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  1. New Feature: How to apply Google Authorship to your posts

    Google recognizes the authorship of Google+ members on their search engine. In order to accomplish this, we have made it possible to enter the required information necessary, if you so choose, for your Google+ information to appear on the Google search engine whenever you author a message. Here...
  2. What Happened to Blogs?!

    It has been decided that it is best that we transfer our blog system into the forums themselves. This will allow members to view, and in some cases manage, threads they have already created, create new ones, and allow for better visibility of your messages. A conclusion was made that the blog...
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    Windows 7 HELP! I have been infected by "WEB CAKE 3.0"

    Hi HELP! I have been infected by "WEB CAKE 3.0". BACKGROUND I am running Windows7 x64 on 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of SSD. I am using Microsoft Security Essentials for virus protection. I am pretty much a newbie. THE STORY SO FAR: 1. I found it in Control Panel > Programs and Features, and because...
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    Windows 7 Removing http://start.search.us.com

    I have tried to set google.com as my home page, but keep getting the following website as my home page http://start.search.us.com/v/2/?guid={407F09D3-7285-41D5-A83A-E8EDDFE524B4}&serpv=5 I would be appreciated if someone could advise me how to remove this so that I can set up...
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    Windows 7 win 7 all search engines are redirected. (virus?)

    Win 7 IE 9 using google or any other search engine (Yahoo, etc) the search does bring up links for the web sites requested. However clicking any link redirects the request to a page "Get hot link.com" or a job search page. I have run the MS Malware removal tool, McAfee, IObit Malware fighter pro...
  6. Windows 8 What can you do in Windows 8 that you can't do in Windows 7?

    Hi I was thinking about this today. When I upgraded from XP to Windows 7 there were new features that were obvious. Like Snap better CD writing apps in the software, etc. I was trying to come up with things that are different from Windows 7 in Windows 8 other then the user interface...
  7. Windows 8 Can't get rid of Babylon Search Engine in Chrome!!!

    Hi I've been trying to get rid of this for several days with no luck. I found that you get this malware by installing Mozilla Firefox, it then spreads to your other browsers if you have them. I installed Firefox to try and fix the problems I was having with cutting and pasting in this...
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    Windows 7 How to get rid of Speedbit ?

    I don't know how Speedbit got into my computer but it keeps hijacking both my homepage and default search engine. This is not a browser issue though, the filth is in my System folders (I run Win 7 Ultimate x64, but this is in the x86 segment). First, of course, I tried to uninstall it, but, of...
  9. Windows 7 Why is Windows 7 search so bad?

    Hi I really don't get this! If a computer can do anything it should be able to find files. Today I needed to find a file that I did for my niece a year ago. I don't remember what I named it or where I saved it. After trying a few things I decided to narrow it down by just getting a list of...
  10. September Updates

    We have moved ahead with our agenda in several areas for September. Members can enjoy changes in the following areas: Post Messages Using Windows Live ID, Facebook, Yahoo!, and AOL As we proposed today, members can use the Facebook Graph API (and therefore the OpenGraph API) to post messages...
  11. Search Engine Updates

    Fixed cosmetic issue with search results that have a title that contains unicode characters Better handling of non-standard latin characters (makes German, Spanish, Swedish and Norwegian work without needing setting) Changed how delta indexes are threaded within distributed indexes Fixed issue...
  12. Windows 7 Gains, Smartphone Declines Marked Microsoft's Week

    Microsoft saw its Windows 7 share rise, its smartphone share decline and its search-engine share stay about even, according to new analyst numbers. Link Removed
  13. Microsoft Confirms Windows 8 Availability in 2012

    Link RemovedBig News for Those Anticipating Windows 8! It's being covered all over the news now. Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer on Monday confirmed that Windows 8, the next iteration of the software giant's operating system, will be available in 2012. Speaking at a Microsoft Developer...
  14. Bing to become search default on new BlackBerry phones

    Research in Motion (RIM) has announced it will make Bing the default search engine on BlackBerry phones starting this holiday season. The announcement at the BlackBerry World 2011 conference on May 3 was big enough to merit Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s appearance on stage. Details so far...
  15. Bogus Antivirus Malware Targets Mac Computers

    A fake antivirus application is targeting Mac OS X computers using Apple's Safari browser. Cybercriminals pushing MAC Defender, named like the legitimate MacDefender antivirus product, are manipulating keywords to push malicious sites to the top of search results. According to security...
  16. How Google is teaching computers to see

    Computers used to be blind, and now they can see. Thanks to increasingly sophisticated algorithms, computers today can recognize and identify the Eiffel Tower, the Mona Lisa or a can of Budweiser. Still, despite huge technological strides in the last decade or so, visual search has plenty...
  17. Windows 7 I clicked on a website link in a Yahoo search but got redirected to a blank page that tried to scan

    Yesterday I was browsing the web on Yahoo search like I always do. And I was searching for a well known social web hosting forum.That I was visiting two weeks ago and had no problems getting onto that site then. I will not tell you the link as I do not want anyone else to click on it, as it is...
  18. Microsoft gearing up to launch Bing, Windows 7 phone

    HYDERABAD: Microsoft is gearing up to formally launch its search engine Bing in the Indian market. The Information Technology giant has announced plans to introduce its much-hyped Windows 7 phone in the domestic market, but the date of the formal launch has not been finalised yet. Link Removed
  19. Microsoft gearing up to launch Bing, Windows 7 phone

    HYDERABAD: Microsoft is gearing up to formally launch its search engine Bing in the Indian market. The Information Technology giant has announced plans to introduce its much-hyped Windows 7 phone in the domestic market, but the date of the formal launch has not been finalised yet. Link Removed...
  20. China's Baidu is going social

    China's Baidu is going social Baidu, China’s “Google” so to speak, has announced the development and expansion for more social networking services to keep its strong momentum and dominance in the Chinese Internet landscape. Link Removed According to Chinese blog Techweb, Baidu CEO...