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Games

What do users get from games becoming Windows universal apps?

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  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 10.06.2016
When it comes to games, some people in the gaming industry have said that Microsoft's "Universal Windows Platform can, should, must, and will die". The primary reason for such statements is the fact that, with its vision for universal apps and games, Microsoft will compete...
Antivirus

Test comparison - Which is the best free online antivirus scanner?

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 01.06.2016
Some of our readers asked us to test the most popular free antivirus scanners found online. Since such scanners are useful in providing a good second opinion, without having to install a fully-featured security product, we thought it is worthwhile to evaluate such products. We've...
DVD

How to copy optical discs (CD, DVD or Blu-Ray) in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 19.05.2016
Are you searching for a way to create a disc-to-disc copy of a CD, DVD or Blu-Ray? Then you are in luck. In this guide, we will discuss the steps and principles involved in making a copy of any disc, in any version of Windows....
Disc image

The best 5 free programs to mount disc images in Windows

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  • Mihai-Emilian Blaga
  • 05.05.2016
When was the last time you used a CD or a DVD? We recently asked ourselves this question, and the answer was: a long time ago. In order to replace physical discs, the idea of mounting images as virtual drives is quite appealing. In addition,...
DVD

How to make a backup copy of a protected disc (DVD or Blu-Ray)

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 04.05.2016
We all purchase DVDs and Blu-Rays with all kinds of media content: movies, games, music, software, etc. However, as we use those discs, their quality wanes with time and, after a few years, they become unusable. Your only solution is to purchase them again but...
Quit smoking

6 Best free Android apps for quitting smoking

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 27.04.2016
Smoking cigarettes is one of the best ways to make sure that you will have health problems sooner rather than later. You could develop lung cancer, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), all kinds of heart diseases, stroke, asthma, diabetes and all the other types of...
Sticky Notes

How to sync Sticky Notes across users and computers, in 7 steps

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 11.04.2016
One of our readers wanted to use Sticky Notes across multiple user accounts and Windows computers and have them in sync. Unfortunately, Sticky Notes is not able to pull this off by default. It only saves your notes on a per user account basis. However,...
Block Windows 10

3 Steps to blocking the Windows 10 upgrade offer using Never10

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 06.04.2016
Microsoft offered its latest operating system - Windows 10 - as a free upgrade for any Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 user. However, on July 29th of this year, the upgrade offer expires and people won't be able to upgrade anymore. The problem is that...
Update

How to upgrade your smartphone from Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10 Mobile

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 17.03.2016
After a very long wait, Microsoft has finally started to roll out their latest mobile operating system - Windows 10 Mobile - to existing smartphones that are running Windows Phone 8.1. Not all Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones will get the update to Windows 10 Mobile...
Cortana

How to access and use Cortana's secret calculator

  • tutorial
  • Mihai-Emilian Blaga
  • 14.03.2016
Did you know that Cortana knows math? She is not capable of solving very difficult equations, but still, Cortana can help you to do simple math. She knows all the basic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, and besides that, Microsoft's personal assistant knows...