Windows 7 End Of Life Looms Near
After 10 years in production, Windows 7 will reach End Of Life status on January 14, 2020. After this date, Microsoft will no longer provide tech support, operating system and security updates. Windows 7 will continue to function, however as time passes it may become more vulnerable to security threats that are no longer going to be addressed and fixed. Read more…
How to add an Apple Email Address to Microsoft Outlook
Configuring your iCloud email address within Micrsoft Outlook can result in synchronization errors in the event you are using ‘Two Factor Authentication’ with Apple, whereby you have to enter a six digit code usually sent to your mobile device along with your password to log in. In order to fix this, you need to generate an ‘App Specific Password’ that will be used for authenticating your Apple account in Outlook only. Read more…
Newest Firefox Version Blocks Video Autoplay
Do you find it annoying when you visit a website and a video with sound automatically starts playing? Firefox recently conducted a survey of its users and found that 90% of those polled wanted Firefox to stop videos on websites from automatically playing.
Now as of version 66, Firefox blocks all media with sound from playing automatically. Read more…
Software Updater Feature added to CCleaner Professional
Ccleaner recently added a new software update feature to its professional paid version that will allow you to conveniently update all of your important programs in one place. The professional version will also automatically update CCleaner itself, and perform automatic browser cleaning as well as scheduled general cleaning.
It is a good idea to keep essential programs up to date, as many software updates and patches in this day and age address security vulnerabilities discovered by hackers, as well as general bug fixes and performance improvements. Read more…
It’s a Good Idea to Stop Using Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer 11, the last version of Microsoft’s classic web browser is the only version that is still receiving security updates under Windows 7, 8.1 and 10.
Security updates for IE11 on Windows 7 will stop when Windows 7 reaches end of life on January 14, 2020, and will continue on Windows 8.1 until January 10, 2023 and Windows 10 until October 14, 2025. Read more…
