Five Ctrl Key Shortcuts Every Windows User Should Know

Five Ctrl Key Shortcuts Every Windows User Should Know After working with thousands of people with our Cloudeight Direct Computer Care service, one thing we’ve noticed is that not many of you use fundamental, time-saving shortcuts. So today, we’re going to show you five shortcuts you really need to know. OK ready? Let’s say you’re reading a page on… Read More »

A New Year’s Carol 2017

A New Year’s Carol 2017 I am one who adores Christmas, but despises “New Year’s” and all that comes with it. You may wish to call me the “Scrooge” of New Year’s and if that’s your mind, then so be it. New Year’s Eve? Bah! Humbug! It always seems to me that the day after Christmas, when the… Read More »

Three Rare Windows Tips

Three Rare Windows Tips The tips below should work in any version of Windows. Enjoy! Taskkill Windows borrows a feature from Linux. Taskkill allows you to terminate a running process (program) from the command line. Here’s how you use it: Press Windows Key + R and type CMD and press Enter. The command utility window opens. Type Tasklist at… Read More »

Cloudeight InfoAve Premium – Issue #690

Cloudeight InfoAve Premium – Issue #690 You’re invited to come read our InfoAve Premium Newsletter, Issue #690 online. If you’re using a Yahoo email address or any ISP, like Rogers, Frontier, AT&T, and others who use Yahoo’s mail services, please consider getting a free Gmail or Outlook.com address so you’ll be able to get our newsletter delivered to… Read More »

Windows 10 Start Menu Tricks

Windows 10 Start Menu Tricks Here are some things you might not know about the Windows 10 start menu. 1. Did you know you can open the start menu by pressing the Windows key? 2. Did you know if you are searching for something, you can search by start typing with the start menu open? Try it. You… Read More »

New Year’s Eve In My Boring Life

New Year’s Eve In My Boring Life If you like pointed hats, confetti, and cocktails, then I suggest you not read any further; for I am the Ebenezer Scrooge of New Year’s Eve. If there were such things as ghosts of New Year’s past, present and future, they certainly would have haunted me by now. I suppose it… Read More »