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Support for Windows 7 Officially Ending 14th Jan 2020

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Support for Windows 7 Officially Ending 14th Jan 2020

After being commercially available for just over a decade, Microsoft has decided to officially drop support for the Windows 7 operating system as of January 14th 2020. For many people, this news comes as quite a disappointment, considering the fact that Windows 7 is actually considered one of the most successful operating systems released by this company.

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Ransomware Virus Attacks Still Common in Australia and Half Pay Up

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Ransomware Virus Attacks Still Common in Australia and Half Pay Up

The illegal cyber-crime business of Ransomware is gaining a footing in most countries around the globe. There is an alarmingly high number of Australian companies are falling victims to these sophisticated online cyber hackers. As the cyber-crime attacks increase, so does the loss of revenues for the target companies as they experience system downtime and have to pay a hefty ransom amount normally in the infamous Bitcoin cryptocurrency.

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7 Apps That Cat Owners Should Definitely Have!

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7 Apps That Cat Owners Should Definitely Have!

Have you ever forgotten when your cats next vet appointment was or wondered what it would look like if your furry little friend could speak? In today’s age, there are a number of incredible apps for you to use, and a few that have specifically been developed for cat and enthusiastic pet owners to make their lives much easier. It is highly recommended that as a caring cat owner, you should take a look at the following apps.

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How to Breathe Life into Your Old Mac

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How to Breathe Life into Your Old Mac

As with other computers, as Mac ages with usage, its performance tends to follow a downward slope compared to when it was new. Applications take time to launch, some freezes while in operation and requires you to restart your computer before you can do anything productive, processing executions take longer than necessary, switching among browser tabs lags, and many more. This kind of slow performance on a Mac is usually not because your hardware cannot handle the processes running on it.

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The Worlds’ Five Most Powerful Supercomputers

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The World’s Five Most Powerful Supercomputers

In the last 100 years, technology has grown at a rapid rate. It was just 35 years ago that Macintosh released the first graphic user-interface computers. These computers were made for everyday people. Computers were still rather exclusive then, and not many households could afford one. Computers and smartphones are now widely accessible and used by the majority of people. They have been incorporated into almost every aspect of our lives. Today the modern smartphone is more powerful than the first supercomputer, which was released in 1955, and was used to research human genomes. As fast and incredible as many high-end computers are, they cannot compare to the five most powerful supercomputers on the planet in 2019.

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Getting Sustainability Right

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Getting Sustainability Right

The reality of global warming is now with us. The wrath of Mother Nature is prevalent in most parts of the world, with devastating repercussions. Torrential rains and ravaging floods are now frequent in the tropical regions of the world. Severe droughts and wildfires are more occurrences than ever before. The climate pattern is hard to predict for farming and other sustainable activities.

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Flashback to 1989 in Computer History

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Flashback to 1989 in Computer History

Computers have been one of the greatest technological inventions in the last few decades. We use computers nowadays for everything, from socialising to researching. It’s difficult to imagine a world without them. Despite the fact that computers are such an important invention, little is known about their history. If you’re curious about how this invention came about, here’s a brief look at the development of computers.

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New Apple Products 2020 and Beyond…

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New Apple Products 2020 and Beyond…

Apple is one of the most popular brands around the globe, and legions of fans want to stay up to date with the latest developments and products. If you’re one of them, you have come to the right place. This guide brings you more info about the upcoming products, but make sure that dates listed aren’t always concrete and are updated as the new rumours about the latest Apple developments emerge. Scroll down to see what Apple has in store for you in the upcoming period.
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Google’s Paper Phone Experiment

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Google’s Paper Phone Experiment

The scourge of the effects of technological advancement is hitting people hard. It is now becoming evident that phone addiction is a reality. People are becoming more dependent on their phones.
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Simple Effective Cleaning of Your Laptop and Smartphone

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Simple Effective Cleaning of Your Laptop and Smartphone

Periodic cleaning of your laptop is crucial in preserving its longevity. Besides that, you also keep your health in check. Indeed, germs thrive well on surfaces that we keep touching daily. In the life we live in, laptops, smartphones, and tablets are standard technological gadgets.
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