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Bing Rewards members get 100 GB of OneDrive free storage for two years

If you are a Bing Rewards member, then you can get 100 GB of OneDrive free storage for two years, and the best part is you don’t need to use any credit to redeem this reward. Just log into your Bind Rewards account, then on the Dashboard click “100 GB free” link and then follow the instructions to claim your reward. If you are not a Bind Rewards member yet, then you can join it for […]

Microsoft Outlook for Android app not impressive

Microsoft recently released their own Outlook for Android app (version 1.0.2) which works with Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, Outlook.com (including Hotmail, MSN), Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and iCloud. Before this new official email app, I have been using Outlook.com app (it seems this app has been removed from Google Play store and is replaced by the new app aforementioned) on my HTC One to manage my Live.com email account, and honestly it is old-style email app and I […]

Notepad++ hacked due to releasing Je suis Charlie edition

The well-known and popular text editor Notepad++ recently joined the Je suis Charlie campaign by releasing a Notepad++ 6.7.4 Je suis Charlie edition. After you install this new edition and launch the program, a new text file will be created with the automatic typing of the following content: Freedom of expression is like the air we breathe, we don’t feel it, until people take it away from us. For this reason, Je suis Charlie, not because […]

Blog spammer uses your curiosity to increase traffic to their site

Recently an obvious spam comment somehow passed through Akismet spam blocker and landed in my moderation queue. The reason I say it is an obvious spam is that it asks if I want to have unlimited articles for my blog by copying content from other websites without being caught. Isn’t it called plagiarism? Or cheating? How can the spammer stupid enough to expect me or other bloggers to approve such stupid comments? But after re-read the […]

Intel Driver Update Utility failed to load latest driver

Intel Driver Update Utility is a handy tool developed by Intel that can automatically detect, download and install the latest drivers from Intel. It is very useful because you don’t have to go through Device Manager in your computer to figure out what Intel products you have in your computer, and the utility will check all Intel products for updates, and give you a list of products with the installed version and the latest version, then you can […]

Stand with Paris to support freedom of speech with WordPress Je Suis Charlie plugin

If you are a WordPress user and If you would like to stand with Paris and show your support for the freedom of speech, then you can install a newly developed WordPress plugin called Je Suis Charlie. Once installed and activated, a black ribbon with the words “#JeSuisCharlie” will be put on in the top right or left corner of your website, linking to the twitter hashtag. This plugin was created by Julio Potier on January 7th, […]

Use Solid State Drive (SSD) to boost computer performance

If you have a Windows PC, have you noticed that your PC runs fast in the first couple of months, then it becomes slow? You probably also Googled the Internet to see how to improve the PC performance and came across lots of software claiming to be able to to it, but the truth is the performance gained from those software is marginal, and what is worse is that those software may make your PC unstable […]

Store needs reliable Internet connection

I went to a grocery store called Sprouts this afternoon to grab some routine groceries and never expected to stay in the store for long, but I ended up waiting in the store for a long time then coming out empty handed. Not because the checkout line was long, but because something we take for granted every day was broken. You probably already figured out the problem. Yes, their register could not process my credit […]

Android 5.0 Lollipop update available for Nexus 10

Finally I got the software update notification on my Nexus 10 tablet yesterday for me to upgrade it to the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop. A year ago when I was looking for a tablet and finally decided to choose Google Nexus 10 over Samsung Galaxy Tab, the main reason of my decision was Nexus 10 would get OS update much faster than Samsung, or any other brands. I haven’t got much time to play with the new features […]

Google+ Photos let you add special effect on your photos for Halloween

Google+ Photos just released a new feature that allows users to add either fun effect or spooky effect on their photos to help them get into the Halloween mode, and this feature has a self-explanatory name: Halloweenify your photo. Just choose either “Try a fun effect” or “Try a spooky effect”, then choose a photo with people’s faces in it, then let Google+ Photos do the rest to add random effects on the faces. The […]