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Loungers discuss Google versus privacy 22 Aug 2013 | 08:50 pm
In the Social Media forum, administrator ruirib draws Lounge members’ attention to the brief filed by Google in a class-action suit against the company in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of...
You might wonder: Whose idea was that? 22 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
The inventors whose offerings are inventoried in this week’s video are not identified, but the outfit that compiled the collection is Listing 10, which has a website, a Facebook page, and lots and lot...
Chrome browser might need extra cleaning step 22 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Chrome stores your browsing data on your hard drive — and on Google’s servers. Here’s how to clean it all. Plus: Understanding Win8′s disk Optimize feature, disabling the Win8 Charms bar, a Win8.1 Ki...
Favorite reader utilities for security and play 22 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
Windows Secrets readers often send in recommendations for utilities they find particularly useful. In some cases, “useful” is in the eye of the beholder; here’s a professional reviewer’s take. Busin...
Security and the battle for browser dominance 22 Aug 2013 | 08:10 pm
Internet Explorer 10 is now the default browser in Windows 7 and Windows 8 systems. But is it the best browser? Or is the best browser actually multiple browsers for different applications? Browser ...
Service helps small businesses move from XP 22 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Despite copious warnings about the official end of MS support for Windows XP, millions of small businesses are not prepared to migrate to Windows 7 or 8. A new organization is matching up small busin...
Stop (and ask) at the forum before you shop 14 Aug 2013 | 08:50 pm
This week, various Lounge members are picking brains in the forums before they download software, replace hard drives, and so on. For example, Lounge member Backspacer got the lowdown on SSDs in the ...
Revolutionary history of weights and measures 14 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
Why would anyone invest 1 million euros to sculpt a perfectly round, one-kilogram sphere of silicon? Derek Muller, creator of the Veritasium channel and its educational science segments for YouTube, ...
Solving File History’s ‘excessive saves’ bug 14 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Some hard drives are filling up fast — the result of a flaw in Windows 8′s backup system that causes multiple, unneeded backups. Plus: Alternatives to Secunia’s OSI/PSI, living with a malfunctioning ...
Get a PC with a Win8 alternative — Windows 7 14 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
Given Microsoft’s blitzkrieg advertising for Win8 and retailers’ obsession with selling the next new thing, you could easily conclude that new Win7 PCs are no longer for sale. You’d be wrong. You won...
