Two Quick Tips for Windows 10 Windows 10 Version 1607 (Anniversary Update) and Version 1703 (Creators Update). Make a screen recording without installing any 3rd-party software Did you know that you can make a screen recording in Windows 10 just by pressing Windows Key + ALT +R? Press Windows Key + G to open the screen recorder if… Read More »
Ordinary Days “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away.” I have been thinking about that particular aphorism lately. I wonder if our lives really are measured by the number of breaths we take or even by the number of moments that take our… Read More »
Chrome’s Built-in Password Manager & a Bonus Tip Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 – Google Chrome Browser Installed As you know, we are adamant about using strong passwords and a good password manager like LastPass. However, we know that no matter how much we harp on something some people are not going to use LastPass or… Read More »
Get ‘Em While They’re Hot! Hotkey Combos Make Things Easier For You This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Do you have several programs you use every day? Instead of clicking on the start menu or a desktop or taskbar shortcut to open those programs, why not create a hotkey combination to open them? It’s… Read More »
Avast Buys CCleaner Then Distributes an Infected, Hacked Version to Users We’ve cautioned users against trusting their computers to Avast many times. We based this on the number of computers we’ve worked that had Avast installed and that were infected with malware. We written several warnings about Avast, for instance this one that we wrote in 2014. In… Read More »
Simple Little Windows 10 Tips Windows 10 / all versions Peek at Your Desktop Did you know if you click the very far right edge (to the right of the clock) you will go to your desktop? Indeed you will. Now how would you like to peek at your desktop just by hovering over the far right edge… Read More »