Installing Windows Apps is a bit different and a bit easier than installing desktop programs — the ones you’re most used to. Actually, Microsoft adopted the Apple and Android way of installing Apps. Find the App and install it. While Apple and Google have over 1/2 million Apps in their “stores”, the Windows Store has (at this time)… Read More »
Most of you know MSCONFIG; it’s Windows configuration utility and most of you have used it at one time or another to tame your Windows start ups. Well, MSCONFIG is still in Windows 8 and 8.1, but 8 and 8.1 allow you to control your start ups from the Task Manager. But in Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8… Read More »
EB has always liked Windows 8 (and now 8.1), but until recently, I haven’t liked it very much. I have been using my Windows 7 laptop almost all the time, and using Windows 8 (and now 8.1) sparingly. Perhaps it’s my fault then that it has taken me so long to sort of “warm up” to Windows 8.1.… Read More »
Dreams do not die a natural death, they are crushed, trampled on, or die of loneliness.We have all had grand dreams of a new career, a new love, a new house, a new car, our own business; dreams can be anything we want them to be. There is nothing quite like the moment when a dream is born.… Read More »
Is the world getting more and more coarse (of course) and tasteless? Are we losing every last modicum of class? Sometimes the advertising media comes up with some very creative stuff — and sometimes they come up with some base, demeaning, puerile stuff. This list of the 20 most-shared ads of October 2013, has “both of each” as… Read More »
This tip is based on a recent Cloudeight Direct Computer Care session we had with Mary. Mary wanted us to fix problems she was having watching videos online. We determined there was nothing wrong with her computers or the browser she was using and that her problem must be her ISP. We did a test and found her… Read More »