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Save big on Windows 10 devices this Black Friday

2016-11-14 KENNETH 0

Save big on Windows 10 devices this Black Friday Gadget geeks, get ready. If you’re looking to upgrade your tech this holiday, there’s no better time to buy than Black Friday. Microsoft Store and other retailers across the country are offering some of the steepest discounts of the year on Microsoft’s hottest selling PCs and game consoles, so there’s something for everyone on your shopping list. Visit your local Microsoft Store, microsoftstore.com or any of our retail partners for more details on availability and pricing. Here are just a few of the great deals for shoppers next weekend: Upgrade to Surface and save up to $430 This Black Friday through Cyber Monday, Microsoft is offering an unprecedented deal of up to $430 off select* Surface devices and bundles between Nov. 24 – 28 at Microsoft Store and Best Buy locations. [ more… ]

NGINX Plus Helps Ecommerce Vendors Improve SEO Results

2016-11-12 KENNETH 0

NGINX Plus Helps Ecommerce Vendors Improve SEO Results tl;dr With NGINX and NGINX Plus, you can change your site architecture as needed without suffering SEO penalties. The high performance of NGINX, and its easy‑to‑implement rewrite rules, make it simple to point existing URLs to new page locations. In addition, powerful rewrite rules and other NGINX features make it easy to move to HTTPS, which increases user confidence in your site and gives you an SEO boost. Problem Search engine optimization – SEO – is a concern for all sites. The lessons in this blog post apply, to some extent, to anyone managing a site. But SEO is even more of a “do or die” concern for ecommerce sites, large and small. Showing up on the first page of Google search results for relevant products – preferably at the top – is crucial for all online [ more… ]

How to send SMS messages using Skype on Windows 10 devices

2016-11-12 KENNETH 0

How to send SMS messages using Skype on Windows 10 devices The Skype team is excited to bring a new feature to our Skype Preview for Windows 10 users, SMS relay. This feature allows Windows 10 Mobile users to send and receive SMS and MMS messages directly from a Windows 10 PC. You can view and respond to SMS and MMS messages from your PC, no need to reach for your phone. Making Skype the Default Messaging App To get started, you will need to make Skype the default messaging app. On a Windows phone, launch Skype Preview, go to settings and select “Make Skype your default messaging app.”; and on a Windows PC, launch Skype Preview, go to settings and select “Enable Skype on this device to sync my SMS messages.” You can always turn this off by going [ more… ]

This Week on Windows: Call of Duty, the Alcatel Idol 4S, Start menu tips and more

2016-11-12 KENNETH 0

This Week on Windows: Call of Duty, the Alcatel Idol 4S, Start menu tips and more We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of This Week on Windows! Learn more about Trimble’s new Sketchup Viewer app for HoloLens and Alcatel’s new virtual reality enabled IDOL 4S phone with Windows 10, or head over here to read our Windows 10 Tip on four ways you can customize the Start menu. Here’s what’s new in the Windows Store this week: Forza Motorsport 6: Apex Premium Edition   Forza fans on Windows 10 PC can now experience new content in Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, with the launch of Forza Motorsport 6: Apex Premium Edition ($16.99). The Premium Edition includes the base game of Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, along with three newly-released content packs for the game; two car collections and a new track pack, bringing the legendary Nürburgring to [ more… ]

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Defending against ransomware with Windows 10 Anniversary Update

2016-11-12 KENNETH 0

Defending against ransomware with Windows 10 Anniversary Update Ransomware is one of the latest malware threats that is attracting an increasing number of cyber-criminals who are looking to profit from it. In fact, in the last 12 months, the number of ransomware variants have more than doubled. Its premise is deceptively simple: infect users’ devices, and then deny them access to their devices or files unless they pay a ransom. However, the methods and means attackers are using to perpetrate ransomware attacks are increasingly varied, complex and costly. Microsoft is committed to helping protect people against threats to their safety and security through our strategy of Prevent, Detect and Respond. Using this approach, Windows 10 Anniversary Update is more ransomware-resilient than ever before. Here are some of the many ways we’re fighting back against ransomware: Six of the top 10 [ more… ]