Diane has an XP laptop — would it be a good idea to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro? My main computer is a Windows 7; but I have a small laptop that is XP. Would it be worthwhile for me to take advantage of Microsoft’s special to upgrade the XP to Win8? I was thinking that would be… Read More »
Windows task manager is probably one of the most powerful programs on your computer. And probably one of the most underused. You can use it to stop or start Windows Services, check your computers performance, to end processes (programs) and to view all running applications on your computer – and more. Task Manager shows you the programs, processes,… Read More »
Windows 8 launched to great fanfare only a week ago, but it is already under attack. The scareware scammers have already jumped on the new operating system, pushing out a “Win 8 Security System” that warns victims about a series of non-existent threats on their shiny computers, according to a post on Trend Micro’s Security Intelligence blog on… Read More »
It’s always good to have a boot disk handy. If you ever get into a situation where your computer simply won’t boot – and you haven’t followed our instructions and created a full image back up (and we know some of haven’t) – there’s no time like right now to make a boot CD/DVD or USB. to start… Read More »
There’s a big brouhaha boiling over do-not-track lists. To make a complex thing simple – it take simple minds like ours to skim off the cream and leave the milk behind -we’re going to give you nothing but cream: Do not track (me) is similar to the do-not-call lists you’ve heard about. Supposedly the new Internet Explorer is… Read More »
Gmail not working right? Does Facebook seem very slow? Are your Twitter feeds not coming through normally? Maybe your favorite site is having difficulties. It happens more often than you might think. Before you blame your computer or your Internet connection, check out the current status of your favorite site by using this free service available from http://downrightnow.com/ It… Read More »