A bit dark but necessary. Then again, it IS Friday the 13th. Info here
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Facebook Legacy Contact, A Feature That Turns Over an Account to a Loved One When a User Has Passed
Microsoft Announces Free Windows 10 Upgrade With Cortana Integration, Universal Apps
Rumours were that Win8 would get the free upgrade. I did not see them including Win7 but...yay. http://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-plots-a-new-more-unified-course-with-windows-10
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Alternative to those junkware-doling download sites
The same site referenced in the last post ran an interesting article about how ALL the major freeware download sites are bundling crapware in with their downloads. One still-clean option is a site called NINITE.COM that folks can select from a list and download a junk-less installer. Otherwise, I recommend folks go right to the…
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Adding your own disclaimers to online profiles
First off, I am not posting this to pick on anyone I know but, yes, a recent post of misinformed friend did make me think that this might be worth passing on: There has been a fresh circulation of a legalese-sounding gobbledygook about how the user, by posting, is changing the terms of how the…
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