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Clear, now universal for iPhone and iPad, is free for the next 24hrs. If you're still reading rather than downloading, RealMac previously promised to make the original version of their popular gesture-based to-do list maker and manager free in order to help migrate people over from Clear+, which they're discontinuing. And so they have. Grab, enjoy, and let me know what you think of the new, unified Clear! Free of 24hrs. - Download now Continue reading...

Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! We've got a major new release of an excellent document management tool, improvements to a Disney app, a new game expansion pack for Mac and much more! New and updated iOS apps Documents 5.0: The latest version of Readdle's document viewing and management app gets an iOS 7-centric redesign, a new file manager, the ability to drag and drop files to any destination, color tags, favorites, background downloads and more. Free - Download now Disney Movies Anywhere: The ap…

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Looking for some awesome new wallpapers for your iPhone or iPad? The iMore Forums are loaded with all the best wallpapers, curated by members, with new ones arriving every Wednesday. There's a new topic chosen each week, including ones highlighting events like the Olympics or a new movie releases. What better way to keep your device looking fresh? On top of that, we have the wallpaper and ringtone request forums as well, so if you're looking for something in particular that you might not be able to find, there's plenty of folks in the forums willing to help you out with whatever it is. Stop by and grab something new today or share your own for others to enjoy and a …

Despite a few re-installations of "Thunderbird" and system reboots, I still keep seeing this message: "Thunderbird is already running, but not responding. To open the new window, you must first close the existing Thunderbird process, or restart your system". I would hate to reinstall Window 8 again. It could count the 3rd time in a year. Advice appreciated. Continue reading...

I have tried disk cleanup numerous times and I have always checked the boxes for both files, but after I run disk cleanup the debug dump files and system error dump files are still there and are 1.5g of space. Is there anything I can do to get rid of these because 1.5g is a decent amount of space being taken up by worthless junk. Also is there anyway to fix my disk cleanup to remove these files in the future? Continue reading...

Hi, I was not aware I had McAfee for free for a couple of months, but now Mcafee has expired, and I don't want to renew it, so I went (took me a while to find out where I needed to go) to turn on firewall window and defender, but I keep having the message that 'these setting are being managed by vendor application McAfee Personal...but it is expired, so my question is HOW DO I TURN ON the firewall and window defender?? As right now, I do not have I really like this site, as it is really helpful, and as I mentioned many times, I am NOT good with computer, and not really liking window 8 too much. Thanks Continue reading...

I cannot access the Windows 8 Pro 64 bit computer outside of my local network, though I can access inside my local network via the internet to simulate remote access outside the local network. The IP addresses that I use remotely are identical to that used inside the network. I have the default port (3389). I can connect to the other Windows 7 computers remotely using their respective ports, which are not the default port. The firewall is Windows 8, and the anti-virus is Windows' default as well. There is no corruption in the system files. The Netgear router is properly set up for Port Forwarding for this computer at the default port. Continue reading..…

To totally change the format of Windows with the new format of Windows 8, thus making their customers all relearn Windows is not only arrogant, to treat their customers like this, it is an extremely poor business decision. This lack of respect for your customers is setting the stage for a resourceful competitor to step up and take this business. To change the entire format of Windows has disrupted lives, how thoughtless! Really?? Continue reading...

Windows XP (32 bit) on SATA 1 - Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit) on SATA 2 : (currently running both) When installing Windows 7 disconnected SATA 1 : On any restart system boots into XP . To boot Windows 7 <restart>, <tap F8> which brings up Load boot menu screen. Select Boot First Device : SATA 1 , SATA 2 , CD Master or CDRW Slave. To the best of my understanding this is not dual booting. Both OS's do recognize the other in (My Computer). I would like to make Windows 7 the primary OS and when safe remove XP. Any ordered suggestions and advice would be appreciated. system info (aur) Ken Continue reading...

Are file associations in Windows 7 the same for all users, or can they be user-specific and be stored in user profiles? From what I've been able to find, the HKCR subtree that appears to contain the information about file associations is pulled from HKLM\Software and HKCU\Software. If HKCU\Software contains file associations, then maybe they can be user-specific, but if file associations are stored only in the HKLM hive, then I'd expect them to be universal to all users. Continue reading...

I had installed the Savevid video plugin in Google Chrome... after which, chrome didn't open at all... ! I then uninstalled chrome and tried to reinstall it, but the process "Chrome.exe"(setup) would just appear and disappear in the task manager.. Moreover then I installed Firefox, and tried to open it, but the same way, "firefox.exe" appears and disappears from the task manager (in the Processes Tab).. Please help me out.. I am not able to access those browsers at all !! Continue reading...

my windows 7 disc cleanup hangs up while checking how much disc space. seems to get stuck on memory dump files and wont complete the scan. ? Continue reading...

