One of the nifty things about the modern computing age is that you don’t have to wait months to read about an operating system upgrade. For example, when DOS 5 came out, the magazines and other material on DOS 5 didn’t hit the shelves for weeks — and most of the early stuff was based on the beta, so it was wrong.
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July 31, 2015My Windows 10 Upgrade Ordeal
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July 29, 2015It’s Windows 10 DayHere it is! Supposedly, sometime today, all those computers that are scheduled to get the free Windows 10 update will enjoy the potential of the update. I can’t wait! Well, yeah, I can wait. In fact, I will be waiting most of the day. July 6, 2015Windows 10 – I Wrote Too SoonJust last week I was extolling the virtues of Windows 10 and O how much I enjoyed it. That was then. June 24, 2015Windows 10 First LookI finally got off my butt and installed the Windows 10 beta. And it’s not too soon, either, because next week most Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs will be provided with a free update. So again I find myself on the leading edge.
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January 9, 2015Fix the Secure Desktop UACThe UAC, or User Account Control, has been with PC users since Windows Vista. It was one of the reasons people hated Vista.
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January 7, 2015Dear Windows, Why Did You Randomly Restart?For me, few things beat getting a new computer. I enjoy setting up and configuring, making new adjustments, and getting it all just so. Occasionally, however, I forget to change one setting. Specifically, it’s the setting that seems to cause a perfectly good, brand new computer to randomly restart itself. That’s annoying.
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October 22, 2014If It’s Tuesday, Microsoft Must Have a PatchDo you regularly update Windows? You should! And it seems like every Tuesday something new requires that you restart your computer.
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September 26, 2014Underscore or Space or Even DashIt’s not really a debate, but it’s a serious question nerds have about file-naming conventions: Should you use a space in a filename or use an underscore? Or should you go all rogue and opt for a hyphen?
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September 24, 2014Printing Part of a Web PageI did it once last week, and then I showed the trick to my son. We both had the same problem and it was resolved in the same way: How do you print only part of a web page, as opposed to wasting multiple sheets of paper?
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September 19, 2014Filename Shortcut – ShortcutIt’s one of the most annoying things in Windows: When you create a file shortcut, the text |