Author: benbam

Microsoft largely stopped offering free Windows 10 upgrades back in July 2016. However, there’s been an ongoing exception: if you use accessibility features, you’ve had an extension of that promo. And now, that last deal is coming to an end. Microsoft has quietly updated its site to reveal that free upgrades for those who need assistive technologies will end on December 31st, 2017.   https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/04/microsoft-ends-its-last-free-windows-10-promo-on-december-31st/

On the heels of Lenovo’s massive $3.5 million fine for preinstalling adware on laptops without users‘ consent, Hewlett-Packard is jumping in with both feet when it comes to installing spyware on its PCs without the consumer’s permission. The software, which was first identified on November 15 of this year, is called “HP Touchpoint Analytics Service” and appears to replace the self-managed HP Touchpoint Manager solution. According to the official productivity description, it […]

Host-Only: The VM will be assigned one IP, but it’s only accessible by the box VM is running on. No other computers can access it. NAT: Just like your home network with a wireless router, the VM will be assigned in a separate subnet, like 192.168.6.1 is your host computer, and VM is 192.168.6.3, then your VM can access outside network like your host, but no outside access […]

The key to maximize the life span of an SSD is to reduce writing to it. To help users estimate how long an SSD will last, most SSD manufacturers present the drive’s endurance by the amount of data that can be written to the drive. For example, the 750GB Crucial MX300 has an endurance of 220TBW, meaning you can write 220 terabytes of data to […]

many reasons for saying this but the core reason for pple to use apple is stability, apple do have hardware reliability issues though, i have encountered many many… for instance faulty GPUs on imacs, faulty(mini-sata or mini-PCIe flash storages) on macbook air. on the other hand, windows hardware are cheaper and more generic compared to apple’s hardware. the link below list the pros of apple […]

malwarebytes is free for mac but it doesn’t come with real-time protection like the paid for version in windows. it should be enough to run once if you had been on the web, downloading stuff, and installing them. but come to think of it, it’s best to run a schedule to update and scan your mac. not doing so is as good as not realising […]

subtle note that if you are subject of interest by the authority: the emails you sent can be used against you, use google smtp server free! to send your emails, and remember to utilise 2 factor authentication(which is not present in most ISP provided or corporate emails), valid for your own domain and other emails using programs like outlook, thunderbird. follow the link for detailed […]

cybersec is a network level security feature that comes with nordvpn. a NordVPN user will be able to receive full protection from annoying ads, malware or phishing attacks, and other threats. as this is cyber security at network level which i think is better than system level. literally, it means that the vpn server at nordvpn server end will scan for malicious activity and stop them […]