What to do about the Windows 10 Upgrade. Windows 10 upgrade is now becoming more forceful about its installation. Following in the footsteps of Apple and Google, Microsoft is getting very pushy and is now making it very difficult to avoid having your computer upgraded to Windows 10. If you...
Windows 10 Myth #2 – Forced Updates
WINDOWS 10 MYTH #2: Updates for Windows 10 will automatically install without your approval. Windows 10 Myth #2 is a bit true. This rumor got stared by Microsoft itself from their EULA licensing agreement for Windows 10 which states "The software periodically checks for system and app updates, and downloads and installs...
Windows 10 Myth #1 – Wi-Fi Sense
WINDOWS 10 MYTH #1: Wi-Fi Sense shares all of your Wi-Fi passwords with your Outlook contacts, Skype contacts and Facebook friends. Windows 10 Myth #1 is absolutely UNTRUE and is a rumor that was first stared on the UK tech news site "The Register" and then went viral. Wi-Fi Sense is actually a...
Windows 7 or Windows 10 – Your Choice
Not sure if you want Windows 7 or Windows 10? You now have your choice of having Windows 7 or Windows 10 on all new or refurbished computers available from Mad Dog Computer. Our standard configuration is still Windows 7 but, just by asking, we'll upgrade any computer you purchase...
Windows XP End of Support: What the “end of support” means to YOU!
Windows XP End of Support Announced by Microsoft If you don't have the Windows XP operating system then this blog means nothing to you, but you might be interested in what is happening to Microsoft Windows XP users. Unless you live under a rock, you already know that support for Windows...
Microsoft Office 2013 Licensing Change Ties Office Suite to One Specific PC Forever
In an attempt get people to purchase their rent-as-you-go Office 365, Microsoft has changed its retail licenses for purchasers of Microsoft Office 2013. Microsoft confirmed that once a retail copy of Microsoft Office 2013 is installed on a PC and activated -- the process of entering a 25-character "key" to...
Windows DLL load hijacking exploits go wild and plant malware on PCs!
Less than 24 hours after Microsoft said it couldn't patch Windows to fix a systemic problem, attack code showed up to exploit the company's software. A security firm that's been researching the issue for the past nine months said 41 of Microsoft's own programs can be remotely exploited using DLL...
Microsoft GIGANTIC Patch releases Tuesday, June 8th 2010.
Microsoft said it will deliver 10 security updates this Tuesday, June 8, 2010 to patch a record-tying 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office and SharePoint. The patches will also quash two bugs that Microsoft acknowledged in February and April. This is a Microsoft gigantic patch that we recommend to...