Category Archives: Windows Tips

Do not track lists (and browser extensions)

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 »

How to open programs as administrator on Windows 7

Steve want to know how to open programs as administrator on Windows 7 Sometimes when I try your tips that run from a command prompt, it says I don’t have administrator rights or something like that to run that command. How do I fix that? I appreciate all your great tips. I just wish I could run these… Read More »

What is a secure server?

First: HTTPS:// HTTP:// . Do you see the difference? Of course, one has an S at the end, the other does not. The S stands for secure. All you have to remember is: it stands for your security. SSL or Secure Sockets Layer was first established by Netscape and is the web standard for exchanging sensitive information between… Read More »

Clean Boots

Susan wants to know how all about clean boots Can you please explain what a clean boot is and why someone would want to do a clean boot? One of my friends is reading a bunch of computer books and she was trying to explain to me about doing a clean boot but she wasn’t making any sense.… Read More »