Earlier this month a widely-reported ransomware outbreak scared the living daylights out of people all over the world. What happened, and how can you keep it from happening to you?
Control Issues
Creators Update hid the Control Panel … again. Seize control of your Microsoft account.
What’s New?
The new version of Windows 10 launched. Have you seen it yet? Microsoft patches an Office security hole. Are your updates up to date?
More More More!
This we have some new information on items from previous columns. Here comes the next gigantic Windows 10 update! That BatteryCare utility startled some readers. And the Date and Time tweak was confusing.
The Next Big Thing
Microsoft promised to release the next big update for Windows 10 this Spring, and it looks like we can expect it to start rolling out soon. The update is free for current Windows 10 users.
Fix Sound and More
Windows 10 sound off? Want updated scores? Tired of templates? We can fix that!
What I Learned Last Week
Desktop shortcuts in Chrome are more versatile than I thought. It’s super easy to kill Facebook Moments. People can wrap packages in under a minute. Who knew? How to make a desktop shortcut for a website in Chrome A customer asked me how to save a web page to her Desktop. She uses the […]
That was easy!
Gently remove your flash drives, recover your deleted photos, and regain control of your Facebook email notifications. It’s easy when you know how. Safely remove drives You really should not be yanking those USB drives out when you’re through with them. They want to be safely removed. Why? Because safely removing the drives […]
Calendars Can Coexist
I use Google Calendar for work and play to see where I am supposed to be and what I am supposed to be doing. I like it because I can get to it on any computer and on my Android phone. On a good day, updates populate across all devices within seconds. Integrate your […]
Good and Bad Utilities
This week: Use a good utility to regain easy access to the Control Panel, and avoid bad utilities purporting to be driver updaters. Where the heck is Control Panel in Windows 10? Microsoft started making some strange choices when they introduced Windows 8. In Windows 10 they walked back some of the most outrageous ones. […]