Apr 27, 2017 | laptops, Windows tips, Windows10
My much-loved Thinkpad X1 Yoga was shipped to Lenovo today. I’ll be a bit twitchy and irritable until it comes back. But I couldn’t ignore the signs of old age any longer. There comes a time when a laptop needs a new battery. Lithium ion batteries don’t have a...
Mar 23, 2017 | printers, Windows tips, Windows10
Here’s a problem without a solution. On some Windows 10 computers, some of the time, opening the Devices and Printers window in Control Panel takes anywhere from 90 seconds to five minutes. The green bar creeps across the empty window, as you see in the screen shot...
Mar 12, 2017 | Windows tips, Windows10
Want to see an icon in the notification area on the taskbar? Drag it from the overflow area and drop it where you want it. Want to keep an icon out of sight so it doesn’t take up any space? Drag it up from the notification area and drop it in the overflow area. That’s...
Jan 18, 2017 | Microsoft, software, updates, Windows tips, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
If your Windows 10 computer displays an update notice for a new version of Start10, go ahead and install it. It’s safe. This is your Windows 10 Start menu with Start10. Start10 is a five dollar program from Stardock Software that replaces the Windows 10 Start...
Nov 30, 2016 | updates, Windows tips, Windows10
Everybody wants more storage space on their hard drive. One of the deeply buried improvements in Windows 10 Anniversary Update is an easy way to reclaim space used by temporary files and old updates. The Anniversary Update is the major Windows 10 upgrade announced...
Aug 7, 2016 | security, Windows tips, Windows10
Windows 10 allows you to log in with a PIN instead of a password. In fact, you’re required to set up a PIN before you can set up Windows Hello to log in with a fingerprint or facial recognition. A PIN is four or more numbers, exactly like the PIN for your debit card....
