Remembering Otis Otis died on this very day, six years ago. It was a Monday. Otis was my best friend ever. I’ve never had a better one. But how can I tell you about a friendship that lasted more than a decade so you will understand? There were so many things Otis and I did together.… Read More »
Wednesday Newsbytes: Windows Flaw Allows Hackers to Infect PCs Over Wi-Fi; AI Movies Coming Soon; Another Urgent Warning to Chrome Users; Phishing Emails Abuse Windows Search… and more Every day we scan the tech world for interesting news in the world of technology and sometimes from outside the world of technology. Every Wednesday, we feature news articles… Read More »
Speed Up Your Windows 10 or Windows 11 Computer with this Simple Trick Turning off SysMain might speed up Your PC SysMain was once called “SuperFetch” in older versions of Windows 10. SysMain is supposed to be a system optimization feature to help speed up your PC’s performance. However, SysMain can often cause high disk, CPU, or… Read More »
How to Use Windows Update to Reinstall Windows 11 without Losing Anything This tip is for Windows 11 Did you know you can use Windows Update to reinstall Windows 11 to fix PC problems without losing anything? It’s true. Using Windows Update to reinstall Windows 11 allows you to keep everything — all of your apps, programs,… Read More »
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The Elliot Report: The Consumer Advocate Headquarters They say that necessity is the mother of invention, I say ‘they” are right. After spending 3 hours trying to straighten out an order with my wireless carrier yesterday, I was ready to blow a fuse. I spent 3 hours listening to crazy, nondescript music while on hold waiting for… Read More »