How To Speed Up Your Windows By Disabling File Indexing

How To Speed Up Your Windows By Disabling File Indexing Windows Support To disable the Indexing Service: Go to “My Computer” and right click on your hard drive. At the bottom of the window that opens, you should see a check box titled “Allow Indexing Service to index the disk for fast file searching.” Uncheck it. Press OK and you’re done! Your computer should be...

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Microsoft reveals Internet Explorer 10

Microsoft has unveiled a platform preview of Internet Explorer 10, just four weeks after IE9 was released.Development on IE10 is only three weeks in, but Dean Hachamovitch, corporate vice president for Internet Explorer, revealed a few early features at the MIX 10 conference in Las Vegas, saying the new browser will offer more support for HTML5 and CSS3.He demoed IE10's extended...

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PC sales slip for first time in two years

Computer sales fell during the first three months of this year, marking the first sales slide since 2009, according to Gartner.The analyst firm blamed post-holiday shopping fatigue, Apple's iPad and the effects of the earthquake in Japan for the slowdown in global sales.PC sales fell 1.1% in the first quarter to 84.3 million worldwide, according to Gartner, well short of...

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WordPress admits hacking attack

The firm behind blogging platform WordPress has admitted its servers have been hacked.Automattic's president, Matt Mullenweg, said the attack was a "low-level" break-in that gained root access to several servers, and "potentially anything on those servers could have been revealed"."We have been diligently reviewing logs and records about the break-in to determine the extent...

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Cloud users remain worried by security, lock-in

Firms that have switched to cloud computing continue to worry about security, vendor lock-in and management, according to analysts.However, those using the cloud and those who still haven't moved to the computing model have different concerns, according to an IDC survey of 700 IT decision-makers.The study showed 43% of "full" users were concerned about security, compared...

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How to Add "Show/Hide Hidden Files" to Context Menu in Vista and Windows 7

Information This will show you how to add or remove Show/Hide Hidden Files from the desktop and folder window context menu for all users to be able to toggle "Show" or "Don't show" hidden files, folders, drives, and protected operating system files in Vista and Windows 7. When you click on the Show/Hide Hidden Files context menu...

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Email evidence revealed in Facebook founding dispute

Mark Zuckerberg faces a renewed legal challenge over the founding of Facebook, following new evidence to back one man's claims to a stake in the company.Last year, Paul Ceglia claimed he owned as much as 84% of Facebook, which has recently been valued at $50 billion by Wall Street investors.At the time, the claim looked thin - not helped by the fact that Ceglia had a...

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Microsoft attacks Google over secure Apps claims

Microsoft has launched another blistering attack on Google over Government contracts.This time, Microsoft is claiming that the company lied to court officials when it claimed its Google Apps for Government had the seal of approval from US security officials.The furore stems from claims that Google has repeatedly made - including in court during a complaint that a US government...

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Amazon to sell ad-supported Kindle

Amazon has unveiled an ad-supported version of the Kindle eBook reader, knocking $25 off the price.From 3 May, Amazon will sell a "Kindle with Special Offers" for $114. It will be exactly like a regular Wi-Fi Kindle, except Amazon will run ads on the screensaver page and along the bottom of the home screen - but not inside books."We're working hard to make sure that anyone...

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Google picks up music service PushLife

Google has picked up Canadian music service PushLife, as it continues to look for ways to bolster Android.PushLife, run by former RIM employee Ray Reddy, is a music platform that pulls desktop-based music collections onto handsets. It can also pull in integrate album art/gig photos, lyrics and other details from the web, and offers Twitter integration, so users can share...

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Facebook advertisers face 40% rate rise

Advertisers on Facebook will have to dig deeper to stay on the social network after the company's rates soared.According to figures from advertising management company Efficient Frontier, its clients have seen the price per click on Facebook rise by 40% in the last three months compared to the quarter before.Efficient Frontier said the sharp increase highlighted the high...

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Intel reveals first Atom processor for tablets

Intel has launched its first Atom processor for tablet computers.Formerly codenamed Oak Trail, the new Atom Z670 made its début at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing this week.The new processor contains no tablet-specific features, but targets the handheld market by combining low power consumption with a sophisticated feature set that supports advanced operating systems.In...

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Adobe targets tablets with Creative Suite 5.5

Adobe has released a major update to its Creative Suite line-up, increasing support for tablets with version 5.5.The update makes it easier to use HTML5 and Flash to develop content for smartphones and tablets using Adobe's software, the company claimed.Dreamweaver, for example, features a new preview system that lets users see their creations across different platforms,...

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