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2021-12-2818.50.1MS-DEFCON 4: Closing out the year of patching
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2021-12-2718.50.F
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2021-12-2718.50.0Roll back Windows 11 after more than 60 days
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2021-12-2018.49.F
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2021-12-2018.49.0Freeware Spotlight — Free alternatives to Quicken
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2021-12-1318.47.F
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2021-12-1318.48.0AskWoody subscribers test Windows 11
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2021-12-0918.47.1MS-DEFCON 2: Final patch ever!
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2021-12-0618.47.F
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2021-12-0618.47.0OneDrive app support ending on older Windows
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2021-11-2918.46.F
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2021-11-2918.46Browsers with the best security and privacy in 2021
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2021-11-2318.45.1MS-DEFCON 3: We’re not out of the printing woods yet
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2021-11-2218.45.F
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2021-11-2218.45.0Why is printing so hard to get right?
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2021-11-1518.44.F
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2021-11-1518.44.0Win11 Home never completely lets go
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2021-11-0818.43.F
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2021-11-0818.43.0How Windows 11 changes File Explorer — for better or for worse
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2021-11-0418.42.1MS-DEFCON 2: Here comes 21H2
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2021-11-0118.42.F
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2021-11-0118.42.0Most corporate PCs can’t install Windows 11, study says
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2021-10-2618.41.1MS-DEFCON 3: Ready or not, it’s time to update
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2021-10-2518.41.F
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2021-10-2518.41.0What’s a NAS, and do I need one?
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2021-10-1818.40.F
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2021-10-1818.40.0A single Registry line enables Windows 11 without TPM 2.0
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2021-10-1118.39.F
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2021-10-1118.39.0The first Google search result often leads to a virus
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2021-10-0818.38.1MS-DEFCON 2: October updates right around the corner
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2021-10-0418.38.F
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2021-10-0418.38.0Freeware Spotlight — Preparing your PC for Windows 11
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2021-09-2818.37.1MS-DEFCON 4: The printing issues continue
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2021-09-2718.37.F
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2021-09-2718.37.0Share browsers without sharing their stored passwords
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2021-09-2018.36.F
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2021-09-2018.36.0Real-time MS-DEFCON alerts debut!
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2021-09-1318.35.F
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2021-09-1318.35.0Judge halts over-the-air TV streaming by Locast
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2021-09-0918.34.1MS-DEFCON 2: September – here we go again
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2021-09-0618.34.F
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2021-09-0618.34.0iPhone/iPad users of Teams and To Do need to keep up to date
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2021-08-3018.33.F
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2021-08-3018.33.0The basics of security
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2021-08-2518.32.1MS-DEFCON 4: All clear for consumers, less so for businesses
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2021-08-2318.32.F
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2021-08-2318.32.0Freeware Spotlight — Anti-Twin
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2021-08-1618.31.F
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2021-08-1618.31.0Where’s our ‘National Strategy for Cyberspace’?
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2021-08-0918.30.F
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2021-08-0918.30.0The sheriff in the inbox
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2021-08-0618.29.1MS-DEFCON 2: Get ready for battle stations
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2021-08-0218.29.f
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2021-08-0218.29.0Meet Fred, the empowerer
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2021-08-0118.28.S
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2021-07-2718.28.1MS-DEFCON 4: July updates should be installed
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2021-07-2618.28.F
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2021-07-2618.28.0Microsoft 365 plans revealed!
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2021-07-1918.27.F
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2021-07-1918.27.0Windows 10 more vulnerable?
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2021-07-1218.26.F
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2021-07-1218.26.0Microsoft Edge imports other browsers’ passwords
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2021-07-0718.25.1MS-DEFCON 2: Print Nightmare causes printing nightmares
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2021-07-0518.25.F
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2021-07-0518.25.0SPECIAL PLUS EDITION: OneDrive
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2021-06-2818.24.F
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2021-06-2818.24.0Windows 11 announced
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2021-06-2418.23.1MS-DEFCON 4: Get those June updates installed
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2021-06-2118.23.F
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2021-06-2118.23.0Anom: A $2,000 smartphone that let the FBI listen in
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2021-06-1418.22.F
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2021-06-1418.22.0Terabyte update 2021
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2021-06-0718.21.f
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2021-06-0718.21.0Buying crypto? Watch out for these 100 problems
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2021-06-0418.20.1MS-DEFCON 2: Defer Windows & Office updates to June 24
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2021-05-3118.20.F
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2021-05-3118.20.0Securing sensitive files in OneDrive’s cloud
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2021-05-2718.19.1MS-DEFCON 4: It’s quiet out there
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2021-05-2418.19.F
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2021-05-2418.19.0Click here to agree
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2021-05-1718.18.F
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2021-05-1718.18.0Other Apple privacy practices
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2021-05-1018.17.1MS-DEFCON 2: Pause on patching
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2021-05-1018.17.F
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2021-05-1018.17.0Anatomy of a malware
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2021-05-0318.16.F
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2021-05-0318.16.0Take control of your Mac’s privacy
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2021-04-3018.15.1MS-DEFCON 4: Patching is approved
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2021-04-2618.15.F
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2021-04-2618.15.0New PC? Lost your Microsoft account password?
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2021-04-1908.14.F
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2021-04-1918.14.0End of the road for old Edge
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2021-04-1218.13.F
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2021-04-1218.13.0How to customize and manage your Microsoft Account
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2021-04-1118.12.1MS-DEFCON 2 – Deferring the April Updates
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2021-04-0518.12.F
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2021-04-0518.12.0Touchscreen misregisters point-and-clicks
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2021-03-2618.11.1MS-DEFCON 3: Patching is unclear
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2021-03-2218.11.F
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2021-03-2218.11.0LinkedIn deliberately scrambles résumé PDFs, experts say
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2021-03-1518.10.F
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2021-03-1518.10.0Woody Leonhard – A New Life in Paradise
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2021-03-1018.9.2MS-DEFCON 1 – Blue screens of death triggered by patches
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2021-03-0818.9.1MS-DEFCON 2: It’s time to defer March updates
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2021-03-0818.9.F
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2021-03-0818.9.0Using Windows 10 Quick Assist in reverse
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2021-03-0118.8.F
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2021-03-0118.8.0“Stuttering” glitch on a brand-new PC
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2021-02-2218.7.F
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2021-02-2218.7.0How to create a bootable macOS installer
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2021-02-1518.6.F
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2021-02-1518.6.0Trying Linux on your Windows system
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2021-02-0818.5.F
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2021-02-0818,5.0Surf the Web — even when your ISP is down
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2021-02-0118.4.F
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2021-02-0118.4.0Why your reseller for Microsoft 365 matters
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2021-01-2518.3.F
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2021-01-2518.3.0Schrödinger’s Bill
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2021-01-1818.2.F
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2021-01-1818.2.0What Linux is and why it has persisted
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2021-01-1118.1.F
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2021-01-1018.1.0What do you want?

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