Due to the Memorial Day holiday the Double Click column in not in the DNR this week. So, as sad as it may be, it will not be here this week either.
Check back next week for, “Firefox Add-ons”.
Thanks for reading!
Ron
Due to the Memorial Day holiday the Double Click column in not in the DNR this week. So, as sad as it may be, it will not be here this week either.
Check back next week for, “Firefox Add-ons”.
Thanks for reading!
Ron
Last week I mentioned a friend whose computer was struggling through a major malware and viral infection. I had several readers write to ask, what was done to resolve it and even more importantly how to stop a reoccurrence of the same problems. To resolve it I installed Avast! for antivirus protection and Malwarebytes to…
Installing applications and operating systems both on thumb drives, also known as USB drives, can be a risky endeavor. You may worry about data corruption and storage limits, while also questioning if the drive will last. Your hard drives are a critical component of your systems, and with internet speeds increasing, you want to be…
As a computer guy over the past five decades…yes, I am ancient, I have gotten many questions. Many of them repeated time-after-time. For a couple of weeks, we will look at some of those most commonly recurring questions and their answers. I will keep them short and not get too far into the weeds. If…
I received an email from Ben in Arizona last week. First of all you may ask, "Are you published in Arizona?" The answer is nope, but I sure wish I was. Maybe then Kim Komando would discover me and I would be on my way to fame and fortune…yeah, right. I have had people write…
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Last week I mentioned a friend whose computer was struggling through a major malware and viral infection. I had several readers write to ask, what was done to resolve it and even more importantly how to stop a reoccurrence of the same problems. To resolve it I installed Avast! for antivirus protection and Malwarebytes to…
Installing applications and operating systems both on thumb drives, also known as USB drives, can be a risky endeavor. You may worry about data corruption and storage limits, while also questioning if the drive will last. Your hard drives are a critical component of your systems, and with internet speeds increasing, you want to be…
As a computer guy over the past five decades…yes, I am ancient, I have gotten many questions. Many of them repeated time-after-time. For a couple of weeks, we will look at some of those most commonly recurring questions and their answers. I will keep them short and not get too far into the weeds. If…
I received an email from Ben in Arizona last week. First of all you may ask, "Are you published in Arizona?" The answer is nope, but I sure wish I was. Maybe then Kim Komando would discover me and I would be on my way to fame and fortune…yeah, right. I have had people write…
Several weeks ago I was technologically surprised by a non-geek. Over the phone, a good friend of mine and I were discussing a problem with his home PC. For some strange reason he could not get a particular Microsoft Excel formula to work properly. At work I use an application that must first be installed…
Wearable Tech is one of those technology terms that makes some sense. It is a technology device that you wear like clothes or jewelry. However, it does more than just look pretty. Here are a couple of the more popular items that seem to be making lots of news (or advertising) this time of year….
Last week I mentioned a friend whose computer was struggling through a major malware and viral infection. I had several readers write to ask, what was done to resolve it and even more importantly how to stop a reoccurrence of the same problems. To resolve it I installed Avast! for antivirus protection and Malwarebytes to…
Installing applications and operating systems both on thumb drives, also known as USB drives, can be a risky endeavor. You may worry about data corruption and storage limits, while also questioning if the drive will last. Your hard drives are a critical component of your systems, and with internet speeds increasing, you want to be…
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