The fastest browser on Windows in 2014

  • May 6, 2014

It’s an ongoing battle: which browser is the fastest? With several prominent browsers having recently made major updates, we decided to enter the fray by conducting some of our own speed tests. While we do employ a few benchmarks, the focus is on the kind of speed that affects your daily browsing moreso than which browser operates best under unrealistic amounts of stress.

You might be surprised by which browsers perform best.

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LastPass offers premium features to students for free

  • April 3, 2014

Our favorite password manager and overall excellent tool to make it easy to follow online security best practices LastPass is offering a promotion to students who aren’t ready to commit to the $12/year subscription to their premium service. They get it for free!

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External hard drive buying guide: desktop, portable, and thumb drives

  • March 31, 2014

There are lots of external hard drives out there and it can be hard for a novice to figure it all out. Different storage amounts, software features, shapes, and sizes make it quite complicated. Let’s find out what works for you!

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Today is World Backup Day: Here’s what you can do

  • March 31, 2014

March 31st, 2014 is World Backup Day. What’s that all about? Well, basically, the tech world doesn’t want you to lose all of your files because of some kind of unforeseen circumstances. Backing them up means you protect yourself against annoying or perilous loss of data by putting copies of your files on an external hard drive, the cloud, or both. Here are some tips.

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Video: How to set up Firefox to protect your privacy and security

  • March 30, 2014

Our latest video tutorial is all about how to configure a browser that many of you already are familiar with and use in a way that makes you safer online.

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