All articles about Computer Operating Systems
A system running like molasses is one of the most common complaints among my clientele and, in most cases, one of the easiest to fix. There can be multiple reasons why a system is running slow, including anything from malware infections to a lack of […]
All things change, but sometimes these changes are forced upon us whether we like it or not. For me, this came about when the owner of the shop I’ve been renting for the last three years sold up and the new landlord immediately doubled the
Drag And Drop Sensitivity “Drag and Drop” has been with us since the first incarnations of graphical user interfaces. They have become a necessary part of any operating system. You left-click an icon and drag it to a new location. Simple, yes? Have you ever
Solid State Drives Solid State Drives (SSDs) are very popular these days, and for good reason. After the first hiccups expected in any new technology, things have settled down and SSDs are now as reliable as mechanical Hard Disk Drives (HDDs). As I’m sure you
According to the well-respected analytic site Net Market Share, Windows currently enjoys a whopping 88.79% of the total desktop operating system market share. Mac comes in a distant second with a paltry 8.41% and Linux third, with a measly 2.42%. Why is it so? I
Driver Store Microsoft introduced the Driver Store in the Windows Vista version and it has been with us ever since. The Driver Store contains all Windows and third-party drivers that are trusted by Microsoft and are installed on your drive. The problem, and there always
Windows XP did not give you the option to pin programs to the Taskbar except through an option called the Quick Launch bar. The Quick Launch bar is no longer needed since you can just pin programs to the Taskbar directly. In a way, you
Ransomware Ransomware is a nasty piece of work. The bad guys hijack your computer, encrypt all your files, and tell you they’ll sell you a decryption key for a certain amount of money. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll actually get the key. It turns out
System Tray The System Tray is what we used to call what is now officially known as the Notification Area. That has too many syllables and sounds too high-brow for my tastes, so System Tray, it is. The System Tray is that part of the
What Are Drivers? Put simply, a “driver” in computer parlance is a bit of software that allows your operating system to communicate with a bit of hardware. Examples would be your graphics card, audio devices, a mouse, a keyboard, your webcam, and any other peripheral
System Protection The System Protection feature has been in place since the release of the unpopular Windows Millennium Edition. It’s purpose is to provide a very basic backup of the Windows Registry, along with driver states and some important system files. Accessing this feature is
Night Light The Night Light concept is not a new thing. It’s been around for quite a long time now, and much longer than Microsoft would have you believe, having brought up the subject as some sort of innovation. Wrong. There are many third-party solutions
Microsoft has been busy updating their various products on this February 13, 2018 “Patch Tuesday”. Given the horror show in January of this year, many tech-savvy people are recommending that you defer these updates until the unpaid beta-testers have finished grumbling about how these patches
You know what it’s like. You bought a new hard drive, likely an SSD, but you can’t bring yourself to nuke the old Windows installation because either you want to keep it in case the new install goes belly up, or worry that pressing the
