Category Archives: Windows Tips

Special characters made easy

EB says I’m a character, but not a special one. I think she’s wrong. I’m a special character, but I’m not the kind of special character we’re going to be talking about here. How do you spell elan or cliche? You spell them élan and cliché that’s how! But how do you get those funny things on the… Read More »

Ask.com — Now a bottom feeder

Joe’s Firefox has been hijacked by Ask.com My firefox browser has been Taken over by something called ASK I cannot remove ASK in the control panel. HELP. Our answer Hi Joe. Ask is part of the FunWebProducts family of scumware. This scumbag family consists of such things as SmileyCentral, Webfetti, MyWay, iWon, Ask, and about fifteen other spyware/adware… Read More »

Windows 7 Taskbar Tips

Here is a neat way to cycle through and open windows in your Task Bar using your Windows Key: Hold the Windows Key down and click the number that corresponds with the window you want to open, and it will open! Let me explain by example! Lets say you have 5 programs showing in yourTask Bar to include… Read More »

Avoid tech support phone scams

We wanted to pass this on to you from Microsoft — this article originally appeared in Microsoft security newsletter.  Since so many of our subscribers have written to us concerned about phones calls they received from people claiming to be from Microsoft — it’s especially important that we pass this information along to you — don’t ever trust… Read More »