Hi, I currently have 2 printers set up locally, a LaserJet and OKI. I have set the LaserJet as default. The OKI paper size needs to be set as 8.5 x 12 inches. I have set paper size in 'devices settings’, Advanced 'printing defaults' and 'preferences' in the general tab. However, when I want to print to the OKI from my application, I select the OKI from the dropdown. Which is correct. If I go into printer properties, advanced the paper size is still either A4 or letter. Unless I change this to the 8.5 x 12 it prints incorrectly. I know this doesn't seem a major issue, but I have a lot of users and I would like to be ab…

Cannot get into my "change startup" menu. Whenever I try, the Windows defender box comes up with an error? How can I resolve this? Continue reading...

I have Win 7 and MSE and I'm satisfied with it as my AntiVirus. (also have a few antimalwares). In my son's new computer there is Win 8. In the beginning he had Free Norton AntiVirus. Now that it will expire I wanted to suggest he downloads MSE, but I am confused because I read that you can't get it with Win 8. I only have one day so it is a little urgent. I read that you can get Win Defender instead, but it's not an antivirus. 1.Is there any way to install MSE in hiswin 8 computer now? Please instruct me about it. 2. I guess I should uninstall Norton first, and I remember uninstalling isn't enough, pls instruct me what to do... 3. And wh…

hi, 1- wat is difference exactly between internet security software and anti virus software , is there really big differnce between this two softwares? 2--can you delete Windows defender at all from windows 7 or 8.1? 3-wat is the best solution if the computer is infected with virus , first to try to delete it with antivirus software of malware and if anti virus software can not solve the problem try to install the windows from begin . if this the right steps to solve the problem the customer does not want to pay for this two acts . to try to work with this two steps wil take much longer time ,and the customer wil not want to pay you , wat i…

Hello Community, Anyone know an easy way to get rid of this damn thing? Continue reading...

M/S Essentials picked up this virus today when I did a full scan, the report said this virus was found and has been removed. My e-mail account was hacked last week and I assume this may have been responsible? Has any one come up against this virus before? Exploit: J/S AXpergle.A I downloaded the malware and virus removal tool from M/S this showed all clear and checked the M/W and Virus library also, but this one not listed. I am not sure where to look in my Windows operating systems files where to find this virus. Possibly the registry files? Any help would be welcome regards, Philip21 Continue reading...

I received a call that my computer needs fixing - at no charge. They said they were calling from Microsoft. The phone number is 206-203-5477. Continue reading...

Hi everybody , I have a Sony Vaio laptop and I am using Windows 8 Single Language (The Windows is OEM verison). Last night I restored my laptop to the original factory setting, after that I installed AVG free edition 2014 and I had first scan, AVG found a threat and moved it to virus vault and this is link of this threat C:/Windows/SysWOW64/mfc45.dll. The name of the threat detected is "Corrupted executable file". It was strange because I hadn't install any programs after I restored and AVG was the first program I install. So I restored again and I still saw the file mfc45.dll. So what 's wrong? Please tell me how to solve this problem. Continue reading...

Hello, i tried to enable IPv6 networking and after service network restart i seen these messages: Quote: FATAL: Error inserting ipv6 (/lib/modules/2.6.18-348.16.1.el5.028stab108.1/kernel/net/ipv6/ipv6.ko): Device or resource busy CRITICAL : [ipv6_test] Kernel is not compiled with IPv6 support Bringing up loopback interface: [ OK ] Bringing up interface eth0: FATAL: Error inserting ipv6 (/lib/modules/2.6.18-348.16.1.el5.028stab108.1/kernel/net/ipv6/ipv6.ko): Device or resource busy CRITICAL : [ipv6_test] Kernel is not compiled with IPv6 support [ OK ] ping6 ipv6.google.com returns: socket: Address family not supported by protocol Im amateur, can you please …

Everything you need to know to choose the best phone for you — Galaxy S5 or iPhone 5s! The Galaxy S5 has only just been announced while the iPhone 5s has been available since September 2013. However, until the iPhone 6 launches — presumably in September of 2014 — they'll be the two top phones on the market. They'll also be very different experiences, from hardware to software to services and back. Some people will know immediately which one they want. Others will be pouring over every review, watching every video, sweating every detail, second guessing every decision. If you're one of those, if you're on the fence, I'll keep this short and sweet — if you're stuck betwe…

Our friends at CrackBerry are celebrating their 7th birthday this week (as if they needed a reason to celebrate this week), and they're doing it by giving away a batch of cool stuff. Oh, and it's cool not-BlackBerry stuff. "What kind of cool not-BlackBerry stuff?" you ask? Continue reading...

As soon as the iPhone 5s was released last fall we ripped it apart and took a closer look, specifically at Touch ID. We had a hunch that Touch ID was paired to individual hardware even back then. An updated iOS security document issued by Apple looks to confirm our suspicions: While the iOS security document goes into detail about Secure Enclave, what it is, and how it works, the part we find most interesting is as follows - Each Secure Enclave is provisioned during fabrication with its own UID (Unique ID) that is not accessible to other parts of the system and is not known to Apple. When the device starts up, an ephemeral key is created, tangled with its UID, an…