There are still users that use a dialup internet connection, but not by choice. Broadband service is simply unavailable, not even to talk about 3G or 4G, or a satellite connection that is too expensive and sketchy at best depending on the location and environment. What these people run into is due to the deal [...]
01.3.12 | Computer Tips And Tricks | Computerexpert
With the popularity of the iPad and Android, many people have coined the term “Post-PC era” as being a time where people will not use the traditional computer with a mouse and keyboard anymore, but only Smartphones and tablets. The obvious main victim of this scenario will be Microsoft, which has most of its revenue [...]
09.15.11 | Computer News | Computerexpert
When it comes to Microsoft and Windows 7 security they did do something very strange. Basically they made it so Windows 7 was to create default names for the Guest accounts and the administrator accounts, on every copy of the Os. This basically was put in place in order to make life much easier but [...]
10.6.10 | Windows 7 Tips | Computerexpert
Everyone these days is all agog about Cloud computing. What is it exactly? And how can it effectively be maintained and used? Read on for more info… According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, “It’s going to be an ongoing challenge and ongoing area of not only technical innovation but also of communications innovations. Some people [...]
06.17.10 | Computer News | Computerexpert
According to a well known and quite the infamous hacker-turned-security expert, Marc Maiffet, Apple and its users are quite ignorant when it comes to the security fo their systems. There is apparently a mass misconception that Apple Macintosh is far more secure than PC’s. In the words of Maiffet, “they are wrong and ignorant about [...]
04.26.10 | Computer News | Computerexpert
It can be said with great vigor and almost certain unanimity that the Internet community is in dire need of some security changes – to curb the menacing amounts of malware and security breaches available online. Well, fortunately Microsoft has realized this need, and in a recent conference specifically addressed this matter, with ideas on [...]
04.20.10 | Computer News | Computerexpert
A new feature has just been unveiled by Microsoft with regards to Windows Vista and Windows 7. This feature will separate the Administrators from the normal everyday users. When a user attempts to run one program over and over, there will inevitably be a request for Admin privileges. I order to make it so a [...]
04.12.10 | Windows 7 Tips | Computerexpert
Microsoft Windows users have been inundated with a myriad of fake security software in recent months, as criminal masterminds have discovered that they can easily manipulate the exploits online and turn themselves into serious moneymakers. Windows users may install the fake programs because they have been coerced and conned into believing that these applications are [...]
04.8.10 | Computer News | Computerexpert
A new worm is taunting PC users across the internet of late! Microsoft has reported a rise in the number of malware attacks exploiting a security hole supposedly addressed by a recent patch. The worm in question has been identified as the latest version of the Conficker infection. The worm tends to “propagate on random [...]
04.8.10 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
Windows 7 with all its wonderful and innovative aspects is still plagued with security exploits, and users across the board are on the daily hunt for a solution to these many vulnerabilities. It has been reported by BeyondTrust that at least 90 percent of all Windows 7 vulnerabilities can be eradicated by simply configuring the [...]
04.1.10 | Computer Safety Tip | Computerexpert
