Create Desktop Shortcuts to Your Favorite Windows 10 Settings

Create Desktop Shortcuts to Your Favorite Windows 10 Settings Ahoy there mateys. MSDN (Microsoft Developers Network) released a table Uris that you can use to create shortcuts to the settings you access most often. We don’t know how much you care about Uris ( (Uniform Resource Identifiers), but if you’re using Windows 10, we think you’ll find them useful.… Read More »

Get Six Months of Emsisoft Protection Free!

Special 18-month Emsisoft Licenses – you get 6 months FREE Thanks to Emsisoft, we’re able to offer everyone these special Emsisoft 18-month licenses for the same price as one-year licenses, And you’ll still get our 25% discount pricing. Emsisoft is the only anti-malware / antivirus we use on our own computers. But don’t take our word for it.… Read More »

The Old Oak and the Christmas Tree Place Revisted

The Old Oak and the Christmas Tree Place Revisited Preface This story started twenty years ago when my youngest son, Kevin,  was 14. I wrote this essay when he was a freshman in college and living away from home for the first time. He’s 34 now and has a family of his own. Though the world has changed so… Read More »

How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10

How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10 If you’re having problems with your computer, one easy way to find out if there is a conflict with your software or processes is to do a clean boot. Before we show you how, this is not something you’re going to want to do on a whim. You may… Read More »

Stop Windows 10 From Spying On You

Stop Windows 10 From Spying On You Sometimes we just can’t resist the urge to play the Sensational-Headlines-Game. While it’s true that Windows 10 is spying on you, so is just about everything else, including the ever-enshrined Apple operating systems and Android/Chrome. Woe is us. We live in the age where information equals money. If you don’t like… Read More »