Category Archives: Windows Tips

Fixing “Desktop Gadgets”

V. A. wants her desktop gadgets back When I try to open Desktop Gadgets, this message pops up ‘Desktop gadgets are managed by your system administrator.’ I am the administrator. The only ‘fix’ that I see in the microsoft forums have to do with editing the Registry and the instructions are not clear enough for me to try.… Read More »

DuckDuckGo contest

Zac over at DuckDuckGo.com contacted us about an article which we featured in last week’s Premium newsletter. In that article we talked about DuckDuckGo’s !Bang feature which is certainly as unique as it is useful. If you don’t have a clue what DuckDuckGo is – it’s a fantastic search engine that regards your personal privacy as sacred –… Read More »

Identity Theft

Ever since cavemen started stockpiling stegosaurus meat, other men (and women) have sought ways to cheat him out of it. Nothing in this world is ever “secure”. Everything is evanescent. But, when it comes to greed and the desire to get what someone else has, there is no end to human ingenuity. Your money in the bank is… Read More »

Windows 8: The good, the bad, the ugly

I’ve been using Windows 8 Release Preview since day one. My overall impression is favorable, but I will admit I’ve added a start button to it and use as if it were Windows 7. One size may not fit all I think Microsoft made a huge mistake by trying to make one operating system to fit all platforms… Read More »

DuckDuckGo adds a great new feature

Kathy wants the Duck Hi Guys, Love you to death. A few weeks ago you had a search bar for “duck” or something like that. I forgot to keep it and now can’t remember what it was. Is there anyway you can repost it in your newsletter. You guys are the best. Keep up the super work… Hugs,… Read More »