Apr 28, 2019 | Azure, backup, domains, Dropbox, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, Windows10
My new computer is simple and has relatively few confusing bits. My new computer runs Windows and primarily relies on Microsoft services. Those two sentences are not normally uttered together! Microsoft’s mish-mash of dueling and overlapping personal and business...
Apr 14, 2019 | Microsoft, updates, Windows10
Once upon a time, O my children, Microsoft had a predictable date for installing updates to Windows, and lo, we called it “Patch Tuesday.” Once a month (well, sometimes twice), we would wake up on Wednesday morning and our computers would have restarted, and we would...
Apr 14, 2019 | Microsoft, updates, Windows10
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Feb 3, 2019 | computers, updates, Windows tips, Windows10, Windows7
Windows 7 was released almost ten years ago. Those are human years; in technology years that is roughly the length of the Mesozoic era, when dinosaurs ruled the earth. There’s no crisis. You’re not required to throw away your Windows 7 computers tomorrow. I understand...
Jan 27, 2019 | Android, Apple, backup, Chrome, computers, Facebook, Google, Internet, laptops, LastPass, mail, mobile, phone, security, software, spam, web_services, Windows10, Windows7
These are the rules for computer and online safety in 2019. You can download a copy here. Only your vigilance will protect you against bad guys. You will be safe if you are cautious. Stop and think before you click on links, before you call unfamiliar phone numbers,...
Jan 23, 2019 | Android, Chrome, Google, Internet, Microsoft, Windows10
Google has changed the steps required to pin a website to your Windows 10 taskbar. It’s still possible but it takes a bit of extra effort. There are some websites that fit your workflow best when they are running in their own separate window. When you set up a website...
