Taskbar Settings in Windows 10 Anniversary Edition Microsoft loves to fiddle around with stuff and change things that have been in Windows for many years…such as Taskbar Properties. Wouldn’t you know it – after 20 years, Microsoft has removed Taskbar Properties and replaced it with Settings. No, not the settings you get when you click the settings icons… Read More »
October Rain It’s not supposed to be this way. The rain I mean. The sullen, gray skies belong in November, not now, not here, not in October. The October rain is cold and steady. The day is morose and dark. Not a sad day but a melancholy mood could set in if I were not careful. The October… Read More »
Learn How to Make Web Pages, I Tells Ya! Take it from an old dog — you can learn new tricks. And maybe you aren’t going to be designing the new Taj Mahal web site anytime soon, at least you can learn some HTML code and make some simple pages with which you can confound your cronies and… Read More »
Smile! You Might Be On Candid Camera We are don’t much like fear mongers, and we’re not writing this to scare you. But we did want you to be aware that your Web cam can be activated without your permission – and without your knowledge. There is software available that can turn on your web cam without your… Read More »
What’s Quick Access? Quick access is a really cool and useful feature in Windows 10 (we think) that keeps the folders you use most often right at your finger tips. It’s something like Libraries in Windows, only much easier to use and to understand. Quick access is a feature of File Explorer. Windows File Explorer is just like… Read More »
Recycle Bin Tips These tips work in Windows 7, Windows 8x, & Windows 10 1. Use shift / delete to bypass the Recycle Bin. 2. Use the option to make different settings for how Recycle Bin works on all drives, including external – e.g. you can control the amount of space allocated for the Recycle Bin on each… Read More »