Cloudeight InfoAve Premium – Issue #689 You’re invited to come read our InfoAve Premium Newsletter, Issue #689 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 »
Run Windows Online Troubleshooter to Fix Windows Update Errors This tip applies to Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. Windows 7 users have always had big problems with Windows Updates – Microsoft never did release and update to fix Windows Update on Windows. Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 users (so far) have not had as many problems… Read More »
Popcorn Time or Et Tu Brute? There’s a new ransomware making the rounds. It’s called “Popcorn Time”. Like all ransomware, it locks your personal files using file encryption and then demands a ransom in order to unlock your files. Unless you pay the ransom — or find the right decrypter – you can’t access your own files. The… Read More »
The Old Oak and the Christmas Tree Place 2016 Preface This story started twenty-one years ago when my youngest son was 14. I wrote this essay when he was a freshman in college and living away from home for the first time. He’s 35 now and has a family of his own. Though the world has changed so much since… Read More »
Why Do We Have Christmas Trees? After doing some research, it’s obvious to me that, to this point, no one really knew how this whole Christmas tree thing got started. It’s not like someone picked up a pen and kept notes. But I did some digging, and I can now tell you the real story of Christmas trees.… Read More »
How to Take More Control of Windows Updates on Windows 10 Home If you’re using Windows 10 Home, you have no option to choose which updates to install. If you’re not using the anniversary edition, you can delay the updates by a few days; if you are using the anniversary edition, you can’t delay the updates at all. Without… Read More »