshot)
· Random Photos: Net Neutrality day 1
· Florida Friday: Man tries to rob former girlfriend – in sheriff’s parking lot (Mugshot)
· Florida Friday: Busted by the butt dial (Mugshot)
· ExeWatch notifies you when executable files appear
· R.I.P: Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83 (Video)
· Search For and Remove Superfish
· Uber hacked and names and license plate numbers stolen

February 28, 2015

· Random Photo: You know it's cold when...
· Fast Reboot enables single click rebooting of your machine
· Facebook employees can fully access your account without a password
· A fitting tribute to Nimoy from the International Space Station