Thoughts on the Passing of the Seasons Drifting so silently we play wasting the hours, Warm in our knowledge of yesterday’s passing. We’ve met on the hilltops and parted near mountains, And we touched without feeling beneath a gray winter sky. Seasons. Never fails. They sneak up on you, don’t they? One day I’m looking out my window… Read More »
Remove Stubborn Leftover Start Menu Items This tip is for Windows 10 (All Supported Versions) We worked on a computer recently on which several games had been installed by a teenage grandson. After uninstalling the games, even using a good uninstaller tool, the start menu items persisted – and there were dozens of them. This happens… Read More »
Quick Way to Clear Chrome Browsing Data For those of you who use Google Chrome browser, here’s the fastest way to clear your browsing date short of creating a bookmark. Open Chrome, now press CTRL+SHIFT+DELETE on your keyboard. Chrome’s “Clear browsing data” dialog will open. Using the down arrow, you can select how far back you want to… Read More »
Generate a Complete System Summary Without Using 3rd-party Software This tip works in Windows 7, 8.1, and Windows 10. This tip will probably appeal more to those of you who love to dig deep in to detail – or to those who want to learn how to do something new… just because you can. But this is something… Read More »
How to See a List of Files You’ve Recently Accessed This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8x and Windows 10 Every time you access a file or folder in Windows, it’s added to a list. But do you know how to access this list? It’s easy. Very easy. Open a Run dialog by holding down the Windows… Read More »
Pin Any Folder to the Taskbar in Windows 10 In the beginning, Microsoft created Windows 10, and in the preview edition, they included pin a folder to the taskbar as a default menu choice. However, when they released Windows 10 to the public pinning folders to the taskbar was no longer an option. But that doesn’t mean you… Read More »