Thursday 26 February 2015

Beat it, bloatware: How to clean Superfish and other crap off your PC

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Beat it, bloatware: How to clean Superfish and other crap off your PC

02.19.2015 3:43 PM

Preloaded software bogs down your hard drive, your start menu, and worse. We're looking at you, Superfish. Clean it out with these handy tools and tricks.

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How to remove the dangerous Superfish adware preinstalled on Lenovo PCs

02.20.2015 4:37 PM

Lenovo has been preloading new consumer PCs with Superfish adware that injects ads and hijacks the secure HTTPS encryption of every site you visit. Eradicating the threat isn't easy, but here's how, complete with a new automated tool.

 

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Restore a Windows 8 or Windows 7 image backup to an unbootable PC

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How to get started with Cardboard, Google's DIY virtual reality headset

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Free OCR: Turn a picture of text into real text without spending a dime

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How to deal with difficult SD cards that refuse to write data

02.24.2015 7:00 AM

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How to optimize your home lighting design based on color temperature

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Bloatware: Why computer makers fill your PC with junk, and how to get rid of it

02.26.2015 3:00 AM

Lenovo's Superfish debacle has thrust bloatware back into the limelight. Here's why PC makers intentionally make your PC experience worse, and how to blast the crap off your computer.

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