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(Continued from page 7) Firefox Quantum was recently released.
There are different ways to determine if a This post explains the reasons the author
network card/adapter is capable of dual has for switching back to Firefox from
band. Chrome. I know a lot of you that have never
Under Device Manager, Network Adapt- left Firefox, and/or are not satisfied with
ers, description may indicate whether it is Chrome. I have experimented with Quantum
dual band. a little, but think you should read this post
In Windows 10 and decide for yourself.
open Settings
click Network & Internet Word, Excel And PowerPoint Viewers Are
click Status Being Retired
click View your network properties https://www.ghacks.net/2017/11/20/word-
excel-and-powerpoint-viewers-are-being-
scroll down to Wireless Network Con- retired/#
nection
If you are still using these viewers, you need
You can also try an Internet search for the to read this post. This post also lists several
model number of your device; specifications alternatives to the viewers, if you don’t al-
may show information ready know of any. (Note: It has been years
since I have used any of these viewers be-
Security reminder: If you own your own rout- cause I use LibreOffice which can read
er make sure you have changed the pass- these types of files.)
word for logging into the router (this is not
the same as the SSID pass- The 50 Cool Uses For Live CDs
word for connecting devices to http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/download-
the network/internet). Also 50-cool-uses-for-live-cds/
check for and install router
firmware updates, especially I only knew 7 of the uses for live CDs, which
security updates.
surprised me a little. Check this post for
yourself, and I am sure you will find a few
that you have never thought of.
Why Traditional Antivirus Is Doomed
https://davescomputertips.com/why-
traditional-antivirus-is-doomed/
This is a short opinion piece, to which I
Interesting Internet mostly agree. Also, it seems to advocate the
Finds use of sandboxing as an alternative to tradi-
tional antivirus software. My only problem
Steve Costello, Boca Raton Computer Society with this is that the average computer user
editor (at) brcs.org
http://ctublog.sefcug.com/ will not know enough to work without the
traditional antivirus software effectively.
While going through the more than 300
RSS feeds, I often run across things that I What Is Google Play Services? Why Do
think might be of interest to other user You Need It?
group members. https://fossbytes.com/google-play-services-
necessity/
The following are some items I found inter-
esting during the month of November 2017. If you have an android device (KitKat) you
have probably seen Google Play Services.
Why I Switched From Chrome to Firefox If you are wondering what it does, or wheth-
Quantum er you really need it, this post explains it all.
https://www.howtogeek.com/333393/why-i-
switched-from-chrome-to-firefox-quantum/
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