RAM: It’s Not Just a Pickup Truck Darcy used to tell me that the single biggest boost you can give your computer is to add more RAM. Way back then (1996) I was fearful of opening my computer case and playing inside with the computer’s innards. But good ol’ EB, bent on impressing me with her vast computer… Read More »
MS Paint Ain’t So Bad We’re not going to try to kid you and tell you that MS Paint is another Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro, because it ain’t. But beginning with Windows 7 and continuing with Windows 8x and Windows 10, Paint is much improved. You’ll find it very serviceable for quick image editing or adding text… Read More »
AntiAdware blocks download wrappers and adware on popular websites From Ghacks.net Depending on where you download your software from, you may get nasty surprises in form of adware with it. This is done to increase revenue for the site’s parent company at the expense of users visiting it. Some sites give you options to opt-out of using the… Read More »
The Stroller Today was one of the first really nice days of spring. It was the kind of spring day I think about when the wicked winds of winters rattle the windows and pound on my spirit. The sky was cerulean blue served up with a generous serving of fluffy white clouds. I had just finished mowing the law and… Read More »
About this article… Again, with permission of our friends at Emsisoft, we’re featuring this article about email safety and how you can tell spam and scams from safe email. Don’t scoff and think you know how to tell – it’s not as easy as it use to be. Scammers and spammers have honed their skills and now nearly… Read More »
CHKDSK Vs. SFC We recently published a tip about Windows CHKDSK and we soon saw by the responses that many had these two Windows features mixed up. Maybe it’s our fault for not explaining things. We’re going to explain things now… CHKDSK CHKDSK stands for Check Disk. When you run the CHKDSK /F command your scanning for and fixing… Read More »