Category Archives: tips

You’re Putting The Wrong Gas In Your Car

Posted on October 2, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

This handy infographic shows you the recommended fuel type for car models built in 2012 or newer. We hope this clears up any confusion you might have about what type of gas to put in your car. If your car … Continue reading →

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The Skills We’ve Lost to Technology and How to Get Them Back

Posted on October 2, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

Technology usually makes our lives easier. It also makes it so we don’t have to practice a few basic skills. After years of smartphone use, many of us can’t even remember a phone number. Here’s how to get the skills … Continue reading →

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Get Office products FREE for Students

Posted on September 29, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

Get Office free from your schoolOffice 365 Education for Students is available for free to students who are enrolled at qualifying schools. Install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs and on other mobile devices, including Windows tablets and … Continue reading →

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How to Hold Your Phone When Shooting Video

Posted on June 10, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

In today’s Ask Pogue! video, I’m not going to answer a reader’s email query. I’m going to answer 30 of them.Seriously. I’ve received a lot of emails asking, why, for Pete’s sake, does anyone hold the phone vertically to capture video, … Continue reading →

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The Downsides of Storing Files on Your Desktop

Posted on April 11, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

Your desktop is a convenient place to store a few files, but it isn’t always the best. PC World explains why. This is a pretty common practice—if you don’t do it, you probably know someone who does—but PC World says … Continue reading →

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LastPass Now Tells You Which Heartbleed-Affected Passwords to Change

Posted on April 10, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

This week, a giant security hole came to light that affects a large portion of the internet. As different sites recover, you’ll need to change your passwords, and now LastPass tells you when to do so. Due to the nature … Continue reading →

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How to avoid heartburn, err, Heartbleed; Must Read!!!

Posted on April 10, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

Don’t change your password. It’s strange advice to hear when the so-called Heartbleed bug is leaving databases all over the web open and exposed, but it’s applicable. Yes, security has been compromised for many of your favorite websites and services … Continue reading →

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Heartbleed Bug

Posted on April 9, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

The Heartbleed Bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. This weakness allows stealing the information protected, under normal conditions, by the SSL/TLS encryption used to secure the Internet. SSL/TLS provides communication security and privacy over … Continue reading →

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Seven Safety Tips for People Sticking with Windows XP

Posted on April 9, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

Everybody panic! On Tuesday, April 8, Microsoft will stop “supporting” Windows XP. If you’re still using a computer that’s running this old operating system, you do have options. I covered them very recently: Still on Windows XP? Here’s Some Bad Advice. … Continue reading →

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Obamacare and you: Do I have to have Obamacare? – CSMonitor.com

Posted on April 7, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

I’m not really political, but people have asked me about this quite a bit. “I don’t know why, so don’t ask”. So here it is I found the most straight forward article I could find and here it is… STR … Continue reading →