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It doesn’t really matter whether or not you actually want to, because you probably <em>feel</em> all warm and fuzzy when you think about using it to make (often crappy) drawings. That sense of nostalgia has worked its magic on Microsoft, which has announced <a href="../../2017/07/24/microsoft-may-soon-kill-off-paint-program-after-32-years-of-pixelated-art/index.html" target="_blank">it isn’t killing off the old program anytime soon</a>. <a href="../../2017/07/25/microsoft-dont-worry-were-keeping-ms-paint-because-nostalgia/index.html#more-10284670" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10277940 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-crime-fraud category-data-privacy category-telecom-technology tag-it-aint-over-yet tag-ransomware tag-hack-attack tag-windows entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../it-aint-over-yet/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> it ain't over yet </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/05/15/massive-ransomware-attack-has-slowed-but-probably-isnt-over-forever/index.html" title="Massive Ransomware Attack Has Slowed, But Probably Isn’t Over Forever"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-15-at-10-20-10-am.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Coyoty" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/05/15/massive-ransomware-attack-has-slowed-but-probably-isnt-over-forever/index.html" title="Massive Ransomware Attack Has Slowed, But Probably Isn’t Over Forever" rel="bookmark">Massive Ransomware Attack Has Slowed, But Probably Isn’t Over Forever</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/kcoxconsumer/index.html" title="Posts by Kate Cox" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kate Cox</a></span></span> 5.15.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Ransomware — malicious software that encrypts your computer until you pay up — is, sadly, not new, but a recent, massive global attack on computer networks has pushed ransomware into the spotlight. While security researchers have figured out how to slow the havoc down, another wave of attacks seems likely. <a href="../../2017/05/15/massive-ransomware-attack-has-slowed-but-probably-isnt-over-forever/index.html#more-10277940" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10277742 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media-entertainment category-telecom-technology tag-coming-soon tag-windows tag-windows-store tag-itunes tag-apple tag-microsoft tag-app entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../coming-soon/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> coming soon </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/05/11/apple-adding-itunes-to-windows-store/index.html" title="Apple Adding iTunes To Windows Store"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/c_j1sqquiaat9yi.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Apple Adding iTunes To Windows Store" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/05/11/apple-adding-itunes-to-windows-store/index.html" title="Apple Adding iTunes To Windows Store" rel="bookmark">Apple Adding iTunes To Windows Store</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 5.11.17</div><div class="entry-content"><p>If you’re a Windows user but prefer to stick with iTunes for all your music needs, you’ll soon be able to jam out to your favorite songs on your computer: The iTunes desktop app will be coming to the Windows Store soon. <a href="../../2017/05/11/apple-adding-itunes-to-windows-store/index.html#more-10277742" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10277408 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-data-privacy category-telecom-technology tag-plug-it tag-microsoft tag-windows tag-pcs tag-google-project-zero tag-security tag-hack-attacks tag-malware tag-windows-defender entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../plug-it/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> plug it </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/05/09/microsoft-issues-fix-for-massive-malware-vulnerability-that-affects-most-pcs/index.html" title="Microsoft Issues Fix For Massive Malware Vulnerability That Affects Most PCs"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/microsoft.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Jeepers Media" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/05/09/microsoft-issues-fix-for-massive-malware-vulnerability-that-affects-most-pcs/index.html" title="Microsoft Issues Fix For Massive Malware Vulnerability That Affects Most PCs" rel="bookmark">Microsoft Issues Fix For Massive Malware Vulnerability That Affects Most PCs</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 5.9.17 — <span class="date modified time" title="2017-05-11T12:23:33+00:00">Updated: 5.11.17</span></div><div class="entry-content"><p>A few days after security researchers discovered a massive flaw in Microsoft’s malware protection engine Windows Defender — which is used in almost every recent version of Windows — the company <a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/4022344" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">has issued a fix</a> that it believes will keep attackers out. <a href="../../2017/05/09/microsoft-issues-fix-for-massive-malware-vulnerability-that-affects-most-pcs/index.html#more-10277408" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10268159 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-quality-safety category-transportation-infrastructure tag-thats-not-how-it-works tag-recall tag-national-highway-traffic-safety-administration tag-nissan tag-windows tag-door-latch tag-nhtsa tag-safety entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../thats-not-how-it-works/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> that's not how it works </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2017/02/07/nissan-recalls-altimas-because-rolling-down-the-window-shouldnt-open-the-door/index.html" title="Nissan Recalls Altimas, Because Rolling Down The Window Shouldn’t Open The Door"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/nissan.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="(Adam Fagen)" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2017/02/07/nissan-recalls-altimas-because-rolling-down-the-window-shouldnt-open-the-door/index.html" title="Nissan Recalls Altimas, Because Rolling Down The Window Shouldn’t Open The Door" rel="bookmark">Nissan Recalls Altimas, Because Rolling Down The Window Shouldn’t Open The Door</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 2.7.17 — <span class="date modified time" title="2017-02-08T11:13:05+00:00">Updated: 2.8.17</span></div><div class="entry-content"><p>We’re all used to the idea of pressing a button to roll down your car window. What we’re not used to — because it would be insanely dangerous — is pressing the window button and having the door open instead. <a href="../../2017/02/07/nissan-recalls-altimas-because-rolling-down-the-window-shouldnt-open-the-door/index.html#more-10268159" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10252018 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-transportation-infrastructure category-uncategorized tag-another-day-another-recall tag-ford tag-recall tag-windows tag-engine tag-stalling entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../another-day-another-recall/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> Another Day Another Recall </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/08/24/ford-recalls-88k-vehicles-over-stalling-issue/index.html" title="Ford Recalls 88K Vehicles Over Stalling Issue"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/fordfusion.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Don Buciak II" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/08/24/ford-recalls-88k-vehicles-over-stalling-issue/index.html" title="Ford Recalls 88K Vehicles Over Stalling Issue" rel="bookmark">Ford Recalls 88K Vehicles Over Stalling Issue</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 8.24.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>There are few things worse than having your relatively new car stall on you without warning. That’s why Ford is recalling nearly 90,000 vehicles with a defect that could leave your car dead — and unable to restart — in the middle of the road.<br /> <a href="../../2016/08/24/ford-recalls-88k-vehicles-over-stalling-issue/index.html#more-10252018" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10240002 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media-entertainment category-telecom-technology category-uncategorized tag-at-last tag-windows-10 tag-microsoft tag-windows tag-operating-systems entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../at-last/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> at last </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/05/06/microsoft-will-finally-stop-nagging-pc-users-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-in-july/index.html" title="Microsoft Will Finally Stop Nagging PC Users To Upgrade To Windows 10 In July"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/microsoftdog.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="lonewolf" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/05/06/microsoft-will-finally-stop-nagging-pc-users-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-in-july/index.html" title="Microsoft Will Finally Stop Nagging PC Users To Upgrade To Windows 10 In July" rel="bookmark">Microsoft Will Finally Stop Nagging PC Users To Upgrade To Windows 10 In July</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 5.6.