How to fully back up your Windows PC for free (even if it's working properly today)

If you've ever had to deal with a dying computer, you know the challenge of ensuring you have a good backup. Here's how I use CloneZilla to do just that.
IEEE

Setting the Stage: Using Virtual Reality to Assess the Effects of Music Performance Anxiety in Pianists

Abstract: Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) is highly prevalent among musicians and often debilitating, associated with changes in cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and physiological responses to ...

Use Microsoft PC Manager to Speed Up Your Windows 11 Computer

Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close.

Stop the Slop: 8 Tools That Clean Up Windows 11

If Windows 11 feels cluttered with AI features, ads, and background services, these free debloating tools can help. Here are ...
Bleeping Computer

New KadNap botnet hijacks ASUS routers to fuel cybercrime proxy network

A newly discovered botnet malware called KadNap is targeting ASUS routers and other edge networking devices to turn them into proxies for malicious traffic. Since August 2025, KadNap has grown to ...
GitHub

Fara-7B: An Efficient Agentic Model for Computer Use

Fara-7B is Microsoft's first agentic small language model (SLM) designed specifically for computer use. With only 7 billion parameters, Fara-7B is an ultra-compact Computer Use Agent (CUA) that ...
IEEE

Speed Sign Detection Using Computer Vision Techniques in ADAS Systems

Abstract: Traffic sign detection is one of the most important modules in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) that help to improve road-safety. In this paper, the real-time traffic sign detection ...
Bleeping Computer

New ClickFix attack abuses nslookup to retrieve PowerShell payload via DNS

Threat actors are now abusing DNS queries as part of ClickFix social engineering attacks to deliver malware, making this the first known use of DNS as a channel in these campaigns. ClickFix attacks ...
Hosted on MSN

Madison County SNAP-Ed program to shut down Feb. 15 after federal funding cut

“It is heartbreaking to see it go, and just because you don’t see a massive profit off of something doesn’t mean it isn’t worth it,” SNAP-ED Program Coordinator Sara Bertles said. The local SNAP-ED ...
WTVD

Troubleshooter helps Durham woman get refund on computer not delivered

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Triangle woman says a costly online order turned into a frustrating battle for a refund, until her doorbell camera helped prove her case. Lakisha Webb, of Durham, placed an ...
Phys.org

Nanolaser on a chip could cut computer energy use in half

Researchers at DTU have developed a nanolaser that could be the key to much faster and much more energy-efficient computers, phones, and data centers. The technology offers the prospect of thousands ...
PC Gamer

The three big players in computer memory are all building new factories but it probably won't help DRAM prices until 2028, if then

Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung are all tooling up, but don't expect PC memory prices to improve for years to come. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.