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A Shattered Collection of My Best Memories: An Immediate Solution Thanks to Stellar Photo Recovery

Who doesn’t love creating new memories and saving them as photos on a smartphone, PC, or any other digital media? While many of us share some on social media, we keep the most precious and private ones to ourselves. Sadly, my hard drive of photos became corrupted, which held images…

Adobe Acrobat Pro is the ultimate solution for increased productivity

Disclosure: Our team is always looking for things we think our readers will value. We have received compensation for publishing this article. Despite our many technological advances today, we still sit with situations where we open several apps for a task. You use one to compile a document, another one…

GOM Mix Max’s Big Launch

GOM & Company is releasing its newest video editing software, GOM Mix Max, with a big launch celebration. Focused on balancing high-quality and plentiful features, GOM Mix Max will be a powerful tool for new editors and veterans alike. Users who sign up now can get GOM Mix Max for free for…

Key New Updates For Icecream’s Suite Of Tools
Icecream offers one of the most popular toolboxes on the File Hippo site, mostly because they keep current with their updates while ensuring a high level of compatibility across multiple platforms and operating systems. The Icecream Apps development team have just launched several big updates, including ones for Icecream... Read more
Hilarious Pics That Prove Sports And Comedy Go Together
The internet is a veritable cesspool of scary photos, offensive images, and otherwise crazy documented events. But these images prove that there are some truly astounding WTF moments in every kind of sport. Bowling cheerleaders Image 1 of 8 This isn't even a thing! Why is there a cheerleader... Read more
Not-To-Be-Missed Features In The New Flash Player Update
Having to update your Flash Player has actually become a joke in pop culture (“How come the good guys with the laptop never have to wait to update their Flash Players when they’re trying to track the bad guys?”), but part of why it feels like you’re always updating... Read more
New Updates For RogueKiller Make It More Effective Against Malware
If you’re logging on these days (especially from a public hotspot or other unsecured connection) and you don’t have top-notch antivirus and antimalware software installed and updated, there’s no nice way to tell you this: you’re playing with fire. Fortunately, with the availability of free-but-worthy names in malicious software... Read more
Deadly New Rombertik Malware Destroys Your Computer And Itself
As a general rule, computer viruses pretty much suck. Most of them sneak in, infiltrate your hard drive, and run quietly in the background so they can do their dirty deeds. But a new malware, Rombertik, automatically self-destructs if it’s detected by your computer or your antivirus protocols, dragging... Read more
When People Love Their Pets A Little Too Much
Who would have ever imagined that there’s such a thing as loving your pet TOO much? After all, our animal companions are a very real part of our lives, and they contribute to our happiness in ways that make the world just seem brighter. But these images prove that... Read more
Who Needs Photoshop? These Pics Prove Timing Is Everything!
In the day of Photoshop–not to point fingers and even suggest that the graphic artists who manipulate digital images into stunning pictures are not artists–it’s easy to forget that once upon a time, you had to have a good camera, a great eye for visuals, and a serious amount... Read more
Office 365 Can Now Tackle Bigger Files
There’s good news for Office 365 fans: email files, once limited to 25 MB, can now be as large as 150 MB, an important file jump for users who need to send a photo slide deck, PowerPoint presentation, or other graphics-heavy content. Users have always been able to reap... Read more
Chrome Launcher 2.0 Gets Google Now
What is Google Now? Well, it’s a way for Google to give you information it thinks you want based on information you’ve searched before, all in the form of pop-up cards that get sent to your phone or device. Before non-believers start thinking that’s an annoying way to intrude... Read more
Microsoft Office 2016 Promises Some Big Changes
As any Microsoft Office devotee can tell you, there are some vital personal and workplace tools in the suite of products. Of course, if the price tag is any indication, Microsoft is pretty proud of its product, too. That’s why it’s strange to find so many consumers who are... Read more
Microsoft Powers Up Its Azure Cloud Service
In the world of business and app development, cloud services are almost a requirement to keep your doors open. Besides the security of storage–an especially important factor for things like startups with innovative ideas and companies developing patented proprietary goods and services–cloud data storage also fosters connectivity, an important... Read more
Latest Evernote Update Launches Premium Service
One of the world’s most beloved organizational apps is Evernote, and it’s currently everyone’s favorite darling when it comes to creating, storing, and retrieving information that you’ll need later. But besides the facelift… I mean, update… that the company has just released, Evernote has also launched its premium service... Read more
Mozilla Update And Calls For Move Away From Insecure HTTP
One of the top three web browsers has issued an update today, opening up the beta of Mozilla 38.0. This is just another in an ongoing line up of adjustments, tweaks, and bug fixes that has kept FireFox in the forefront of both users” and developers’ minds. What may... Read more
uTorrent Update Reportedly Mining Users’ Computers For BitCoins
A recent report by Trusted Reviews has unearthed some upsetting news for users of a torrent management software called uTorrent. According to the report, uTorrent’s most recent update came bundled with another tool called Epic  Scale, and it has been accused of mining Bitcoin in the background, a fact... Read more
12 Employees Who Got Fired For Social Media Hating
It’s perfectly fine to hate your job. You can hate your boss, too. You can even cry a little on the inside every time you pull into the parking lot to go to work. But what’s not okay is posting evidence of your hatred of employment on social media,... Read more
Skype For Business Is Good For Business
Microsoft made the announcement recently that they’ve made the leap from the original Lync program (which actually used to be called the Star Trekish Microsoft Office Communicator) to Skype for Business; a separate interface from the widely-used Skype application that intends to make business calls and messaging even better than... Read more
These Hilarious Parents Shame Their Kids On Facebook
Forget spiders and clowns and dark alleys and the number thirteen…nothing strikes fear in a young person’s heart more than that thought that their parents will embarrass them publicly. When you factor in social media, the potential for embarrassment shoots to galactic levels. Here are just a few times... Read more
Spotify Updates Help Improve The Music Streaming Exerience
Music streaming services like Spotify have come a long from the days when industry critics pronounced them the death of music. In fact, the opposite has proven to be true: with the abundance of music options and the ability to sample new artists and even new genres without the... Read more