Jackie asks whether she should a choose a flash drive or a hard drive Why would one choose a flash drive over a hard drive or vice versa? I have a genealogy program as well as over a thousand pictures and need a safe storage medium. Would any of my files be compromised with a flash drive? Thanks… Read More »
I have phone service provided by my cable company. EB has phone service provided by her telephone company of all things! One day I was sitting at the computer and the phone rang. My cable company provides caller-ID service free and the calling number is displayed on the telephone and on the TV screen. But, I was sitting… Read More »
Despite its colloquial name, and regardless of the fact you probably think you’re already being inundated with anti-this’s and anti-that’s – anti Em? anti Em? Now you’re rolling your eyes at us and wondering how much longer before we slip into complete insanity and utter unintelligibility – debating whether you even want to read anymore of this article.… Read More »
While Microsoft does offer free “viewers” for most documents created with Microsoft Office, but it’s not very convenient to have to download a separate viewer for each type of Office document. And Microsoft Office is expensive. All of the programs below can open most Office documents, and most can save files in Office formats. Here in one list… Read More »
Here’s a simple tip that will help you quickly identify spam emails quickly. Many spammers use sophisticated software to extract your name from your email address. For example, if your email address is catherine.smith62@whateva.com , the software picks up your name as Catherine. So when you open your email, you may be shocked to see: Dear Catherine, We… Read More »
Disk Cleanup can be used to remove all but the most recent Restore Point. Do this only if your computer is running normally and you’re having no problems. If you are having problems you shouldn’t clear old restore points because you may have to go back to an earlier restore point. Restore points take up a lot of… Read More »