Getting Old It’s been an amazingly warm winter this year. In fact, today is February 23, and it’s 70 degrees. Now, you might think I’m sitting at some outdoor cafe in Key Largo, but actually I’m up here in the northern part of the Midwest. Crazy warm! Because it’s been so warm lately, I’ve been thinking about gardens,… Read More »
Get a More Traditional View When You Open File Explorer in Windows 10 Back in the old days it was called My Computer, and everyone was fine with that. Even if you were on someone else’s computer, and it wasn’t your computer, you were still OK with My Computer. Then later, Microsoft, thinking that calling it My Computer… Read More »
Wake Up Yahoo: You’re the Security Problem… Not Me! Introduction A while back, we published an article urging those with Yahoo accounts to close their accounts and get a Gmail account or an Outlook.com account. We still recommend that you cancel your Yahoo account by following the instructions here. However knowing that many will continue to keep and… Read More »
All About Windows Task Manager Task Manager is a great way to find out a lot of info about your PC. You can open Task Manager several different ways, here are a few: Right-click on your taskbar and click on Task Manager Press the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete then click on Task Manager Windows Key + R. Type… Read More »
What Browser(s) Do You Use? Every so often, we like to check to see what you’re up to and what your favorite programs are. There’s no program, or “app” — in the current vernacular — we use or rely on more than our Web browser(s). Things change. For instance, Microsoft Edge claims to be the world’s fastest, safest… Read More »
What’s the Best Way to Get Rid of Ransomware? A couple of days ago, we featured a great article about ransomware by our friends at Emsisoft. It’s a great reference for anyone who has to deal with the woes of ransomware. But as good as Emsisoft’s advice is, we have something more to add and some advice for you.… Read More »