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- Another Program To Check For Software That Needs Updating
- Is That Really True or is it a Hoax? Eight Places to Find Out
- Website of the Week: How To Build The Best Gaming PC
| Another Program To Check For Software That Needs Updating Posted: 03 Jun 2014 03:38 AM PDT A few days ago I wrote in this column about Secunia PSI, a free utility that helps to advise you which of the programs on your PC needs updating. A couple of you suggested that SUMo (Software Update Monitor) as a program which does a similar job, so I have been taking a look at it. Like PSI, SUMo scans your computer looking for all installed applications. It then advises which ones have an outstanding update that is available for download but which you haven't yet installed. You can then choose to download the update (manually or though the SUMo program). If you don't recognise a particular program in the list of items found on your PC, there's also an option to open the relevant directory/folder in Windows Explorer so you can take a closer look. SUMo is free, and is a 1 MB download that's malware-free according to VirusTotal and Web of Trust. http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/another-program-check-software-needs-updating.htm |
| Is That Really True or is it a Hoax? Eight Places to Find Out Posted: 02 Jun 2014 04:55 AM PDT Can you believe everything you read on the Internet? Of course, Gizmo's readers know that you cannot – not by a long shot. Many things you see are obviously a hoax or a scam. But sometimes it isn't all that clear whether something is true or not. Fortunately, there are some websites devoted to keeping the facts straight. So, when you want to know whether something is just a con, an unfounded rumor, or made-up story, here are some places to go. http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/really-true-or-it-hoax-eight-places-find-out.htm |
| Website of the Week: How To Build The Best Gaming PC Posted: 01 Jun 2014 03:21 AM PDT "Logical Increments has a list of PC builds, each with a descriptive name, ranging in price from less than USD$300 to over USD$2000. There is also a list of infoboxes, describing some aspects of each component that you should watch out for when making a purchasing decision." The website has configuration information for a variety of budgets, from destitute to monstrous. :) The info boxes are outstanding, country configurations are available for Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the United States. Great descriptions for hardware - what it is and what it does. Recommendations are good general guidelines for building a non-gaming computer. The site is a pleasure to navigate with high usability, is updated regularly, and the work in progress Peripherals page is shaping up nicely. http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-build-best-gaming-pc-website-week.htm |
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