Naysayers Beware I’d like to begin by addressing those who would deride Windows 8.x. Either you haven’t given it a reasonable amount of time, or you fall into this group: “The Old Resisting The New”. If you are part of the former group, then spend […]
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E-mail Encryption for Private People Millions of people every day send messages to friends, colleagues, and business contacts, written on postcards. Electronic postcards, but still readable by anyone who cares to pick them up. Would you send a letter without an envelope? Every time you
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Windows and Multiple Monitors I’m lucky enough to own three monitors. I wouldn’t go back to a single monitor setup again without a lot of kicking and screaming. Once you’ve had a taste of a multiple monitor set up, it becomes an addiction. I write
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Many of you may have noticed a few changes in your Windows 8.1 installations this week. On Tuesday Microsoft released “Update 1” for Windows 8.1 – I know, all these numbers are starting to get confusing to me too! Update 1 is more of a
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Zorin OS is a Linux (Ubuntu-based) operating system specifically designed to help traditional Windows users migrate as easily as possible to an alternative operating system. My first encounter with Zorin OS occurred almost 18 months ago. At that time, I checked out Zorin OS via
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Yahoo Mail Users Are Latest Hacking Victims In what has unfortunately become a weekly news item, Yahoo Mail users are the latest victims of hacking. In a tumblr posting, Jay Rossiter, Yahoo’s Senior Vice President of Platforms and Personalization Products, stated that “a coordinated effort to
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Windows 8/8.1 includes a pretty slick search feature which is available via the Start Screen. Simply start typing in a search term and results will begin displaying immediately. This search feature can also be accessed in desktop mode via the Charms Bar or by simultaneously
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Despise the Start Screen? Long for the days of Windows 7? Not a fan of change? Wonder who put the Metro in Metro interface? Have no fear! With the introduction of Windows 8.1 Microsoft has provided an option to bypass the Start Screen and boot
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Even though Windows 7 has been out for a while now, I keep meeting folks who haven’t yet discovered some of the extras that came with it. That’s what blogs are for, eh? Here are a few of my favorite most often used Win 7
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Who says you can’t carry a torch for a toolbar? While shortcuts and toolbars are ubiquitous to Windows, the Quick Launch toolbar was my favorite. Windows ditched (disabled) it in Windows 7. I would have settled for Son of Quick Launch, but now you and
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