Category Archives: Windows Tips

Good Stuff: Dad’s Dying Wish is Fulfilled

With all the bad news about bad people doing bad things, it’s really nice to see good people, doing good things and families sharing intimate and compelling moments to remind us of the importance of loving each other – and the importance of family. It seems our media – both TV and Hollywood – love to make scandal… Read More »

Why you should not upgrade your old Windows XP computer to Windows 8

The deadline approaches. On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will cease delivering updates, critical updates, and patches to Windows XP users, essentially abandoning the most popular Windows operating system (and longest lived) of all time. Using Windows XP after the end of support from Microsoft, is like playing Russian Roulette. No one knows what will happen when Windows XP… Read More »

Open DNS

    Using OpenDNS to improve and speed up your Internet experience Last night something happened that caused me to remember an article I had read somewhere (sorry I can’t remember where) that was about how OpenDNS can actually help speed up Internet connections — or at least the rendering of pages and videos. Of course, being a… Read More »

Who’s watching you?

Did you know that software exists that can turn on your web cam without your knowledge or consent…and it can do so without the web cam light illuminated? In other words your web cam may be turned on and you would not know it. The same is true of the built-in microphone (generally laptops). Here’s a low-tech solution… Read More »