Live Writer by Any Other Name

Several years ago I wrote an article about a specific piece of software which was for a specific group of people.  I did not think it would be very popular; however, I received a large number of emails regarding that software.  There have been some major changes regarding "Windows Live Writer" so I thought it…

Windows 10, Part 9–Taskbar

The Taskbar in Windows 10 has some new features some of which we will look at today. First off, right click on your start menu button and get a surprise.  There are more than 15 different windows functions available in a list.  There you will find "Programs and Features" used to uninstall programs and install…

Browser Tricks, Part 1

I have a couple of tricks for your browsers today.  These questions came in emails from Ivan and a couple of other readers recently.  Today we will look at some of them.  Please remember to send me your questions because I like to write about some of them from time-to-time. First, Ivan asked about putting…

Windows Live Essentials

Last week I mentioned that Family Safety is one of the applications you get if you choose to install Windows Live Essentials (WLE). Here is a very short description of all the apps which come with a full installation of WLE. If any of them sound appealing try it, if not ignore them. First go…

Live Writer

Several weeks ago I was talking to one of my old friends, Mitch.  Mitch and I first met many years ago when I was teaching a computer course he took at Massanutten Technical Center.  We later became friends as a result of our mutual appreciation for cigars and computers. He was saying that he has…