Best early PC computer deals for Amazon Prime Day 2024
Amazon’s October Prime Day sales event is right around the corner, but there are already tons of great deals on desktop PCs. This year, Prime Big Deals Day will be held on October 8, and…
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Hardening Windows: How to protect your computer against attacks
Microsoft has invested heavily in increasing the security of Windows. The firewall, the automatically activated antivirus program, various security functions for protection against boot viruses and much more help to ensure that hackers and malware…
How to fix ‘The disk you attached was not readable by this computer’
Some Mac users report that their Mac or MacBook cannot read the inserted disk with the error code: “The disk you attached was not readable by this computer.” This issue often occurs on Macs and…
Best PC computer deals for Prime Day 2024
Amazon’s Prime Day sales event is here, and there are tons of great deals on desktop PCs. This year, Prime Day will run from July 16 through July 17, and includes solid discounts on everything…
Best early PC computer deals for Prime Day 2024
Amazon’s Prime Day sales event is nearly here, but the early deals on desktop PCs have already begun. This year, Prime Day will run from July 16th through July 17th, and should include solid discounts…
7 warning signs your computer has been hacked — and what to do
Your antivirus will protect you from many online threats, but no antivirus is perfect. Truth is, your PC can still be hacked even if you’re using reputable security software with a solid track record. When…
Retired engineer discovers 55-year-old bug in Lunar Lander computer game code
Enlarge / Illustration of the Apollo lunar lander Eagle over the Moon. On Friday, a retired software engineer named Martin C. Martin announced that he recently discovered a bug in the original Lunar Lander computer…
Modder gets Windows XP running on an ancient computer from 1989
When Windows XP launched on August 24, 2001, the official system requirements included a computer with a Pentium processor of at least 233MHz, 64MB of working memory, and 1.5 GB of storage space. Now, however,…
How to use your TV as a computer monitor
You’re not the first person who’s wondered what it would be like to have a giant desktop monitor. Think of all the multi-tasking and immersive gaming you could manage if you had a 50- or…
Playboy image from 1972 gets ban from IEEE computer journals
Aurich Lawson | Getty Image On Wednesday, the IEEE Computer Society announced to members that, after April 1, it would no longer accept papers that include a frequently used image of a 1972 Playboy model…