The More Things Change… The More They Stay the Same We wrote our first “Your Computer Won’t Bite” e-book way back in 2005. Windows XP was just a few years old, and some folks were still hanging on to Windows 98 and Windows ME. Sixteen years ago, we told you that your computer won’t bite, and… Read More »
No Lock Screen. OK! The lock screen is the screen that covers the sign-in screen. To sign in you have to click or swipe the lock screen first. If you’re using Windows 10 or Windows 11 on a desktop or laptop, does it make sense to click or swipe the lock screen to sign in? Maybe… Read More »
Meet our staff! A Cloudeight Site Pick in Disguise These are the fine people who help us keep Cloudeight great! Peggi Danny Karl Heather Nancy Brad TC and Darcy intend to remain elusive, hiding our old saggy bodies, so sorry, no photos of us. But these are the fine folks who do the work behind the… Read More »
The Next Time a Program is Not Responding Try This Trick to Avoid Losing Data A tip for Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (all versions), and Windows 11 In earlier versions of Windows if a program froze (hung, locked-up) there was nothing you could do about it but kill the program using Task Manager/Processes/End Process. But Windows… Read More »
A Reminder About Driver Updater Programs Most are no better than malware – and many come bundled with malware. Consider this a reminder from your old pals, TC & Darcy… I don’t know how many times we’ve told you to avoid driver updater programs, but I was reminded again this morning as I was working on… Read More »
Saturday Bonus Questions & Answers – 100921 It’s Saturday! And you know what that means. It’s time for more Bonus Questions & Answers. Sometimes the best tips and tricks are hidden in the questions and answers we publish. And rarely do we post questions and answers on this website. Today, we’re featuring some of the questions… Read More »