How to activate Windows Defender in Windows 8

Like every new Windows release, Windows 8 is more secure than the operating systems that came before it. That's due in large part to three major enhancements: An increased emphasis on UEFI Secure Boot optimizations, the extension of the SmartScreen Filter across the operating system, and the default inclusion of a more robust version of Windows Defender, which now protects against all kinds of malware—not just spyware. Windows Defender's...

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Use Any Phone on Any Wireless Network

Use Any Phone on Any Wireless Network The reason most cell phones are so cheap is that wireless carriers subsidize them so you'll sign a long-term contract. Open access could change the economics of the mobile phone (and mobile data) business dramatically as the walls preventing certain devices from working on certain networks come down. We could also see a rapid proliferation of cell phone models, with smaller companies becoming better able...

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How to display Blogger posts side by side (create a newspaper style layout!)

In recent weeks, one of the most requested tutorials has been how to display posts side-by-side. An example of how this is used is the classic (and much loved) Hemingway template, in which posts are displayed beside each other: The Hemingway template does not include a sidebar in the layout. Instead, widgets are contained in the footer section (beneath the posts) which effectively puts most focus on the blog posts and less on the widget contents.You...

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WordPress Website Hourly Work

WordPress Website Hourly Work Click To Enlarge If you require work on your WordPress website whether it be to tidy up some code, add some styling, add a page, upload a video, configure plugins, lock down the site against potential malicious threats, pretty much anything WordPress you can purchase a block of time and request the work to be completed. You can purchase a block of time ahead of when you need it and take advantage of the lower...

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How to: Display the Posts of a Single Category on a WordPress Page (With Pagination)

As with many themes out there (including this one) the main navigation will include all the WordPress pages you’ve created by default: About me, Contact, Downloads, etc. To most people, WordPress pages act as a blank canvas for their content, namely text and images, but what if you wanted your WordPress pages to do more than just display content? What if you wanted a page to display all the posts of a single category on your blog? The ‘Design’ link in the navigation at the top of this site does just that – it displays all my posts under the...

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Gesture-Based Remote Control

Gesture-Based Remote Control Soon you'll be able to simply point at your television and control it with hand gestures.Soon you'll be able to simply point at your television and control it with hand gestures.We love our mice, really we do. Sometimes, however, such as when we're sitting on the couch watching a DVD on a laptop, or when we're working across the room from an MP3-playing PC, it just isn't convenient to drag a hockey puck and click...

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15 Hot New Technologies That Will Change Everything

The Future of Your PC's Software 64-Bit Computing Allows for More RAM In 1986, Intel introduced its first 32-bit CPU. It wasn't until 1993 that the first fully 32-bit Windows OS--Windows NT 3.1--followed, officially ending the 16-bit era. Now 64-bit processors have become the norm in desktops and notebooks, though Microsoft still won't commit to an all-64-bit Windows. But it can't live in the 32-bit world forever. What is it? 64-bit versions...

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