Microsoft wants you to forget Windows 8

Microsoft wants you to forget Windows 8 Look to Vista for how Redmond will treat Windows 8 as it moves on to the next bright, shiny OS As talk of the next Windows begins to build and some details of what most are calling for now either Windows 9 or Threshold come into focus, it’s worthwhile to take… Read More »

Ét Tû Bruté

Ét Tû Bruté: How to make those special characters you love(?) Don’t you wish you could write stuff like Et tu Brute like the title of this article – with all the fancy accent marks and so forth. YES! EB! I know you can find them in the Character Map but who wants to hunt through that thing?Són… Read More »

Here Is What to Do When You Are Not Sure What to Do

You’re on the Web and you’re browsing around when suddenly you encounter a popup that tells you your machine is infected with a gazillion viruses and Trojans – and a few hundred thousand spyware files. And if you just “click here” all your problems will be solved and your PC will be cleaner than a sterilized drill. Of… Read More »

Private Browsing? We don’t have no private browsing!

There’s Really Nothing Private About Private Browsing  As most of you already suspect, privacy today is mostly an illusion. Your favorite browser plays that illusion with so-called private browsing (In-Private browsing, Incognito mode, etc.) And we know that most people might think that using these private browsing modes somehow increases their privacy — but it’s just an illusion.… Read More »

Screenshots Deluxe

John wants to do some screenshots with arrows and highlighting I have been a longtime member of your weekly Newsletter and admire your unfailing helpfulness to all who seek your advice. I observe the highlighting, insertion of arrows and circles which you frequently add to various illustrations in your notes to us. Can you recommend a program I… Read More »