Win10 changes for Win7 users

Windows 8 users are used to having their Windows login account linked to a Microsoft one (hotmail, live, etc.) but this will become an expectation for Win7 migrators as well.  You don't have to - there will be a little link to have a traditional "local" account and can always convert it later. The new Start Menu…
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Wi-Fi that charges your device is coming!

I'm not a gadget fanatic but I do have a cell phone and a smartwatch and have to charge both generally overnight.  The idea of having my household router maintain the charge on my devices gives me happy techy shivers. The team has already tested this out with temperature sensors, a camera, and rechargeable batteries, powering all…
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Next iOS update will provide features/tweaks

"Apple Music" will be their big new thing, for streaming live music a la Spotify. Improvements to Siri, giving her greater understanding of questions and vocabulary, will come in the same update. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/technology/apple-wwdc-2015.html
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Is a site down, or is it you?

Sometimes the problem isn't on your side and, when it is, it's best to know.  Sometimes no sites will come up because your internet provider is having an issue or doing upgrades (and, if you call in, most of them will have an automated message telling you that).  Other times, an individual site might be…
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