5 good things and 5 bad things about online banking – The Kim Komando Radio Show
With its convenience, up to date information and money management functionality, online banking is more popular than ever across all computing devices including smartphones. Kim Komando discusses some of the key benefits of online banking and potential problems to be aware of.
~Ted Eiler
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Which Cloud Storage Provider is the Best? | TechBeat
Internet based cloud storage, a very popular service being utilized these days, provides access to your important data files across all of your devices while online. TechBeat has a nice overview article laying out the features and benefits of the most popular cloud storage providers, along with a few introductory videos on how this technology works with some of the mentioned vendors.
~Ted Eiler
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Defragging in Windows 7 (and later) – Ask Leo!
Have you wondered what that term defragging or defragmenting means? Leo Notenboom discusses why fragmented files on your hard drive adversely affect system performance, and how you can alleviate this natural occurrence by regularly running the Disk Defragmenter built into Windows or a third party tool. Good news, for those of you who are running Windows Vista or later, the Disk Defragmenter is scheduled to run automatically.
~Ted Eiler
Skype for Outlook.com – Video chat & call all your contacts from your inbox
For those of you who use Microsoft’s Outlook.com email service, Skype video calls and instant messages can now be made directly from your inbox in your web browser! All you need to do is install a free Skype web plugin supported in Internet Explorer 8 and higher, Chrome 19 and higher, and Firefox 12 and higher. Click below for more information about this service integration and how to install the Skype web plugin.
~Ted Eiler
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Windows 8.1 digital download will be released October 17, full retail launch October 18 | PCWorld
It’s official, Microsoft has announced a full retail release launch date of October 18, 2013 for its Windows 8.1 operating system. Windows 8.1 promises to correct some annoyances many users reported with it’s initial release, bringing the start button back and providing an option to boot straight to the desktop, to name a couple of the big ones.
In addition, lots of new features and apps are being added to improve functionality and usability. The following PCWorld article provides links to many informative reviews and updates about the forthcoming release.
~Ted Eiler
