When you buy antivirus software from a major brand, you expect that software to protect your computer better than free software you could download online. Unfortunately for PC users, it looks like we’ve all been duped. Recent antivirus software testing performed by a German security company called AV-Test resulted in fail grades for a number of so-called ‘top’ antivirus programs. Who fai

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If you spend some time on PC blogs – like the one you’re currently reading – then you have probably encountered the term ‘crapware’ at some point. Crapware refers to any software that is downright crappy. It doesn’t provide any real value to your computer and it almost always installs itself in a sleazy fashion. Crapware on brand new PCs For years, brand new PCs have been plagued

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Today, developers are increasingly looking towards the ‘free-to-play’ model when it comes to creating profitable PC games. There are dozens of excellent free-to-play games on the market today, but we’ve managed to whittle the list down to just a handful of options. Here are our top 5 favorite free modern PC games available today: 5) PlanetSide 2 PlanetSide was an innovative concept

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2012 was a fantastic year for the world of PC gaming. But some of the biggest PC gaming news stories of the year didn’t come from major developers: they came from smaller teams of independent mod programmers. Modders create their work for the love of the game. Mods are released for free and available to anyone who owns the original game. They’re a great way to extend the lifetime of your fa

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For years, Steve Jobs was incredibly proud of the fact that his Macs didn’t get the same viruses that PCs got. He mentioned that fact at every possible opportunity, and as a result, many people today are under the mistaken impression that Macs are totally immune from any sort of viruses. It’s true that Macs cannot be infected by the same viruses that infect PCs. But that doesn’t mean itâ€

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Many PC users – even inexperienced ones – have heard about CCleaner. CCleaner is a popular computer cleaning application that wipes out temporary internet data, application information, and other unnecessary stuff in order to create a faster, cleaner, healthier computer. CCleaner works by silently wiping out the data we don’t need. A typical session can delete anywhere from 5GB to 15GB of

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If you have a Facebook or Twitter account or even an email address, then you have probably received a shortened link at some point in your life. However, these shortened links are rarely as innocent as they seem. Hackers often shorten links in order to mask the fact that they take users to malicious websites. After clicking on a shortened link, users might automatically be redirected to a websi

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Microsoft is throwing all of its resources towards a successful Windows 8 launch. Today, the biggest news out of Microsoft headquarters was that it was updating Skype in time for the launch of Windows 8. The new version of Skype will completely change the interface to reflect the Metro UI style that is seen throughout Windows 8. If you didn’t already know, Microsoft owns Skype, so it’s no s

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Microsoft has had the same logo for a long time. In fact, Microsoft’s logo hasn’t changed in 25 years. Today, Microsoft decided it was time for a change. With the release of Windows 8 and the Microsoft Surface just around the corner, Microsoft has started to rethink its brand image. One of the first things that seems to happen when re-thinking a brand is to change the logo: http://www.youtu

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Have you ever sent an IM to someone and then immediately checked to see if you sent it to the right person? In most cases, your IM will get to its intended recipient. However, a recent Skype bug may have caused certain Skype IMs to be sent to a random recipient. Obviously, bugs like this have the potential to be embarrassing and even devastating. Whether you’re communicating with your employe

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