Category Archives: Windows Tips

Look Ma! No Ads!

Web Mail – Ad Free As a small, mom & pop site, we know how important ads are to our revenue stream; we’re pretty sure it’s important to other small sites like ours. That’s why we are not generally in favor of ad-blockers; they punish small sites and don’t really affect the big boys because the big boys… Read More »

Be Wary! Softonic Is Scary

Softonic: The Software Parasite If you search for freeware programs using Google, Bing or Yahoo search, more than likely one of the top 3 or 4 search results is going to be Softonic (en.softonic). And if you click the link to download from Softonic, you’re in for a long ride, and you’ll be setting up your computer for… Read More »

Computer Advice From TC and EB

Some Good Computer Advice From EB & TC Folks — a computer is just a machine. You operate it, it does not operate you. Do not make things more difficult by over-thinking things or finding problems where there are none. Most problems are minor annoyances and can be easily corrected. We have seen many folks who find problems… Read More »

Who Are the Biggest Threats to Internet Freedom?

Who Are The People Against Internet Freedom? The Internet, even though it’s something most of us have accepted as part of our lives, is still relatively young. Compared to other information mediums like newspapers and even TV, it’s still just a baby, and as such, it’s going to have some growing pains. One of the biggest growing pains… Read More »