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Why Windows 10 Won’t Connect To The Internet (Another Day, Another Microsoft Update Disaster)
If your computer won’t connect to the Internet, you might have run into a new Windows bug. It’s got all the classic symptoms of Microsoft bugs. • It’s affecting a large number of people but we don’t know how many. Microsoft has posted an extraordinary banner on…
Security Tip: Replace, Upgrade And Secure Your Router
Pity the poor forgotten router. You have one in your house or your business. It’s your closest approach to the Internet. The router is the first line of defense that you trust to keep your computers safe. If they do their job, routers do not call attention to…
Microsoft Edge Sinks Into Irrelevance
People spent more time browsing the web on their phones than on their PCs in October, according to StatCounter. Think about that for a second. It’s another remarkable statistic. More than half of the time spent online globally now happens on phones! What an…
Amazing Tales Of Phone Profits And Market Share
I have a couple of numbers about Apple and Google for your entertainment. The numbers are 88 and 91. They’re not what you expect. It’s an interesting world. Android – 88% Nearly 90% of all phones shipped worldwide in the third quarter of 2016 were running…
Windows 10 Tip: Reclaim Disk Space With New Storage Tools
Everybody wants more storage space on their hard drive. One of the deeply buried improvements in Windows 10 Anniversary Update is an easy way to reclaim space used by temporary files and old updates. The Anniversary Update is the major Windows 10 upgrade announced…
How To Use Office Online For Fun And Profit
A difficult part of using technology in 2016 is simply remembering what tools we have at our disposal. It’s all well and good for me to report on all the swell new programs and services that are available, but that doesn’t do any good if you don’t remember which one…
Google Adds Blue Skies And Photo Scans
(Happy Thanksgiving! Next article will be Monday, November 28.) Google continues to provide the best tools for non-professionals to work with photos. It has introduced a new app for scanning old photos, and it has improved the editing tools in its Google Photos app….
LastPass Emergency Access Provides Security For Trusted Family Members
What happens to your passwords after you die? We’re living in the password era. Our passwords unlock important parts of our lives that would have to be addressed if a disaster happens – access to family financial records, bill paying, shopping, online services, email,…
Beware Of The Baidu Links! Your Skype Account Might Be Hacked
If you get a link to a website with “Baidu” in the name sent through the Skype messaging system, don’t click on the link. The message will appear to come from someone you know but it’s not – it’s just the bad guys with their latest exploit. The link will take you to a…
Quickbooks Moves Inexorably To The Cloud
A year ago I wrote about Intuit’s promotion of Quickbooks Online and the bleak long-term prospects for the desktop version of Quickbooks. It’s not really a choice for Intuit; it’s the only way to survive. Intuit’s bet is paying off. It’s good news for Intuit, not good…