by Richard W | Jun 21, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Security, Windows
Although most of our tutorials are Ubuntu based, we do get some questions about Windows and other operating systems. This one came in yesterday from one of our readers who asked ‘If it was wise to check for updates every time when using Windows 8’ The answer is yes,...
by Richard W | Jun 17, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Security, Windows
When you sign into Windows 8 using your Microsoft account, some of your system’s settings which may include personal information and apps preferences are stored in the cloud and is used to sync between computers. If you don’t want your system’s settings and apps...
by Richard W | Jun 13, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
One of our readers submitted a question to us asking “what the most efficient way to manually update your Ubuntu machine?” It’s a great question and this brief blog post is going to show those who don’t already know the most efficient way to manually update...
by Richard W | Jun 1, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Security, Windows
Here are some tips that may help you secure your Microsoft Account when using Windows 8 machines to sign in. You see, there are two primary ways to sign into Windows 8 machine: one way is to sign in using your local account with your username and password that are...
by Richard W | Mar 18, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Security, Windows
Windows Firewall blocks most programs right out of the box by default to help protect your computer from intrusion. In some instances, you may have to open a communication channel through Window Firewall in order for some programs to communicate with external...
by Richard W | Mar 14, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
Few weeks ago, we showed you how to configure Ubuntu to automatically download and install security patches. Installing updates and security patches regularly in Ubuntu is a good habit to keep. Here’s that post about configuring Ubuntu to automatically download and...
