News From the Internet of Things We’ve covered the Internet of things before. It’s a vast and ever-growing non-amalgamated collection of Internet-connected devices ranging from TVs to toasters, pacemakers to refrigerators, radios, phones, computers, tablets – just about everything you can imagine is or may be part of the Internet of Things. Most experts agree that devices on… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Premium – Issue #696 – Available Online Our Cloudeight InfoAve Premium, issue #696, was sent to all subscribers on February 10, 2016. If you didn’t receive it, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it, or it’s in your spam folder. We suggest, if you are having problems receiving our weekly InfoAve Premium newsletters, that you subscribe… Read More »
Grammar Police a.k.a. Grammar Cops & Comma Clout I have long been the target of grammar police and pedantic readers who take me to task for my use — or misuse — of the English language. Someone asked me once, if English was my second language. Obviously not, I retorted, I’ve speaked English since I was bored, decades… Read More »
Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell? This tip was written for Windows 10 versions prior to Creators Update. If you’re using Windows 10 Creators Update or newer, see our updated post here. Many of you use the command prompt to run commands such as IPCONFIG, CHKDSK /F, SFC /SCANNOW, RSTRUI, NETPLWIZ and all the other commands we’ve mentioned in… Read More »
Waiting for the Bus I’m quite sure you’ve noticed how slow time passes when you’re waiting for something. I guess it really depends on what you’re waiting for. If you’re waiting for something wonderful to happen, time passes slowly; if you’re waiting for something bad to happen, then time flies. It’s all connected, I think, to Einstein’s theory… Read More »
Cure Windows 10 Insomnia Windows 10 sometimes has a problem sleeping. For weeks now I’ve been trying to get my Windows 10 laptop to sleep though the night. I tried changing the power options, which seemed to work sometimes, but not for very long. Then I remember a tip EB showed me quite a while ago. So, I… Read More »