Our Start Page On Monday, September 20, 2021, one of the servers we use to parse the RSS feeds that display content in the three news sections went down. It was down about an hour, and we switched to the alternative server. Since then, the start page has been working fine, but we continue to get… Read More »
Fun With Spam 101 Note: Please don’t try this at home. This is only for silly people like me to try. If you read this and follow my example, you’ll only end up wasting time and getting more spam. Therefore, this warning: If you follow my example, you do so at your own peril. (Was that… Read More »
Microsoft Releases Updated PC Health Check App Find Out if Your PC Can Run Windows 11 When Microsoft released the original “PC Health Check” back in June, it seemed unfinished and unpolished. The purpose of the app was to tell people whether or not their computers could run Windows 11. And if not, why not. But… Read More »
Google’s Inactive Account Manager What Happens to Your Gmail and Google Account(s) If Something Happens to You? We have written about Google’s Inactive Account Manager before, but this is important stuff and so we wanted to make sure you’re aware that you have this option and to encourage you to take advantage of it. Although we… Read More »
Windows Tips Hiding in Plain Sight This tip is for Windows 10 and Windows 11 There’s something on your PC and it’s been hiding in plain sight. Want to know what it is? Just type TIPS in the Taskbar search and press Enter when the Tips app appears in the search results. You’ll find over two hundred… Read More »
Try Signing Out of Windows Instead of Restarting This tip works on Windows 10 and Windows 11 Have you ever installed, uninstalled, or updated a program, and it says you must restart your computer? Most of us have. Here’s a simple tip that may save you time the next time you find yourself in that situation.… Read More »