Mark is going to give his old computer to a needy family and wonders how to wipe the hard drive I’ve just purchased a new Windows 7 computer and I am going to give my old Windows Vista computer to a needy family in my neighborhood. I have a lot of sensitive information on my hard drive, and… Read More »
Back when we were using Windows 95, we used to figure on a format every six weeks. That’s because about every other month you’d get up and turn on your computer and Windows 95 would not boot. And when it wouldn’t boot, you were done. You got out your little Windows 95 start-up floppy, and boot into DOS… Read More »
FinallyFast is back again – along with some new brothers-in-arms. After a six-month hiatus, FinallyFast is back with newer and slicker commercials designed to persuade you to open your wallet and buy a newer version of their scamware. Don’t be fooled – it’s the same old snake oil with a different label. Success breeds success and copycats are… Read More »
Debbie is going on vacation and wants to know how to safely access her accounts from public computers and networks I trust you guys to give me the correct information on this. I’m going to be on vacation for two weeks next month and I’ll be traveling around the country quite a bit. There will be times when… 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 »
Here is a neat way to cycle through and open windows in your Task Bar using your Windows Key: Hold the Windows Key down and click the number that corresponds with the window you want to open, and it will open! Let me explain by example! Lets say you have 5 programs showing in your Task Bar to… Read More »