We don’t think Windows 8 is a bad operating system at all. In ways, it’s superior to Windows 7. But Windows 8 is the ugly duckling — and many people are avoiding getting a new computer because they don’t want to deal with Windows 8 — because of all the negative publicity. TC thinks Windows 8 was a… Read More »
One of the most common problems we find on computers are browsers overloaded with malware toolbar. These malware toolbars can be not only annoying but can slow the browser to a crawl, hijack searches and home pages, and even cause Windows to run poorly. It has become such a pervasive problem that Google has taken notice and now… Read More »
During my morning Web foraging, I came across this article I found rather interesting — so I wanted to share it with you: Microsoft employees reportedly call Windows 8 ‘the new Vista’ We’ve argued in the past that it wouldn’t be fair to compare Windows 8 to Vista, in part because Vista was widely hated by many Windows… Read More »
I received a Chromebook for Christmas (after begging for one, claiming I could use it to add more features to our newsletter 🙂 ). Of course, I couldn’t wait to extricate it from its packaging. As I had figured, Google makes setting up a Chromebook extremely easy. An on-screen guide helps you along. If you don’t have a… Read More »
Nothing we say here in any way in meant to encourage anyone to use Windows XP past its expiration date this April. We are NOT recommending that anyone use Windows XP beyond the end official end of Microsoft support. With that being said, we are also aware there are many who are not going to stop using XP… Read More »
Jump Lists are a feature exclusive to Windows 7 and Windows 8. Jump Lists are handy because they show recently used files for an application or tasks related to that application, and let you access them quickly. Jump Lists can be accessed by right-clicking on an application’s icon in the Windows 7 and 8 task bar. There’s another… Read More »