How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10 If you’re having problems with your computer, one easy way to find out if there is a conflict with your software or processes is to do a clean boot. Before we show you how, this is not something you’re going to want to do on a whim. You may… Read More »
Stop Windows 10 From Spying On You Sometimes we just can’t resist the urge to play the Sensational-Headlines-Game. While it’s true that Windows 10 is spying on you, so is just about everything else, including the ever-enshrined Apple operating systems and Android/Chrome. Woe is us. We live in the age where information equals money. If you don’t like… Read More »
How to Shutdown or Restart Your Computer When You Can’t Access the Start Menu or the Shutdown dialog If you’ve ever had the unfortunate experience of trying to shutdown or restart your computer when when your Start menu or taskbar are unresponsive…it can be daunting. One obvious way to to shut down is to simply power off your… Read More »
Backup Your Google Drive on Your Computer Many of you use Gmail and if you use Gmail you probably use Google Drive. In fact you can use Google Drive (Google Docs) instead of installing an Office program – Google Drive can open and create most Microsoft Office type files. You can also use Google Drive to store files… Read More »
The Pharmer in the Dell: Redux Ten years ago, in 2005, Dell tried sneaking malware/PUPs onto their computers and we wrote it up and called them out. In 2012 we republished the article ( with some changes ) because Dell again tried to trick consumers into purchasing computers with pre-installed malware and/or PUPs. Well, the more things change, the… Read More »
You Can Control Spam the Way We Control Spam Before we begin, we have never found a program to control spam well enough for us to use it for our business. We’ve tried them all including Mailwasher and the anti-spam components in security suites we’ve tested. They have the same flaws, either they filter out some… Read More »