On October 14th, 2025, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10. Although you can still continue using Windows 10, you will no longer receive much needed Windows Security Updates through Windows Update. This means that the enormous number of security risks inherent in Windows 10 that get patched by Microsoft, will go unpatched. In the past, […]
While many people may like the new Windows 11 Start Menu, others like myself prefer the Windows 10 Start Menu. Whatever the thought process was at Microsoft when “upgrading” to Windows 11, it definitely wasn’t productivity oriented as they removed all of the productivity features of the Windows 10 Start Menu. If you would like […]
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage service that is included with all of the following Microsoft accounts: outlook.com, live.com, hotmail.com. It is also included with any Microsoft Office 365 subscription, which may be attached to any of the previous accounts. Additionally, it is included when initializing a new Windows installation or PC and creating a Microsoft […]
Are your passwords doomed? We all know by now that the biggest of tech companies, financial institutions and online retailers are all susceptible to hacking and breaches. For the most part, it’s just a matter of time before you’re personally affected by the miscreants whose day and night jobs it is to hack and extract […]
Google revealed on March 5th that last weeks patch for Chrome was really a fix for an active zero-day exploit. The attacks were on a security flaw CVE-2019-5786, and the only patch included in the Chrome 72.0.3626.121 version, released last Friday, March 1, 2019. You’ll want to make sure all of your PC’s and mobile […]
Finally. An easy way to remove backgrounds from pictures. Unless you’re a Photoshop expert, removing backgrounds from photos can be a daunting, if not impossible chore. Now you can do it online @ https://www.remove.bg/ One caveat – it only works to remove people from backgrounds.
If you own a PC, you need to have some level of protection against malware and viruses. Most PC’s come with a trial version of anti-virus software pre-installed. If you decide to use that software, i.e., pay for it after the trial period, or install another anti-virus offering, make a mental note of the name […]
Most people don’t know that they can take a screen shot of their PC screen. Windows has a Print Screen feature that works two ways. In the upper right corner of most keyboards, you will see a key labeled: Print Screen or Prt Scr. Pressing this key takes a snapshot of everything on your screen […]
Have you ever wanted to send or forward an email to someone as a text message to their mobile phone? All you need to know besides their phone number is their mobile carrier. Mobile carriers have something called SMS Gateways that essentially allow text messages to be received at an email address created from the […]
If you have your own website and domain name, steer clear of domain renewal scams. Prior to when it comes time to renew your domain name, your domain registrar usually begins notifying you around 90 – 60 days before. But, you could also get scam artists trying to fake you into thinking they are the […]
