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Why Is A Vaccine Passport So Difficult?
My wife and I traveled to Hawaii a few days ago. It took some close study to figure out the rules: a Covid test within 72 hours of the flight from a small group of approved providers at startling expense, followed by navigation through a maze of web-based forms and...
KAISER RECORDS IN A FLASH
Kaiser is taking an interesting step to make your medical records available to you in a flash. Let me give you some background, then tell you about yet another of the ways that...
WGA DEJA VU
Why is this appearing again? In the last few weeks, I’ve seen many Windows XP users confronted with a window that pops up out of nowhere to install “Windows Genuine Advantage...
GOOGLE PROFILES
There’s no shortage of places to create an online presentation of yourself – Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Windows Live Spaces, and many more. When you’re going to look for...
AVG 8.5 UPGRADE
If you’re running the free version of AVG antivirus, you may have seen a window appear unexpectedly in the middle of your screen. That’s a legitimate message. But let’s take a...
COMPUTER SHOPPING 2009
Let me give you some updated generalizations that may help you get started when you’re shopping for a new computer. Generalizations are dangerous things. Not everyone ought to...
SURGE PROTECTOR FAILURE
In one of those odd coincidences, I’ve dealt with four or five surge protectors in the last few weeks that have failed in the same way – by having one or two outlets go dead,...
UPDATES
Microsoft will release security updates on Tuesday night for Windows and Office, following its normal monthly schedule. Your computer will restart tonight. You should be...
INTERNET EXPLORER 8 UPDATE
Internet Explorer 8 is the latest version of Microsoft’s web browser, released in final form a few weeks ago. Starting soon, it will be offered to you by the Automatic Update...
Outlook Auto-Complete
You know the drop-down list in Outlook when you start to type a name in the TO: box? It’s not an address book! Use it for convenience but don’t rely on it! You’re setting...
SUBSIDIZED NETBOOKS
Netbooks will be widespread by the end of the year, shaking up the PC market and changing our world in ways that will be more dramatic than you expect. You might not have...
NETBOOK FEVER
The world is changing in front of our eyes again. Let me give you a preview of some technology that is going to change the computing landscape permanently – and do it before the...
DOWNLOAD WITH WINDOWS LIVE PHOTO GALLERY
Windows Live Photo Gallery is Microsoft’s free program for simple photo management, a great choice for doing basic photo editing, viewing slide shows, and sharing photos online....
BACKUPS – IMAGE-BASED BACKUPS
Previously:Backups - IntroductionBackups - Data Backups vs. Drive ImagesBackups - External Hard DrivesBackups - Software for Data BackupsBackups - Online Backups If you missed...
CONFICKER PERSPECTIVE
The press coverage of the Conficker malware has caused some fear and created the teensiest bit of an overreaction. Here’s some common sense advice. You can use your computers on...
R.I.P. ENCARTA
Microsoft announced today that it is discontinuing its Encarta encyclopedia in all of its various incarnations. The DVDs will be off the market by June, existing subscriptions...