How’s Your Laptop Battery? This tip is for Windows 10 (all versions) Today, we’re going to show you an easy way to check your laptop battery . You’ll be able to see how the battery’s charge capacity has changed since your laptop (or battery) was new. Like most rechargeable batteries, laptop batteries capacity and performance degrade with age.… Read More »
Be Prepared – Not Scared: Tech Support Scams & Microsoft Support Scams Are Everywhere! Preface: Each week we receive several emails from people who have been scammed by either a Microsoft support scam or another support scam. We are reprising this article because it’s important that you know what these scams look like, how they work, and how… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Premium – Issue #796 – Available Online If you’re not a subscriber to Cloudeight InfoAve Premium Newsletter, please join us. It’s delivered to your inbox every Friday and it’s completely free! Subscribe right now! Cloudeight InfoAve Premium, Issue #796, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, January 11, 2019 at approximately 11:30 AM, Eastern standard time… Read More »
What Does Beta Mean? If you’re Greek, it’s the second letter of the alphabet (is that correct, EB? And if you’re a fishophile, a beta is fancy (i.e. expensive) aquarium fish. And if you’re an astrophysicist, it’s some kind of comic ray that can burn your hair out by the roots. Well, by now, you can tell I… Read More »
Winter Walks “All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray. “I’ve been for a walk on a winter’s day… (“California Dreamin’ ” by John and Michelle Phillips) Christmas is over. The streets once lit by cheerful lights celebrating the Christmas season are dark again. In my little town, this is really the beginning of winter. The… Read More »
Managing Extensions in Chrome Recently, Emsisoft released a new anti-phishing extension for Chrome and Firefox. We have been receiving email from some Chrome users who say that the Emsisoft plugin is slowing down the Chrome browser on their computers. So far, we have not noticed any slowdowns after we added the Emsisoft extension, everyone’s computer is different. You… Read More »