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>If you’re running any version of Windows on your PC that isn’t Windows 10, you’re undoubtedly familiar with <a href="../../2016/02/02/microsoft-makes-good-on-plan-to-push-windows-10-upgrades-more-aggressively/index.html" target="_blank">Microsoft’s persistent efforts to push users to upgrade</a>, by way of pop-ups and <a href="../../2015/11/10/microsoft-confirms-some-windows-10-upgrades-have-been-installing-in-the-background/index.html" target="_blank">automatic installations</a>. Those days will be over soon, as Microsoft is promising to stop nagging folks come July. <a href="../../2016/05/06/microsoft-will-finally-stop-nagging-pc-users-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-in-july/index.html#more-10240002" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10236458 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-whose-lifetime tag-warranties tag-superior-engineered-products tag-windows tag-mergers-and-acquisitions tag-lifetime-warranty tag-lifetime-warranties entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../whose-lifetime/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> whose lifetime? </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/04/01/company-sells-25k-worth-of-windows-with-lifetime-warranty-disappears/index.html" title="Company Sells $25K Worth Of Windows With Lifetime Warranty, Disappears"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/windowview.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="CBS Sacramento" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/04/01/company-sells-25k-worth-of-windows-with-lifetime-warranty-disappears/index.html" title="Company Sells $25K Worth Of Windows With Lifetime Warranty, Disappears" rel="bookmark">Company Sells $25K Worth Of Windows With Lifetime Warranty, Disappears</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/consumerlaura/index.html" title="Posts by Laura Northrup" class="author url fn" rel="author">Laura Northrup</a></span></span> 4.1.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>The trouble with “lifetime” warranties is that they often leave out an important detail: <em>whose</em> lifetime? That’s what a homeowner in California wonders now that her windows are bending away from them frame and generally failing at being windows. Now she can’t find the company that installed $25,000 worth of windows in her home only 9 years ago, or the company that actually manufactured the windows. <a href="../../2016/04/01/company-sells-25k-worth-of-windows-with-lifetime-warranty-disappears/index.html#more-10236458" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10235020 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-media-entertainment category-telecom-technology category-uncategorized tag-shutting-it-down tag-tweetdeck tag-twitter tag-windows tag-app tag-tweets entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../shutting-it-down/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> shutting it down </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/03/17/twitter-shutting-down-tweetdeck-for-windows-app-april-15/index.html" title="Twitter Shutting Down TweetDeck For Windows App April 15"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/screen-shot-2016-03-17-at-4-14-14-pm.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="(Alex Nolan)" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/03/17/twitter-shutting-down-tweetdeck-for-windows-app-april-15/index.html" title="Twitter Shutting Down TweetDeck For Windows App April 15" rel="bookmark">Twitter Shutting Down TweetDeck For Windows App April 15</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 3.17.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>If you’re a fan of TweetDeck and you happen to use the Windows-based app, it’s time to start saying “goodbye.” Twitter announced today that it will end support for that particular service on April 15. <a href="../../2016/03/17/twitter-shutting-down-tweetdeck-for-windows-app-april-15/index.html#more-10235020" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10232810 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-media-entertainment category-telecom-technology tag-lock-screen-raider tag-windows-10 tag-windows tag-microsoft tag-tomb-raider entry longform-archive-entry has-post-thumbnail"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../lock-screen-raider/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> lock screen raider </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/02/24/windows-10-users-start-seeing-full-screen-ads-on-their-screen-savers/index.html" title="Windows 10 Users Start Seeing Full-Screen Ads As Screen Savers"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/tombraider.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Windows 10 Users Start Seeing Full-Screen Ads As Screen Savers" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/02/24/windows-10-users-start-seeing-full-screen-ads-on-their-screen-savers/index.html" title="Windows 10 Users Start Seeing Full-Screen Ads As Screen Savers" rel="bookmark">Windows 10 Users Start Seeing Full-Screen Ads As Screen Savers</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/consumerlaura/index.html" title="Posts by Laura Northrup" class="author url fn" rel="author">Laura Northrup</a></span></span> 2.24.