Three Rare Windows Tips The tips below should work in any version of Windows from Windows XP through Windows 10. Enjoy! Taskkill Windows borrows a feature from Linux. Taskkill allows you to terminate a running process (program) from the command line. Here’s how you use it: Click Start/Run and type Command. The command utility window opens. Type Tasklist… Read More »
A New Year’s Carol I really love Christmas, but I despise “New Year’s Eve” and everything that it brings with it. You may call me the “Scrooge” of New Year’s and if that’s your mind, then so be it. I really don’t care what you think. New Year’s Eve? Bah! Humbug! What’s New Year’s Eve but yet another… Read More »
Alleged tech support scammers come up with all kinds of alibis to counter complaints Companies sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Microsoft for allegedly defrauding consumers with worthless Windows technical support have spun tales involving flakey Internet connections, it’s-not-us-it’s-scammers, new management software and unanswered emails to counter hundreds of consumer complaints this year, Better Business Bureau… Read More »
Print a Listing of Files in any Directory or Drive Using the Windows Command Prompt Sometimes you may find it useful to print a list of files in a directory. And we know there are several software applications that perform this task. But you don’t have to download or install anything to create a directory listing – all… Read More »
My Boring New Year’s Eve If you like pointed hats, confetti, and cocktails, then I suggest you not read any further; for I am the Ebeneezer Scrooge of New Year’s Eve. If there were such things as ghosts of New Year’s past, present and future, they certainly would have haunted me by now. I suppose it all began… Read More »
Rumors Say Microsoft to Replace Internet Explorer With “Spartan” Browser It’s no secret, at least not to most of you, that Chrome and Firefox have stolen the crown from Internet Explorer. Whether they are better browsers, more functional or less troublesome, is up to the user. However, there may never been another Internet Explorer as IE fans have… Read More »