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I always want to have as many life vests as I can with my computers. You never know what is going to happen to your computer in the future… or do you? Well I don’t, so this is a great little “How to” to help […]
How To Create a USB Recovery Drive in Windows 8.1 Read More »
Remember back in the day when all computers came with a recovery disc? Then you just popped it in to the computer and it walked you through all the steps? Yep, those were the days – now when you buy a computer you have no disc
How to create a System Image in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 Pro Read More »
In the old days, when Solid State Drives first “came out”, there was a big problem with write cycles. The more you wrote to them, the worse it got. Every single write to the drive shortened its life by a big chunk. Not so, anymore…
Microsoft has announced that Windows 10, the anticipated successor to the slow up-taken Windows 8, will be released free of charge to Windows 7 & 8 users who upgrade during the first year after the new operating system’s official release. The free release will apply
Windows 10 Upgrade Free During the Initial Year! Read More »
Have you ever wanted to set up a network printer in Windows? I have and figured I would share how to do this in Microsoft Windows 8.1 since this one can be a little trickier than other Windows versions. With all new Windows they seem
I’ve been noticing, with some amusement, the complicated instructions posted by other tech sites on how to create a desktop shortcut to Windows Updates in Windows 8.1. Although their method will ultimately work okay, it is unnecessarily convoluted, involving numerous steps to get to the
Create a Shortcut to ‘Windows Update’ in Windows 8.1 Read More »
Windows 7 reached its end of mainstream support date on 13th January and has now moved into its extended support phase. Basically, that means Windows 7 has hit middle age, something that happens to all of us sooner or later. Technically, it means that, from
Windows 7 Reaches End of Mainstream Support – what it means for you Read More »
Updates to Apple’s Mac operating system has always required user intervention to install the update through the Mac App Store or intentionally allow updates to occur automatically (Apple Menu –> System Preferences –> App Store). Apple has had the ability to perform automatic OS updates
Hey, Wait! Did My Mac Just Do A Security Update All By Itself?? Read More »
Microsoft is not having a good time with its Windows Updates of late with several recent updates causing widespread issues. This latest hiccup involves a December 10th update KB3004394 which can break the update function in Windows 7 SP1 leaving some users unable to install
Update KB3004394 Causing Issues for Windows 7 Users – Here’s the Fix Read More »
Microsoft’s generosity of late has been nothing short of astounding. Not only did they give away Visual Studio 13 Update 4 and Microsoft Expression Web last week, but they are now giving away a ton of music. I just downloaded nearly 4GB of titles and didn’t put
Microsoft Giving Away 100 Music Albums For The Holidays Read More »
Microsoft has been, for the most part, of an isolationist mentality. That is, they made their fortune with an apparently strict ideal of focused software production, keeping their information proprietary and close to the cuff. I will hazard a guess that Satya Nadella, the heir
Microsoft Is Giving Away Very Expensive Software Read More »
Microsoft isn’t exactly renowned for considerate decision making. Most notable of late to lose brownie points with users was the thoughtless decision not to provide any official Windows 8.1 installation media – except of course for for those who purchased a boxed DVD. Those of
Create Official Windows 8.1 Installation Media (DVD or USB) Read More »
Microsoft has ended retail sales for Windows 8 as of 31st October 2014, almost two years after it was first released and exactly 12 months since the expiration of retail sales for Windows 7. With Microsoft intent on turning attention toward its new Windows 10
Well, Apple has released iTunes 12. Many will say that it has a sleeker, cleaner look to it. But some of us like how the ‘old’ iTunes (version 10 and earlier) looked. While you can’t get exactly the classic look and feel, you can
