It’s been a long time since Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was the planet’s number one web browser. Some people still use it. Over 20 percent of those people use versions of Internet Explorer (IE) prior to the current version. Those people are facing an ominous security risk.
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December 16, 2015The Perils of Not Upgrading IE
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November 6, 2015Windows is Waiting . . .You need to shutdown or restart your PC, but there it is! That same old message. Windows is waiting to shutdown a program. What’s up?
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October 14, 2015Inky IssuesYou know the story: You buy a printer cheap but pay over time when you restock the ink. And man, do those ink cartridges drain!
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October 7, 2015A Trip Down Port LaneBack in the early days of the PC, it seemed like each peripheral used its own interface. September 16, 2015Old Files on a New ComputerOne of the things I dread about getting a new computer is the inevitable personality transfer. Yes, the new PC is faster and better than your old clunker (which last week was your treasure and joy). The dreadful part is how to get the files and programs you love transferred from the old computer to the new one.
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September 9, 2015To Save Search ResultsAll operating systems offer the ability to search for files — and inside of files. It’s a big deal, so much so that few people give it another thought. A feature worth a second thought, however, is the ability to save a search and reproduce it later.
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August 28, 2015The Floppy Disk has a New PalA year and a half ago I wrote about it: Adios, Optical Disc. As I predicted in that post, the optical drive is now absent from all Apple computers. They lead the way, and eventually the PC will follow suit. August 17, 2015Mute Your Windows 10 NotificationsTo me, the notification sound in Windows 10 sounds exactly like the first chord of the Simpsons TV show. So every time the Windows 10 computer chimes a notification, I start singing, “The Simpsons . . .” It’s annoying.
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August 12, 2015Even More Online SecuritySeveral years ago, I visited a friend of mine who showed me a unique gizmo. She was a government employee and needed access to a secure email account. The gizmo, the size of a pocket watch, was a password generator. August 10, 2015USB Connector RoundupI’ll confess that the USB standard has been not only tremendously successful but also quite stable. It’s predictable. And just about everyone has enough USB cables available to make any sort of connection.
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