Using a Microsoft account to log into your computer can be both a blessing and a curse, depending on your needs and preferences. For new users, let us dive into the reasons why this might be a great idea, as well as some potential downsides to consider. If you choose not to use your Microsoft…
I thought you may like this neat trick someone showed me a couple of weeks ago. Are you a Google Calendar user, as am I? Do you enjoy keeping track of your Facebook friends’ birthdays? If so this trick is for you. I use my Google Calendar all of the time. I use it to…
As I said last time there are many things about Windows 10 that I like and some I do not care for. Today, I am going to start with a couple of the features in W10 you may not appreciate and discuss how to change them. When you first set up Windows 10 you are…
Over the past several months I noticed a lot of readers logging onto the DoubleClicks.info website. Folks were not only logging in but you guys were setting up accounts on the site. This of course filled the cockles of my heart knowing that many readers were logging into the site to read the columns,…
Well, it is the time of year when you may be getting ready to get a new computer. You may be looking for me to give you advice about what type of computer, tablet, phone, or other device to get. I hate to disappoint you but I feel there is something more important you should…
Over the years not once have I mentioned MMS and only once SMS (and then only as an aside). If you check with my wife and many friends it is because I just do not like this technology much at all. I find it a waste of time. Too lengthy. And then there is that…
Last week I gave you a better way to prep your Android devices before getting rid of them. Dana wrote and asked me a great question related to that process. Although I am well aware of it from personal experience, I had never thought about mentioning here. So thanks, Dana, for the idea; I think…
With the web taking over the world for most everyone you may sometimes wonder if a site is actually safe to surf. This is not an unfounded concern as viruses, trojans, worms, keyloggers, etc. can be put on your computer from an unsafe site. How can you know if you are safe or not? Each…
Last week I started this series regarding things you should not do online. Here is the last part starting with something you may have never thought about. Be very, very cautious of posting online about your kids and grandkids. Say you take a picture of your kids and some pedophile sees them. Sometime later you…
I get emails from readers occasionally that cause chills to run up and down my spine. Well not really but they do ask about doing very dangerous things online. So this week we are going to take a look at the Double Click "Do Not" list from questions I have answered. Do not purchase items…
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