Author: Jack Slater
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Upgrading to Windows 10 Today
If you want to skip the waiting line to force the Windows 10 upgrade from 7 or 8 today, follow this link and click the buttons. I did this successfully on both a laptop that runs Windows 7, and one that runs Windows 8.
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Disabling Windows 10’s Built-in Spyware and P2P Update Sharing
Alec Meer: Windows 10‘s privacy settings very much need to be frowned at. Essentially: unless you pay close attention to the fluffy options offered when you first install Microsoft’s new operating system, it’s going to quietly track your behaviour and use it to fire targeted ads at you, as well as keeping tabs on your…
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Playstation 4 Cloud Saves Are Terrible
Stephen Totilo: In the comparison between PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Sony is about as behind in how they handle cloud saves as they are in getting their console to run Halo. It’s time for them to close this gap. The difference is dramatic. While both systems allow users to save game progress to a…
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Goodbye, Android
Rightfully scathing article from Vice’s Motherboard’s Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai: I’ve been antagonistic with Apple products ever since I was a teenager, when Apple used to try to shove its apps down my throat (cough iTunes cough) whenever I just wanted to watch a movie trailer on Quicktime. I never liked Apple’s walled garden and “we-control-everything” approach,…