Why the Phone Call Is the Scammer’s Greatest Weapon—and How to Protect Yourself Every single day, we spend countless hours answering your emails, fixing Windows problems, and writing tips and tricks to help keep your computer running smoothly. We love doing it! But here’s the truth: all the Windows tips and tricks in the world won’t help you… Read More »
The Hidden “Emergency Restart” Feature in Windows 11 We’ve all been there: the computer screen freezes, and nothing works. The keyboard and screen are frozen, and the computer is unresponsive. So, the only option was to shut down the PC using the power button and then restart. But did you know that there’s a hidden feature in Windows… Read More »
How to Shutdown or Restart Your PC Without Installing Updates All too often, you might be packing up your laptop or closing down your desktop in a bit of a rush, only to click the Start menu and find that your usual power options have been replaced by Update and Shut Down or Update and Restart. Windows… Read More »
Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 080126 Today begins the final full month of summer – if you’re of the meteorological type, autumn begins September 1. Either way, summer is (like all of us) running out of time. And like we do every Saturday, we’re featuring some of the questions and answers from past issues of our InfoAve… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1190– Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1190, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 7:30 AM U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. If you experience issues receiving our weekly… Read More »
Join Me in Wishing Darcy a Very Happy Birthday The year is 1997. Darcy is hanging around the early internet, running a place called Michigan^Tavern. It was a chat site disguised as a bar, run by the one and only Darcy. Seriously! This is back in the day of ICQ, PIRCH, and mIRC. Before we had modern apps… Read More »