Installing drivers you don’t need might cause unexpected problems All Windows users We’ve had hundreds of rewarding Cloudeight Direct Computer Care sessions since we started our computer repair service. And we have learned a lot about how people use their computers and even more about common concerns. During our visits to other computers around the world we’ve seen a lot… Read More »
This article is outdated -this service is no longer accepting new users. See this article if you’re looking for disposable email addresses. A very oddly named service can help you solve your spam problems. And no… it can’t eliminate spam, but it can keep your other email addresses out of the hands of spammers. Every time you… Read More »
We were struck by nostalgia last night. I was going through some old programs and came upon one that EB and I used to refer to as “the toilet-flusher” program. If you download, install and run it, you’ll see why. Otherwise, you’ll just have to imagine whatever you will. I promised EB that I was going to stop… Read More »
Whether Microsoft intended to our not, when they started Outlook.com to compete with Gmail, they opened up POP3 access for all users of free Hotmail, Live.com and MSN accounts too. If you have an email address that ends with @hotmail.com, @live.com, @msn.com or @outlook.com, you can set up those accounts in Windows Mail, Outlook Express and many other… Read More »
I’m not so sure what to think about Windows 8. It looks to me like a cell phone run amok. The big rectangular buttons on the desktop do nothing for me, but they may be really cool for the Starbuck’s generation. I’m out of the loop. One thing for sure, Windows 8 won’t look (by default) like any… Read More »
One of our favorite featured of Windows 7 is the way you can customize folder views almost any way you like. Some special folders like “Documents” have additional choices, but every folder on your Windows 7 computer is customizable in a number of different ways. Windows 7 puts special folders like Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos in a… Read More »