Over the past few weeks I have received some emails from people saying they are getting warnings on their computers regarding the Windows 10 upgrade. No, this is not a new virus, a Trojan or any sort of malware hitting the scene. Our friend – Microsoft. Many of you who have not converted to Windows…
Last week’s column generated a lot of email questions and comments. I did not realize there were a lot of Google Maps and Waze users out there. Some people had never heard of Waze and now are trying it out. Let me know how you like or dislike it as you experiment. One person brought…
Have there been times when you want to sign up for something on the internet but knew once you did you would get "IT?" You know what "IT" is. It is tons of spam from some stupid site that looks like it has something you want or need. Sometimes even very reputable sites will start…
Welcome to the 15th year of "Double Click." It has been a pleasure giving you computer and tech information each week since January, 2002. Each January I review the sites I wrote about during the previous year. If the site addresses are too long for print I have shortened them using a branded short domain…
I have written before about Google having rolled out many very good applications over time. I have also remarked that unfortunately they also kill many very good applications off when they should not. I have listed several of my favorites in earlier columns so I will not again. If you are interested read this for…
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…
Windows 10, Part 8 – Personalization Today we look at personalizing Windows 10 so that it looks and acts the way you want and not the way it arrives. To start with, how about using another picture or one of your own pictures as your desktop wallpaper? Things have changed a bit regarding this. The…
Last week we looked at the new Start Menu in Windows 10. If you read it you know that we only looked at the left side. Today we venture on to the right side of the menu system in W10. The right side of the start menu may send shivers of fear down your spine. …
Starting today we will look at some of the new features found in Windows 10. The most anticipated addition to Windows 10 (over 8.1) is the Start Menu. The start menu has had a big change between W8.1 and W10; however, not so great between W7 and W10. The start menu is accessed through the…
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