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,…
My wife got a pair of shoes for my daughter’s birthday in a local store and a pair for herself. They were too large; although they were labeled as the correct size. So a few weeks ago, she took them back to the store she purchased them from. It took her about 45 minutes to…
You know, I really support the local brick and mortar businesses in the area. Our local businesses support our local people and local economy, which helps us all. But occasionally, I also purchase things through online stores. Remember that many local businesses have online sales, so the line sometimes blurs. Today I want to mention…
Back in the day when I first discovered Amazon (my first order was in 1995). I thought about what a great place it was to get some books. Amazon started in July 1995 as a website that sold books and nothing else. The creator of Amazon, Jeff Bezos thought about the future of the company…
Once again it has happened. A new year is starting and the 19th year of the "Double Click" column. I want to thank each and every one of you for reading the approximately 900 articles I have written during these years. Thanks for the emails I continue to receive. Not only does it let me…
If you’re one of the seven people in the country who does not have Amazon Prime yet, you may want to act fast—the cost of the yearly service is increasing by $20, to $119 per year. Source: Get Amazon Prime Now Before the Price Goes Up 20%
So on November 20 I ordered this from Amazon: It was supposed to arrive on Nov. 22. On that day I received an email saying it would be delivered on Friday. I checked the shipping and it was in Richmond in the morning and Michigan that afternoon? Then it went to Connecticut? Friday I received…
Some of the big technology devices to hit in recent years are Voice Assistants. The idea first came about on TV with Star Trek in the ‘60s. This was when you could communicate by voice instructions with the computers. In the real world, “Siri” started on the iPhone 4S at its release in October 2011….
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…
Last week, I suggested a few techie Christmas gifts. Some readers requested a few more; so, they are as follow. Let’s start on a slightly different foot. This is similar to the musical cards that play songs or prerecorded messages when opened, but it’s a little different. At spreengs.com, users can create their own video…
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