This Copy of Windows is Not Genuine Hundreds of thousands of Windows 7 users have recently received a warning that says their copy of Windows is not genuine. Some of you have called what you thought was Microsoft support because you googled to get the number. This probably led you to call a fake Microsoft number. And if you did… Read More »
Yes, we know since Windows XP, you don’t need a 3rd-party unzip program to unpack zip files. But what if you download a RAR file or Gzip file or some other kind of compressed (zipped) file? You’re kind of stuck, because Windows won’t recognize them. So you’ll have to searching for a program to open these other types… Read More »
Apologies to Dr. Seuss – A Christmas Poem I was alone on that Christmas but don’t feel bad I sat alone in my room and I was so sad. There was no sign of Christmas, not that one could see No holly, no wreaths, and no, not even a tree. Then I opened a can of spaghetti with… Read More »
Christmas: A Time for Reflection and Love It seems like yesterday when we were celebrating Christmas and welcoming a new year. Now the ghost of Christmas past has taken last Christmas and we have all committed it to memory. Some of us have happy memories and some of us have sad memories; the most unfortunate among us… Read More »
Windows 10 Technical Preview to Be Available Via Windows Update If you’re an advanced computer user – or a brave computer user – you can install Windows 10 Technical Preview on your computer via Window Update. Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users will be able to keep their personal files, settings and apps; Windows Vista users won’t be… Read More »
Good Email Manners Matter We’ve had hundreds of readers send pet peeves. Do you know what most of them are? They’re about email. Yes, about junky forwards, forwards with everyone else’s address showing up in the cc: field, etc. We started thinking that perhaps many people really don’t know what good email etiquette is, so here are a… Read More »