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Just because you don’t have to lay out money for software, that doesn’t necessarily make it “free.” In the last few days, users of Windows 10 have noticed full-screen ads on their lock screen if they happen to be using “Windows Spotlight” to put pretty pictures there. Fortunately, you can banish the ads from your screen, without even having to pay. <a href="../../2016/02/24/windows-10-users-start-seeing-full-screen-ads-on-their-screen-savers/index.html#more-10232810" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10228369 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-keeping-costs-down tag-consumer-reports tag-energy-saving tag-heat tag-winter tag-costs tag-appliances tag-windows entry longform-archive-entry has-post-thumbnail"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../keeping-costs-down/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> Keeping Costs Down </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2016/01/11/tis-the-season-for-high-energy-bills-tips-to-keep-warm-and-lower-costs/index.html" title="‘Tis The Season For High Energy Bills: Tips To Keep Warm And Lower Costs"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/screen-shot-2016-01-11-at-12-16-49-pm.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="(ash)" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2016/01/11/tis-the-season-for-high-energy-bills-tips-to-keep-warm-and-lower-costs/index.html" title="‘Tis The Season For High Energy Bills: Tips To Keep Warm And Lower Costs" rel="bookmark">‘Tis The Season For High Energy Bills: Tips To Keep Warm And Lower Costs</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/ashleekielerconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Ashlee Kieler" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ashlee Kieler</a></span></span> 1.11.16</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Unless you enjoy living in a dark icebox, the winter months can be a real drain on your wallet, especially if you’re still reeling from holiday shopping. But keeping warm doesn’t mean you might as well throw money on a bonfire (seriously, don’t do that). <a href="../../2016/01/11/tis-the-season-for-high-energy-bills-tips-to-keep-warm-and-lower-costs/index.html#more-10228369" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10213355 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-crime-fraud category-data-privacy category-media-entertainment category-telecom-technology category-uncategorized tag-lurking-threats tag-microsoft tag-windows-10 tag-randsomware tag-windows tag-hackers tag-hack-attacks entry longform-archive-entry has-post-thumbnail"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../lurking-threats/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> lurking threats </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2015/08/03/scam-alert-microsoft-is-not-upgrading-computers-to-windows-10-through-email/index.html" title="Scam Alert: Microsoft Is Not Upgrading Computers To Windows 10 Through Email"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/ransomwarewindows10.jpg?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="This is what the scam email purporting to be from Microsoft looks like. Don't fall for it." class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2015/08/03/scam-alert-microsoft-is-not-upgrading-computers-to-windows-10-through-email/index.html" title="Scam Alert: Microsoft Is Not Upgrading Computers To Windows 10 Through Email" rel="bookmark">Scam Alert: Microsoft Is Not Upgrading Computers To Windows 10 Through Email</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 8.3.15</div><div class="entry-content"><p><p>First and foremost: If you’re a Windows 7 or 8 user, Microsoft will not email you to upgrade to Windows 10. If you do get an email along those lines, it’s probably a scam and if you download what’s inside, bad guys could hold your computer’s files for ransom. <a href="../../2015/08/03/scam-alert-microsoft-is-not-upgrading-computers-to-windows-10-through-email/index.html" class="more-link">[More]</a></p></div></div><div class="post-10213137 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-media-entertainment category-telecom-technology tag-firefox tag-windows-10 tag-preferences tag-windows tag-microsoft tag-mozilla entry longform-archive-entry has-post-thumbnail"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../firefox/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> firefox </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2015/07/31/mozilla-displeased-that-windows-10-changes-users-default-browser/index.html" title="Mozilla Displeased That Windows 10 Changes Users’ Default Browser"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/red-small-system-setting-after-scroll.