Darcy and I have differing opinions on Windows 8. She thinks it’s great, I think Microsoft made a huge mistake. In typical Microsoft fashion, they decided to make a one-size-fits-all operating system. Apple makes a different operating system for its phones and tablets than the one it uses on its laptops and desktops. Microsoft seems to want to… Read More »
I’ve never been a big fan of themes, but many of you are. I like a plain simple desktop background color (black or dark purple). I know, I’m an old minimalist. But something you might not know is that you can create themes using Windows 7. That’s right. You, the artiste, can design, save, and quickly change your… Read More »
Roz wants to know what’s going to happen to her Windows XP computer when Microsoft ends support for XP I have XP Home like Michael. Can you explain in simple terms what it will mean to me in 2014. I like XP and Outlook Express – Will it mean that I will no longer be able to use… Read More »
When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of myself as a young boy, watching the Thanksgiving parade on television; mom busy in the kitchen preparing our Thanksgiving dinner and the feeling of love all around. I remember a gray, cold and cloudy day; the steamy windows that cooking made and snowflakes in the air. This was my best… Read More »
Did you know that Microsoft includes a system reliability monitor in Windows Vista and Windows 7 that rates your computer’s reliability on a scale of 1 to 10? It shows you important details such as installations and uninstallations as well as program crashes, operating system crashes and more. It’s easy to access and to use. You can learn… Read More »
Some of you have noticed that Norton 360 now includes “LifeLock”. So Norton now not only touts that its firewall can keep you safe from identity theft – but “LifeLock” can keep you even safer. The truth is, neither one can. Norton knows it. We know it. Anyone who understands how identity theft works knows it. If all… Read More »