Dodo Birds

The 10 Best Apps for a New Computer, Part 4

Over the past weeks, I have given you the top 10 applications that I feel should be installed on a new PC. For a quick review they are: 1. Ninite, 2. Google Chrome Browser, 3. BitWarden or LastPass, 4. Malwarebytes, 5. Microsoft365.com, Google.com, or LibreOffice, 6. Thunderbird, 7. VLC, 8. Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams.com,…

Meeting Apps

The 10 Best Apps for a New Computer, Part 3

Recently, I have suggested my favorite apps which I install first on a new Windows computer. We covered four applications in the first article and these in the second; Microsoft365, Google Drive, and LibreOffice as the top three possible choices for a great production suite. They counted as #5 as you only need one and…

Second Group of the 10 Best Apps for a New Computer

The 10 Best Apps for a New Computer, Part 2

Last week I looked at the first of the best ten apps I consider should be added to a new computer. I gave you information about Ninite, Google Chrome Browser, BitWarden, (or LastPass), and Malwarebytes. By-the-way, just as in the last article, here I have indicated the applications that can be installed using Ninite.com. Ninite…

Be Social

Be Careful with Social Media

Social Media is here to stay, but people feel differently about it. Basically, Social Media is a form of electronic communication. Usually found as websites or phone apps. They are for social gathering where users create online communities to share their thoughts, personal messages, discussion, and, sometimes, disagreements. They can use text, pictures, symbols, and/or…

Remove Access

Google Devices

Scroll down past this very long graphic. It may be long, but interesting for you to take a look.  Security is a big deal on the web. With your bank, store sites, email, and yes, my favorite Google. If you’re like most people, you probably use Google for just about everything – from searching the…

One of Ron's Trello Boards

Trello for Organization

I have received several questions about how I organize and keep track of what I have written about, and am going to write about. Some have asked if I keep my notes on a piece of paper, with a word processor, an Excel spreadsheet, sticky notes, in my head, or wherever. Well, first I am…

Free Wifi

Practice Safe Public Wi-Fi

After last week’s article regarding “Steps Recorder,” someone asked if there is a way to get more immediate support from a friend or relative for problem resolution? The simple answer is, “Yes!” The more complicated answer is that there are as many ways to do this as Doan’s had pills in the 1940s. But last…

Start Steps Recorder

Steps Recorder

I have had people tell me that occasionally their computer will give them a problem. However, this is occasionally where the real problem starts. When they talk to a geek or go to have the computer repaired, they either cannot explain it to the geek clearly enough, they may forget exactly what happened, or they…