Most of you know what CHKDSK is, if you don’t, you should. Windows CHKDSK can find and fix most hard drive errors before they become a major problem. Many of you who still use Windows XP have older computers, and by now your hard drive probably has some errors — bad sectors, allocation tables out of whack, that… Read More »
Windows 7 comes with a free command line tool that can help you get more out of your laptop battery. Not only can it help you with extending the life of your battery, but also, if you leave you laptop plugged in most of the time, it can help you determine problems with sleep and hibernation modes too.… Read More »
The smiley business has declined over the years. Those happy smiley faces that everyone used to put in their emails and Web pages have lost their luster in the face of all the new technologies. But the younger folks and the older folks still adore them, and one company will give you all the smileys, glittering cursors and… Read More »
We continue to recommend Microsoft Security Essentials and we continue to use it on all own computers. Avast has gone Norton. AVG has gone Norton. AntiVir is a good free antivirus but its nag-screen is annoying. There is no proof anywhere that paying for an antivirus provides you with better protection — but we have ample proof that… Read More »
Wilma says Windows Media Player 12 doesn’t work on her Windows 7 computer Thanks for all the good advice in the past, I have a question. I liked WMP 11 better (the mini one on the taskbar) and I followed some bad advise on the internet to get it installed. It didn’t work and now my WMP 12… Read More »
You know how you have to hold down the CTRL key to select multiple files in Windows? If you know what I mean, you also know that if you don’t keep the CTRL key pressed down while selecting all the files, and let go of the CTRL key, even for a second, you have to start all over… Read More »