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Tweet I turned off UAC (User Account Control) on my computer long ago, but I still see it pop up on client computers pretty regularly. It’s only still there because people have gotten used to being forced to click on it, and they don’t know how to turn it off. Take a look at [...] Read more »
Tweet Last Monday in my blog/podcast I recommended that you set Windows Updates to download and install ALL Windows Updates automatically – both the updates labeled “Important” and the updates labeled “Optional”. I need to revise that advice. First, I want to thank my friend Larry for bringing this to my attention. Larry sent [...] Read more »
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Tweet Update: Please read this blog post before following any instructions below. I recently had a client who brought me a computer that had a few different issues. They all seemed to be unrelated – odd error messages popping up, the screen not displaying content the way it should all the time, etc. In cases [...] Read more »
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Tweet If you just bought a new computer and it has Windows 8, I’ll bet you miss Windows 7. Maybe you even miss good ol’ Windows XP. If so, you’re going to really like this – it’s a way to make your brand new Windows 8 computer look and feel like Windows 7 or XP. [...] Read more »
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Tweet In the near future, you might hear about the newest version of Microsoft’s web browser – Internet Explorer. They have released version 10. Up until a few days ago, you could only get Internet Explorer 10 as part of the newest version of Windows (Windows 8). Now, you can get a “Pre-Release” version that [...] Read more »
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Tweet Today’s tip is quick and easy, and I’ll bet it’s something that most Windows 7 users are not aware of. I love telling people about stuff like this. You probably already have some shortcut icons on your desktop. Let’s say, for example, you have these shortcuts displayed: Outlook MS Word Firefox iTunes [...] Read more »
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Tweet Today’s tip isn’t really a fun or amazing thing you can do with your computer. However, it is important if you use Internet Explorer with Windows. This past week Microsoft announced that there was a “security vulnerability” in Internet Explorer that could allow hackers to go in through the web browser and [...] Read more »
Tweet Sometimes doing a simple internet search takes longer than it needs to. For example, let’s say you want to find out the population of Canada. That’s a pretty easy bit of information for the internet to provide. This is the process for a lot of people: 1. Open your web browser (Internet Explorer, [...] Read more »
Tweet One of the great things about Windows 7 is the wonderful selection of high-resolution graphics you can use for your wallpaper (background image). And most people don’t even realize that these are all available – free. If you have Windows 7, you will love this. Minimize all the windows so that you [...] Read more »
Tweet If you are still using Windows XP on your primary computer, it’s time to start thinking about making a change. Don’t get me wrong – I was a big fan of Windows XP. It was stable, reliable, and pretty easy to work with for even a novice computer user. But times change, and [...] Read more »
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