5 ways Windows 10’s new Edge browser beats Internet Explorer

Windows users may not know Edge now—in early development it was called Project Spartan—but they will soon, because it will be the default browser for Windows 10.

Edge, which won’t run in older versions of Windows, is a radical break from IE, despite sporting a similar logo. “We needed to do more than produce the next version of the browser. We needed a new way of doing things,” explained Charles Morris, Microsoft principal program manager lead on Edge, in a presentation at the Microsoft Build conference last week in San Francisco.

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What to do when you are victim of identity theft.

What to do when you are victim of identity theft.

Movies like War Games and Hackers gave a much factitious yet remarkable image to hackers and hacking. The way they presented some anti-social nerd, looking for a chance to dominate the cyber world with their knowledge and power. But the reality of hacker is entirely different from what it’s being presented by the movies. The real hackers are the people who really enjoy hoaxing with the software source and hardware.

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Data Backup

3 easy steps anyone can take now to back up a PC

This advice assumes your first priority is to back up your data files. That includes documents, spreadsheets, photos, songs, videos, and email. In terms of locations on your hard drive, that means your library folders, appdata, and maybe your desktop. You can find more information in our detailed guides on setting up a solid backup protocol and even backing up for free.

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Dropbox

Dropbox safe to be used again fixed its security flaws.

Dropbox, the popular online file storing and sharing system, is founded in 2007 by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi. It’s a free service that keeps your file safes, synced and easy to share. Everything in Dropbox is automatically synced to all your devices. Recently, the company came into limelight for the new of hacking of 7 million total email / password combos.

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5 app-centric factors behind successful mobility and cloud projects | Apixel IT Support

5 app-centric factors behind successful mobility and cloud projects

Already, IT departments are grappling with demands from both customers and employees to deliver applications when, where, and how they are needed. This is the new normal in the era of greater mobility and wider cloud adoption.
“Whether expressed through new business models, a need to deliver applications to market faster or to support the impact of new application architectures on IT, applications must also be the focus of data center infrastructures,” says Lori MacVittie, subject matter expert on emerging technology at F5 Networks.

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