I have noticed a lot of scam emails coming to my inbox lately and thought I should mention a few to you. Since they could very easily hurt your credit, finances, reputation, etc. you should be aware and very careful. I have received many that were easy to spot. They were text only, looked very…
I had an interesting email from Jim a couple of weeks ago regarding a column I wrote about my personal computer getting hit by malware. He said that I mentioned Malwarbytes (malwarebytes.com) but he would like to know more about it. Well as sometimes happens with emails like this I chuckle to myself and think,…
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and visits to the stores on Black Friday to get the very best deals. By-the-way, it is said that the phrase “Black Friday” started in Philadelphia when the heavy traffic after Thanksgiving Day disrupted traffic around 1960. Then in the early ’80s it started being used for the…
Before I start today I will tell you that I run all the security software you normally would on a computer. I also only run software that I recommend to you when you ask or when I write. That way I know what you can do for free and how well it works. I have…
I have decided to not mention you know…that which has been going on in our country lately that shall not be named. To relieve some of the stress out there I have decided to give you a few fun sites to visit on the web that may put a smile on your face. First off…
Floyd wrote this week and asked an excellent question. He has several Cloud storage sites that he often uses. Floyd has all the most popular ones; Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, and Amazon Drive. Keep in mind there are many more out there. He wanted to know if there was any way he could log into…
So, after the series of articles on applications I think are good additions to Windows, I received several questions. A couple of which I will answer today. The first, and my favorite, was regarding my choice of Revo Uninstaller (RevoUninstaller.com). John wrote and wanted to know why I do not like Microsoft’s “Programs and Features.” …
Well I need to start with an “Oops” this week. Last week’s article included an incorrect statement and if you looked for the software in the link provided you would not find Revo Uninstaller. I stated incorrectly that Revo was by the same company as CCleaner. This is not correct and I even knew better…
For the last two weeks I have shared with you what I believe are some of the best applications you could add on to a Windows 10 computer. That goes for Windows 7 back up to and including Windows XP. By-the-way, just in case you have not heard anyone mention it lately you should not…
Last week we looked at several programs I recommend to be good additions to a Windows system. They are either better than what comes on a PC or those applications may not usually be found on a new computer. Of course, the apps are free…you know me. From the responses I have received you want…
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