Virtual Classes

Was 2020 a Failure?

Looking back on 2020, there were a lot of disappointments to say the very least. I remember Covid-19 as the first. Then other health issues related or not… who knows for sure. Death. Job losses by way too many gainfully employed people. Isolation from family and friends causing loneliness and depression for many. Financial loss!…

Microsoft Winmdows Defender

Antivirus Expired, Oh No!

You know it bothers me when the larger, more trustworthy companies play with us. The reasons are usually altruistic; they of course want to help you. Make improvements and most important to them…make some money for their shareholders. With more money, they can add more features and updates to their software, hardware, or whatever. The…

2020 Sites in Review, Part 2

Here is the second part of all the sites we visited last year. Once again, if the site addresses are too long for print, I have shortened them using my “ghtech.site” predecessor. They will be continuous characters after that lead without spaces and capitalization count. Copy them in their entirety to your browser’s address bar…

2020 Sites in Review, Part 1

Once again it has happened. A new year is starting and hopefully, it will be better for all of us in all areas. Also, this is the start of my twentieth year writing for the Daily News-Record starting with the “Double Click” column and now continuing with “Gray Haired Tech.” I want to thank every…

I paid for software?

Apps I Purchased

The holidays are usually a great time of getting together with family and friends. I do not know how or if you are planning that this year, but I hope you have a great holiday season whatever you have decided. Also, as I have been asked this year and others, “Why don’t you write about…

Traveling Minstrel

The Changing Face of Entertainment

You know the history of entertainment has changed tremendously throughout the years. I guess we first started with someone gathering around the fire ring to tell stories. They would enthrall the listeners with daring-do and excitement to escape the mundane of everyday life. In time things changed and we had bards going from town-to-town singing…

Yubikey Installed into USB port
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More Security with Yubikey

Earlier this year… I made a few suggestions about your password safety. One of the things I recommended, and still do, is LastPast, which you can find here, ghtech.site/lp-howto. Here is a very quick review of LastPass. It allows you to save your login credentials, such as usernames and passwords to the app. You create…

RevoUninstaller

Uninstalling Old Apps

Someone wrote last week, as well as several years ago about uninstalling old programs and not much has changed over the years. My favorite uninstallation program is still Revo Uninstaller (RevoUninstaller.com). They asked why I do not just use the regular, built-in Microsoft “Programs and Features” to remove old apps. I have what I think…