Jul 18, 2016 | Windows tips, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
Always use the right mouse button to drag and drop. That’s it. That’s your tip for the day. Ta ta! Back on Thursday! Oh, all right. I’ll give you some details since you ask nicely. When you drag and drop with the left mouse button – the way you’ve done it your whole...
Jul 14, 2016 | Microsoft, updates, Windows tips, Windows10
Windows 10 updates are driving me crazy. Well, so are lots of things, but the update process has become a persistent annoyance. Let me gripe about my experiences a bit, then I’ll give you a suggestion that might ease the pain. Microsoft changed the update process in...
Jun 19, 2016 | Microsoft, Office 365, OneDrive, web_services, Windows tips, Windows10
(2020/10/12 – click here for an updated, shorter version of this article.) “I read your article about personal Microsoft accounts and business Office 365 accounts,” my wife said last week. “Well, I read parts of it. It was . . . dense.” Dense? My article was a...
Jun 1, 2016 | security, Windows tips, Windows10
Everything is simple once you know how to do it. Here’s a setting that’s been moved to a different place in Windows 10. It’s not necessary to check this setting or change it very often but it drove me crazy that I couldn’t figure out how to make this change easily....
May 30, 2016 | IE, Outlook, Windows tips, Windows10
Has your computer been upgraded to Windows 10? Do you have a new computer? This is the guide you need – how to configure your Windows 10 computer to smooth out its rough edges and make the most of its new features. This is an updated version of an article from six...
Apr 1, 2016 | updates, Windows tips, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
Steve Gibson of Gibson Research Corporation is a well-known security expert – cranky, contrarian, deeply wedded to the past (his personal computer runs Windows XP), and old-school in his approach to writing programs. His website is defiantly retro, a fine example of...
