Jan 18, 2016 | computers, Internet, LastPass, mobile, phone, security, Windows tips, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
These are the rules for being safe using a Windows computer in 2016. We are required to be paranoid and vigilant. We run our businesses and manage our personal lives online, and the bad guys are endlessly inventive in their effort to find ways through our defenses....
Jan 1, 2016 | Microsoft, software, updates, Windows tips, Windows10
Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela sat down for a remarkably frank interview on the Windows Weekly podcast a few days ago. One of the topics was the insistent push that Microsoft is making to drive Windows 10 upgrades – notices when you start your...
Dec 20, 2015 | Adobe, Amazon, Android, Apple, Box, bruceb, Google, iPad, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, Surface, tablet, Windows10
Happy holidays! Welcome to the end of 2015! I knew we’d make it. Take a deep breath. There’s no reason to feel the urge to throw a computer out the window for at least a couple of weeks. It’s been an interesting year in technology, mostly good news but with occasional...
Dec 17, 2015 | Windows tips, Windows10
It’s the end of the day. You’ve finished your work and you’re packing up. You can walk away as soon as you log off of the computer, which is running that new-fangled Windows 10 that’s all the rage in tech circles. Here’s a picture of the new Windows 10 Start menu on...
Dec 13, 2015 | laptops, Microsoft, security, Windows tips, Windows10
A new feature quietly appeared in the Windows 10 November update: you can have your laptop send its location every few hours to Microsoft. If your laptop is lost or stolen, you can view the last location where it was online. Android phones, iPhones, and Macs have had...
Dec 9, 2015 | Adobe, IE, Microsoft, updates, Windows tips, Windows10
Microsoft needed to execute flawlessly on a number of things for Windows 10 to be an inarguable success. High on the list were two things: making the upgrade process smooth and uneventful; and creating the first impression that Windows 10 is both familiar and slightly...
