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What's the difference between USB 2.0, 3.0 and 3.1?

Strictly speaking, USB 2.0, 3.0 and 3.1 aren't physical ports they are methods of transmitting data and delivering power. Each is faster than its predecessor. USB 2.0 offers theoretical speeds of up to 480Mbps, USB 3.0 up to 5Gbps and USB 3.1 up to 10Gbps.

Three years ago we went into meltdown in the 12 month leading up to the end of life of Windows XP. The one year migration campaign was awash with security warnings from Microsoft itself, as well as migration specialists.
Now it seems the migration campaign is starting up again, for Windows 7 this time. The OS is due to reach the end of life in 2020 - less than three years away.

source: CRN channel news.

Quote of the day!!

"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if PAC-MAN affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music"

-A few useful keyboard shortcuts-
Increase your productivity and reduce boring and repetitive strain with a few easy shortcuts. The following list is for Windows users but Apple users can use the shortcuts as well by pressing the ‘Cmd’ button instead of the ‘Ctrl ’ button.

A) The classic:
1) Copy a highlighted text: Ctrl + C
2) Cut a highlighted text: Ctrl + X
3) Paste the copied text: Ctrl + V
4) Save the file: Ctrl + S
5) Print the document: Ctrl + P

B) The erratic editor:
1) Undo any changes even multiple times: Ctrl + Z
2) Redo any changes even multiple times: Ctrl + Y

C) The Explorer:
1) Open the ‘Find’ field to search the text for key words: Ctrl+ F

2) Switching between open programs or tabs in your browser:
Alt + Tab moving forward
Alt + Tab + Shift moving backwards

D) The corrector: Doesn’t work for Apple users
1) Deleting a full word at a time instead of a single character: Ctrl + Backspace

2) Moving the cursor from word to word instead of one character: Ctrl + left or right arrow

3) Highlight one word at a time: Ctrl + Shift + left or right arrow

E) The Speed Merchant:
1) Move the cursor to the beginning of the document or webpage:
Ctrl + Home (above the numeric keypad)

2) Move the cursor to the beginning of the document or webpage:
Ctrl + End (above the numeric keypad)