TeamViewer does an arguably competent job of providing access to a remote computer. If it ain’t broke, why fix it, right? Well, there are some drawbacks to TeamViewer that other remote access solutions lack. For starters, you have to manually install it on a desktop and potentially configure firewall policies to allow the traffic. While […]

It’s hard work keep up with the latest happenings in the VPN market because things change so rapidly. Starting a VPN service has a low barrier to entry, and there seems to be a new service appearing every week, which is both good and bad. On the one hand, it’s good that there are so […]

Antivirus and antimalware software is not a luxury; rather, it is a priority and a necessity. If you’re not already running security software on your device, be it a Mac, Linux system, Windows, or mobile device, it’s just a matter of time before you lose data due to a virus or a form of malware. […]

Storage has never been so inexpensive and vast, and as you may well already know, the price of storage devices continues to plummet, and hard drive space and power expands as time moves forward. Just consider the old AD for “The Hard Disk You’ve Been Waiting For,” which cost a jaw-dropping $3398 and offered an […]

When people hear the words “accountability software,” the very first thought that pops into most people’s heads are attempting to keep children safe on the Internet. The Internet, even though it is a marvel of modern technology, can at times be seedy, nefarious, lurid or just plain dangerous for children. Social media and other apps […]

Windows is undoubtedly the most prevalent and infamous desktop operating system and anyone who has used it has run into technical Windows issues from time to time. After all, who hasn’t seen the iconic Blue Screen of Death displayed when Windows crashes or dealt with the stress-inducing complications of upgrades gone wrong. Today we’re going […]

Zinstall is a software development firm based in Hawthorne, California. It offers a wide range of software utilities including WinWin, Zinstall Backup, Windows 10 Upgrade Companion, Computer Rescue Kit, Server Migration tools, and other similar products. Today, however, we’re going to take a look at Zinstall Migration Kit Pro to see if it’s worth its […]

Always, always, always back up your data! It can’t be said enough, or with too much intensity. People who don’t back up their data risk immense challenges in their life, and trying to get data off a compromised system is, in many cases, either extremely expensive or downright impossible. It is infinitely easier to simply […]

If you’re not already using cloud storage, you’re missing out on the opportunity to access your data on any device from everywhere you have an Internet connection. Cloud storage is now more accessible and affordable than ever before, and the market is filled with loads of competing services, which produces healthy competition and services rich […]

Thankfully, good-hearted nerds have spent hours on end coding open source software, and there has been a veritable explosion of Linux operating systems over the last 18 years. In the olden days, you really had to know how to work from the command line, and many Linux systems had extremely limited GUI’s…if they had one […]