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Mozilla Displeased That Windows 10 Changes Users’ Default Browser" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2015/07/31/mozilla-displeased-that-windows-10-changes-users-default-browser/index.html" title="Mozilla Displeased That Windows 10 Changes Users’ Default Browser" rel="bookmark">Mozilla Displeased That Windows 10 Changes Users’ Default Browser</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/consumerlaura/index.html" title="Posts by Laura Northrup" class="author url fn" rel="author">Laura Northrup</a></span></span> 7.31.15</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Over at Mozilla HQ, they make web browsers that run on various platforms, including Windows. Over at Microsoft, they have their own new browser that is part of Windows, and they’d really like everyone to use it. According to Mozilla, the new version of Windows steamrolls over a user’s preferred app settings and makes Microsoft’s Edge browser the default. Mozilla is not fond of this change. <a href="../../2015/07/31/mozilla-displeased-that-windows-10-changes-users-default-browser/index.html#more-10213137" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10196478 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-media-entertainment category-telecom-technology category-uncategorized tag-not-so-super-fish tag-lenovo-2 tag-superfish tag-privacy tag-security tag-bad-security tag-data-security tag-windows tag-microsoft tag-microsoft-windows entry longform-archive-entry has-post-thumbnail"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../not-so-super-fish/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> not-so-super fish </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2015/02/20/heres-how-to-get-rid-of-that-nasty-superfish-vulnerability-on-your-new-lenovo-laptop/index.html" title="Here’s How To Get Rid Of That Nasty Superfish Vulnerability On Your New Lenovo Laptop"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/catlenovolaptop.jpg?w=680" alt="Here’s How To Get Rid Of That Nasty Superfish Vulnerability On Your New Lenovo Laptop" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2015/02/20/heres-how-to-get-rid-of-that-nasty-superfish-vulnerability-on-your-new-lenovo-laptop/index.html" title="Here’s How To Get Rid Of That Nasty Superfish Vulnerability On Your New Lenovo Laptop" rel="bookmark">Here’s How To Get Rid Of That Nasty Superfish Vulnerability On Your New Lenovo Laptop</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/kcoxconsumer/index.html" title="Posts by Kate Cox" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kate Cox</a></span></span> 2.20.15</div><div class="entry-content"><p><p>Computer manufacturer Lenovo rightly caught heat far and wide from every corner of the internet this week after security researchers discovered <a href="../../2015/02/19/lenovo-laptops-come-pre-installed-with-giant-security-hole/index.html">a massive security flaw</a> that shipped pre-installed as advertising software. Lenovo should never have put the intrusive software on their computers in the first place, but there is some good news today, as the company is now sharing a list of what computers were affected, and how owners of their machines can remove this junk crap from their systems. <a href="../../2015/02/20/heres-how-to-get-rid-of-that-nasty-superfish-vulnerability-on-your-new-lenovo-laptop/index.html" class="more-link">[More]</a></p></div></div><div class="post-10181792 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-media-entertainment category-telecom-technology category-uncategorized tag-this-one-goes-to-11 tag-windows tag-microsoft tag-windows-10 entry longform-archive-entry has-post-thumbnail"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../this-one-goes-to-11/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> this one goes to 11 </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2014/09/30/ever-the-unpredictable-scamp-microsoft-goes-with-windows-10-for-next-os/index.html" title="Ever The Unpredictable Scamp, Microsoft Goes With “Windows 10” For Next OS"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/byzfxkmcaaag2lc.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Ever The Unpredictable Scamp, Microsoft Goes With “Windows 10” For Next OS" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2014/09/30/ever-the-unpredictable-scamp-microsoft-goes-with-windows-10-for-next-os/index.html" title="Ever The Unpredictable Scamp, Microsoft Goes With “Windows 10” For Next OS" rel="bookmark">Ever The Unpredictable Scamp, Microsoft Goes With “Windows 10” For Next OS</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/chrismorranconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Chris Morran" class="author url fn" rel="author">Chris Morran</a></span></span> 9.30.14</div><div class="entry-content"><p>While Microsoft is often seen as embodying the more straight-and-narrow side of home computing, you can’t fault the company for its utterly insane approach to picking names for its Windows operating system. After jumping from 3.11 to 95 to 2,000 before going back to 7 (and let’s not forget about the random non-numerical versions released over the years), the company is following the tepidly received Windows 8 with — what else? — Windows 10. <a href="../../2014/09/30/ever-the-unpredictable-scamp-microsoft-goes-with-windows-10-for-next-os/index.html#more-10181792" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10162054 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-media-entertainment category-telecom-technology category-uncategorized tag-better-late-than-never tag-microsoft tag-hack-attack tag-internet-explorer tag-windows tag-windows-xp entry longform-archive-entry has-post-thumbnail"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../better-late-than-never/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> better