| Although the phrase “Elementary, my dear Watson” is deeply linked with the Sherlock Holmes literary series, at no point in the text does Holmes ever utter the phrase. | |
| Today's Tech Term
Shovelware | |
| Shovelware refers to the extra programs that come pre-installed on computers and offer little to no value to consumers, but may appear attractive to first-time buyers who ‘feel’ they are getting more with their purchase. A popular synonym for Shovelware is Crapware. | |
| What We're Reading from Around the Web | |
| | Google could be tracking and recording your every location on your Android device, and you may not even know it! | |
| | Macs format drives with Apple’s HFS+ file system, which Windows won’t recognize or access without third-party software. Macs may also create a protected EFI partition on these drives that you can’t delete with the usual disk-partitioning tools. | |
| | Windows 8.1 invites you to “Get more features with a new edition of Windows.” You’ll get six more features if you upgrade to the Professional edition — plus a seventh if you pay extra. | |
| | The Xposed Framework is a way to make system-level changes to your Android operating system without installing a custom ROM. All you need is root access. Here’s a look at what you can actually do with the Xposed Framework. | |
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