Google Meetings …which I have written about before) has experienced some changes since I spoke to you regarding it back toward to start of COVID. Here is the original article (ghtech.site/gmeet) which still contains great info if you are interested. It was also at that time transitioning to its new name with new features….
Yes, I do have a desktop and an old notebook which is great on the road. But my desktop is king for creating graphics, recording and editing of audio & video, and other high-intensity apps. All take a lot more power than my notebook can supply. So yes, I still like and use my desktop…
I have spoken about my favorite current browser before: Google Chrome. It is still my number one. I get questions about Chrome Extensions often. First is usually, "What extensions are available for Chrome?" followed by, "Which ones do you use?" An extension is an addition to a browser which gives it more functionality to perform…
Windows 8 is out and according to Microsoft it is, "Vibrant and beautiful." Well the colors are very nice and it is faster. It will work with a computer that previously ran Windows 7 and even run better and faster with less hardware requirements which is unusual for a new Operating System. It also boots…
Last week’s column generated more questions so today I will hit a few of those. First, “Why did you say Dell is the best computer maker? I think (fill-in-the-blank) is much better.” Well, I understand your comment; however, that is not exactly what I said. I believe when you reread the column you will see…
I say, “Not”! And this article from TechRepublic writer, Debra Littlejohn Shinder gives my reasoning exactly. I am especially in agreement with the even numbered items in the list. I would add an 11th reason to the mix and that is I never want the first version of anything. That includes tech stuff, cars, phones,…
Many of you had questions and suggestions about Windows 7 after last week’s column. Thanks for asking them! And no, that is not all I will be writing about now. Since it is the newest and one of the most popular Windows operating systems I will talk about it from time-to-time. I do realize that…
I got an email from a reader in Mt. Crawford over a month ago asking an excellent question. They wanted to know if there was a way to keep all of their programs up to date, keeping the latest version always on their system. In talking back and forth with them we came to the…
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