It was perhaps the worst thing about Windows Vista: User Account Control, which created incessant and constant pop-ups every time you did just about anything, blanking the screen briefly, then coming back on, dimmed, asking, "Are you sure you want to Read More

Install your Windows Updates. Update your antivirus software. Scan your system regularly. Keep religious backups. It's all good advice -- and it's advice that I give to readers on a near-daily basis.And maybe it's all Read More

Talk about a blast from the past.I'd long since forgotten about Read More

How do you get a jaded computer user to fork over money when he's already wise to spam come-ons and other digital scams?Scare him into it. ... Read More

Rohan James Wyllie of Australia doesn't sound much different than your average voyeur intent on capturing a little secret video of his female roommate unawares. ... Read More

Man, those killjoys at OnStar had to go and ruin a good high-speed chase. ... Read More

Good morning, Philadelphia. Wondering where the video game you rented by mail ended up? There's a good chance Reginald Johnson of nearby Germantown has it.How's that? Johnson is a former Postal Service officer, and he spent the better part of 2008 Read More

First they start paying out 6 to 5 on natural blackjacks, and now this? The little guy gets the short end of the stick once again, as UK researchers say they've developed a computer algorithm that can analyze how Blackjack players manage their chip stack Read More

The problem with having three operating systems on the market simultaneously? They all keep having to be maintained and updated with security patches. ... Read More

Users of that hoary old web mail service Hotmail have a new reason to regret their devotion: Over the weekend, Read More