late than never </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2014/05/01/microsoft-finally-releases-security-update-for-internet-explorer-xp-users-not-left-out/index.html" title="Microsoft Finally Releases Security Update For Internet Explorer; XP Users Not Left Out"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/windowsa.png?w=271&h=225&crop=1" alt="Microsoft Finally Releases Security Update For Internet Explorer; XP Users Not Left Out" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2014/05/01/microsoft-finally-releases-security-update-for-internet-explorer-xp-users-not-left-out/index.html" title="Microsoft Finally Releases Security Update For Internet Explorer; XP Users Not Left Out" rel="bookmark">Microsoft Finally Releases Security Update For Internet Explorer; XP Users Not Left Out</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/chrismorranconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Chris Morran" class="author url fn" rel="author">Chris Morran</a></span></span> 5.1.14</div><div class="entry-content"><p>After nearly a week, Microsoft has begun releasing a security update intended to patch <a href="../../2014/04/28/microsoft-internet-explorer-security-flaw-responsible-for-limited-targeted-attacks/index.html" target="_blank">a security flaw in Internet Explorer</a> that could give hackers access to a user’s computer. <a href="../../2014/05/01/microsoft-finally-releases-security-update-for-internet-explorer-xp-users-not-left-out/index.html#more-10162054" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10143942 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-farewell-old-friend tag-winamp tag-windows tag-media-players entry longform-archive-entry"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../farewell-old-friend/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> farewell old friend </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2013/11/21/winamp-shutting-down-forever-after-15-years-wait-winamp-was-still-around/index.html" title="Winamp Shutting Down Forever After 15 Years — Wait, Winamp Was Still Around?"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/winampsm.jpg?w=240&h=180&crop=1" alt="Winamp Shutting Down Forever After 15 Years — Wait, Winamp Was Still Around?" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2013/11/21/winamp-shutting-down-forever-after-15-years-wait-winamp-was-still-around/index.html" title="Winamp Shutting Down Forever After 15 Years — Wait, Winamp Was Still Around?" rel="bookmark">Winamp Shutting Down Forever After 15 Years — Wait, Winamp Was Still Around?</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/marybethquirkconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Mary Beth Quirk" class="author url fn" rel="author">Mary Beth Quirk</a></span></span> 11.21.13</div><div class="entry-content"><p>There are many readers who will no doubt read the above headline and, after wiping a tear or two from his eye, will surely rage, “Uh, I STILL USE WINAMP.” Rest assured, the astonishment that Winamp is still around comes from a purely nostalgic place. Winamp occupies that spot in my memory where I’ve just arrived at college, discovered Napster, and need <em>juuuust</em> the right Winamp skin to reflect my totally unique personality while playing awesome new DMB tunes. And now Winamp is about to go gentle into that good night. <a href="../../2013/11/21/winamp-shutting-down-forever-after-15-years-wait-winamp-was-still-around/index.html#more-10143942" class="more-link">[More]</a></p> </div></div><div class="post-10139038 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-media-entertainment category-telecom-technology category-uncategorized tag-live-and-learn tag-microsoft tag-windows tag-bill-gates entry longform-archive-entry has-post-thumbnail"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="tag-wrap"> <a href="../live-and-learn/index.html" class="post-tag" rel="tag"> live and learn </a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </header>  <a href="../../2013/09/27/bill-gates-admits-control-alt-delete-was-a-mistake/index.html" title="Bill Gates Admits: Control-Alt-Delete Was A Mistake"><img src="../../consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/billgates.png?w=300&h=225&crop=1" alt="Bill Gates Admits: Control-Alt-Delete Was A Mistake" class="Thumbnail thumbnail longform-thumb alignleft post-image" /></a><h2 class="entry-title"><a href="../../2013/09/27/bill-gates-admits-control-alt-delete-was-a-mistake/index.html" title="Bill Gates Admits: Control-Alt-Delete Was A Mistake" rel="bookmark">Bill Gates Admits: Control-Alt-Delete Was A Mistake</a></h2> <div class="post-info">By <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="../../author/chrismorranconsumerist/index.html" title="Posts by Chris Morran" class="author url fn" rel="author">Chris Morran</a></span></span> 9.27.13</div><div class="entry-content"><p>Kids today might not understand the references to “Ctrl-Alt-Delete,” that lovely, finger-twisting keyboard combination used to reboot or log on to Windows. 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