Windows 10 - the Best so Far, but Not for the Paranoid
If you are one of the bitcoin users who is a bit paranoid about privacy and still wants to use Windows 10, just follow the instructions available at the following links before reading further. Protect Your Privacy on Windows 10. Securing your Bitcoin. Windows 10 is definitely the most awaited and well deserved upgrade Windows OS users ever got since Windows XP. The predecessors of Windows 10 had their own flaws as the company couldn't anticipate and meet the requirements of its users. Windows Vista was a grand failure which turned PCs into dinosaurs. It was followed by Windows 7, which can....
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A publisher by the name of Apptastic! LLC has released what could be the first bitcoin wallet application for the Windows 8 operating system (not to be confused with other applications that run on Windows, as this app is "designed" for the Windows 8 look). Bitcoin Tradr, as it's called, is a free-of-charge wallet that allows the end user to buy, sell, send, and receive bitcoins from devices running Windows 8 (if you haven't already gotten the gist). It's all made possible with a connection to Coinbase, which is the service used to buy and sell the bitcoins, though Apptastic! reminds users....
Mark your calendars for April 8. It's been a target day of dread for thousands of companies' IT departments counting down the days before they cross the "finished" line. There are currently armies of IT folks throughout the world in a race to upgrade Microsoft Windows XP operating systems to modern versions of Windows before Microsoft officially pulls the plug. Windows XP is now a 13 year old operating system released only a month before the 9/11 attacks. This was arguably Microsoft's most popular and longest lasting trusted version of Windows they've published. It is so popular that even....
Microsoft has now joined the many, many retailers that are now accepting bitcoin as payment. Microsoft, the global powerhouse that created the widely used Windows OS, is allowing its users to fund their Microsoft/Windows Live accounts or xBox Live accounts. This means customers can now purchase xBox games, mobile apps, music, and other digital media using bitcoin. Bitcoin is now accepted as a payment option for Live account users. This option is available across the United States, and is converted at the current exchange rate. BitPay will be handling the payment conversion process for....
One of Windows 10’s coolest security features may be rendered totally useless if you don’t take the correct precautions. Disk encryption is built in and activated by default on this latest iteration of Windows, but a hidden function of Windows may allow Microsoft to access your encrypted data. The Intercept recently reported that users who login to Windows 10 with a Microsoft account automatically upload a copy of their system’s recovery key to Microsoft’s servers. This recovery key can be used to unlock your system’s encrypted disk, which means that users are giving Microsoft the ability....