Windows 8 is out. One new feature included in Windows 8 is the new Start screen that has something called tiles. Among these tiles, there are “live tiles” which regularly and automatically update themselves to display ...
Any dotTechies have kids or raised kids? Then you probably know how some kids can throw pretty bad tantrums. I don’t have kids and haven’t raised any but I was (recently) a kid, so I kneely remember how I used to throw...
So you have a Nexus 4 and want to be able to root it or install custom ROMs. Before you can do any of those things, you need to unlock the bootloader, first. This guide will show you how to unlock Nexus 4 bootloader. Disclaimer: T...
Do Not Track is a semi-new feature in the digital world that allows users to tell advertisers to not track their online activity for the purposes of serving targeted/personalized ads. To use Do Not Track, it must be built into you...
So you have enabled Do Not Track in your browser, but you want to confirm that it has actually been enabled. How do you find out? Easy — you read the following handy dandy guide that shows you how to check if Do Not Track is...
Comics are meant to be funny, right? At least they are intended to make one smile. Sure some comics in the past may have been more serious than funny, but the general intention is to be humorous. The following comic, in my humble-...
At the risk of sounding like a broken trashed record, I must say that here on dotTech we love featuring photos (or images, for those of you “that probably is not real” folk that get irked by me referring to Photoshoppe...
In its most simple form, the traditional online file locker business model is to allow anyone to freely download files but charge people for uploading. For the longest time, RapidShare, an extremely popular file locker, has bucked...
Ransomware is a special type of malware that locks, or claims to lock, your files and folders; then it asks you to pay a certain amount of money before you are given access back to your data. If you don’t pay, you don’...
Do you ever feel sorry for Adobe? I mean, yeah, it is hard to feel sorry for a multi-billion dollar corporation that likes to use closed standards and charge us for the privilege. But still, you have to feel for them; two of their...
I remember reading a news report, yes news report on a major news channel (*cough* CNN *cough* — yes I do watch TV… sometimes…), that the first thing a couple did after getting married is post a status update to ...
Golden Eagle is a bird of prey. Red Fox is a omnivorous animal. If they go head to head, which would win a fight? The Golden Eagle with its air advantage and razor sharp claws? Or the Red Fox with its mobility and deadly bite? Bea...
Hey dotTechies, On Tuesday dotTech’s ability to send e-mail reminders, comment updates, etc. was disabled by our web host due to a bogus spam complaint. That issue is still being resolved but due to how long it is taking, ou...
Have you ever started talking to someone and they seemingly responded in kind… but then you later discover that they are on the phone and were talking to the person on the other end, not you? Yeah… haven’t we all...
We sung a lot of songs in elementary school. Why? I don’t know. We just did. Anyone know that song that goes something like “I’ve got the whole world, in my hands. I’ve got the whole wide world, in my hands...
