In older versions of Windows, fonts were sometimes difficult to install and manage, but Windows 7 presents a welcome change for all of us who love fonts. Additionally, Windows 7 offers more default fonts than any previous version of Windows. But, we’ll get to that a bit later. I’m reading the biography of Steve Jobs (if you haven’t… Read More »
Windows has a lot of shortcut keys, but many of them are hidden by default. Why? We don’t know. I even asked EB and she doesn’t know – and she knows everything. If you don’t believe me, write her an email an ask her something. She’s the oracle of Cloudeight. Anyway, shortcut keys are great for those of… Read More »
Caring for a Dead Turkey Dead turkeys make lousy pets. Did you know that a dead turkey requires more care than a living cat and almost as much care as a living dog? Cats are pretty good at almost any temperature that people are OK with — whereas dogs are a little more touchy. Dogs seem to do… Read More »
Both EB and I were online back in the early 90’s. In those now seemingly halcyon days, the Web was awash in really good free programs and email was still really cool. Sure, there were viruses and worms running amok on the Web but they weren’t nearly as advanced as today’s malware. As time went by, more and… Read More »
Mary asks about Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool I hope you can help one confused older lady, every month there is a windows malicious removal tool that is in the critical updates. What is it, what does it do and if it is something we can run how does one go about it? It’s there and I… Read More »
Do you love sticky notes? Do you think the sticky notes program in Windows 7 is cool? Really. If you think Windows 7 sticky notes are cool, you can save your time and skip down to the Site of the Week. Windows 7’s sticky notes program is pedestrian (NO EB, that does not mean the guy you almost… Read More »