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SOLVED: How to Run WinSAT in Windows 8.1
In versions of Windows 7 and 8 (but NOT 8.1) this tool displayed performance numbers called the WINDOWS PERFORMANCE INDEX shown in the SYSTEM INFORMATION. In Windows 8.1 WINDOWS PERFORMANCE INDEX is...
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SOLVED: Should Superfetch Be Disabled on Windows PC’s with Windows 8 or 8.1
No, under Windows 8 SSD’s and RAID’s are ignored by SuperFetch. SuperFetch, under Windows 8 / 8.1 and newer will only run against spinning disk even though the service is running apparently on all...
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SOLVED: Reverse DNS Entries Are Not Being Added Automatically – Event ID:1056
If you are working with, well almost anything network intensive these days, like Antivirus or management tools, your Reverse DNS (rDNS) lookups need to be in good shape. If you find that you can not...
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SOLVED: Windows 8.1 Will Not Install on Older AMD CPU’s like Athlon 64 and...
If you have an older AMD CPU based system and you attempt to install or upgrade to Windows 8.1 you will see a message like: You can’t install Windows 8.1 because your processor doesn’t support...
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SOLVED: Samsung S3 Android 4.3 Camera Flashes on New Email or Phone Calls
If you have upgraded your Android device (in my case a Samsung S3) to Android 4.3 you likely have found that the camera flash goes off randomly. Well, it is not so random after all; I found that on...
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SOLVED: How To Merge Two Google Accounts
As of todays date, you can not merge two Google Accounts . If you have two Google accounts for whatever reason (in my case I had YouTube and Android/Google Play Store accounts, which now are really...
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Jokes: Consultants – Answering What No One Asked
A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in Alberta when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust. The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit,...
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SOLVED: SQL 2012 Shrink Command is Not Working
After working with Microsoft Partner Support (generally I have good response from this group) on and off for a few months, I called Microsoft support and had a SQL tech walk me through the issue. There...
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Article: A third of students using ‘distracting’ classroom iPads for play,...
A third of students using ‘distracting’ classroom iPads for play, not work: study...
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SOLVED: How To FORCE Windows 8 (or 8.1 Preview) to Update to Windows 8.1 Release
If you have run your Windows Updates but still do not see UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 8.1 in the STORE APP, try launching Internet Explorer app and type: ms-windows-store:WindowsUpgrade into the address bar....
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Article: Research shows how MacBook Webcams can spy on their users without...
Just how bad is Apple security? MacBook Webcams can spy on their users without warning. Both teenage boys and the US federal government can remotely turn turn on your macbook camera without turning on...
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Article: Windows Phone Store has 200,000 apps | MobileSyrup.com
…The Windows Phone Store is seeing “over 12 million transactions per day” and now has over 200,000 available apps to download. This number is up from 190,000 apps and 10 million Windows Phone Store...
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SOLVED: How To Enable KIOSK / ASSIGNED ACCESS Mode in Windows 8.1
A neat new feature in Windows 8.1 is the ability to restrict a user to running a single application. This could be handy for: libraries that only want users to run their search app public PC’s that...
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JOKE: A Modern Day Letter to Santa
Dear Santa, How are you? How is Mrs. Claus? I hope everyone, from the reindeer to the elves, is fine. I have been a very good boy this year. I would like an X-Box 360 with Call of Duty IV and an iPhone...
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SOLVED: How to Get Free eBooks From Your Local Library onto Your Kobo
How to Borrow a Library eBook Using your web browser, log in to your local public library account. Find an eBook you would like to borrow. Follow the website’s directions to download and save the file....
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Windows Threshold For Sale
We purchased www.windowsthreshold.net and www.windowsthreshold.ca but have now decided we do not have a use for them so those domains are now for sale. Please contact us and make an offer if you want...
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A SIMPLE Explaination of Some of the NSA’s Amazing Spy Tools, Taken From...
Below is are simplified explanations of NSA ‘products’ used to spy: TYPHON HX: Fake cell towers – You think your cell has connected to a typical provider (Bell, AT&T, Orange…) but for just $175,000...
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SOLVED: How to View the Headers in an Email Using Outlook 2007 2010 or 2013
If you want to know who REALLY sent you an email and not what Outlook is reporting who sent you an email, you just need to check what Outlook actually received in its header. The header contains all...
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SOLVED: How To Report Spam Directly to Microsoft Using Outlook 2007 2010 2013
If you have ever wanted to report your spam directly to Microsoft so that they can block future emails using their FOPE (Forefront Online Protection Services), Forefront For Exchange or just the basic...
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Article: Gartner predicts Android will pass 1 billion users across all...
Gartner predicts Android will pass 1 billion users across all devices in 2014 | MobileSyrup.com...
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