Jul 23, 2014 | Windows tips, Windows7, Windows8
Sure, you’re a Windows power user, but there’s always room for a few new Windows tricks, right? Here are some little-known ways to speed things up. These tips work in Windows 7 and Windows 8. Many of these tricks use the Windows key. That’s the key on the physical...
Jul 10, 2014 | computers, domains, security, Windows7, Windows8
Windows 7 and 8 are hard to attack if the user does not have local administrator privileges. Small businesses can reduce the amount of adware and malware and cruddy software on office computers by removing administrator rights from employees. This requires some...
May 8, 2014 | computers, hardware, laptops, shopping, Windows7, Windows8
Laptops fly when they have a solid state hard drive (SSD) instead of a conventional hard drive. If you buy a new laptop with an SSD, it will make more of a difference to your day-to-day experience than the processor or the amount of memory or any other component. If...
Feb 5, 2014 | computers, Microsoft, updates, Windows7, Windows8
Desktop computer sales are plummeting. Windows 8 is preparing to slink offstage after a fairly disastrous time in the spotlight, to be replaced in early 2015 by the Newer! Brighter! Better! Windows 9. No one is enthusiastic about buying a computer any more. It’s just...
Feb 2, 2014 | computers, Internet, security, Vista, Windows7, Windows8, WinXP
These are the rules for being safe using a Windows computer in 2014. The bad guys are even scarier this year. You will get phony email messages that look perfect – nothing to give away that the messages don’t really come from your bank, the IRS, UPS, Microsoft, or,...
Dec 20, 2013 | IE, security, software, Windows7, Windows8
The recent update to LastPass version 3 brought some new features and a refreshed look to the program, but it also brought a crop of new bugs and problems. There is an update to version 3.0.10 that might help Internet Explorer users, but you have to install it...
