I know you have heard of Bluetooth in recent years and you like many people, may use it. But what exactly is Bluetooth? Bluetooth is a wireless connection similar to Wi-Fi. It allows you to connect two devices together for data transfer or for communications. It is a short-range technology that works by connecting those…
So, after the series of articles on applications I think are good additions to Windows, I received several questions. A couple of which I will answer today. The first, and my favorite, was regarding my choice of Revo Uninstaller (RevoUninstaller.com). John wrote and wanted to know why I do not like Microsoft’s “Programs and Features.” …
Welcome back to the site for the podcast and show notes from today’s show. Tech News OK, Google: 160 valuable voice commands for Android Android has actually had a robust voice command system in place for ages — and the number of things it can do for you is expanding all the time. In fact,…
Today I will look at a few questions I have recently received starting with one regarding last week’s Chromebook article. I have always thought it funny when you write one thing and get totally different responses. From the Chromebook discussion last week I received the following two statements. First is, “[on] your assertion of Chromebooks…
Welcome to the July radio show/podcast! We had many callers with issues and some answers from me. You can download or listen to the podcast here. Here are just a couple of the things we talked about today. Tech NewsScreen Addiction Is Taking a Toll on Children Excessive use of computer games among young people…
Here are a few more features for Windows 10 that we did not talk about last week. First today is "Cortana." You may already be familiar with some of its ancestors, Siri, on the Apple platform and "OK, Google" on Android devices. It was named after Cortana, for all of you non-gamers out there, an…
A friend got a new computer last year. They got a very nice 64-bit, 17 inch HP Notebook. It had a large hard drive, 6 GB of RAM and lots of free or trial software. One of which was a quite nice and usually expensive antivirus program. The free software is standard in the market…
Well today (June 1, 2015) I got the automatic notification that Windows 10 is coming to my machine, for free on July 29, 2015. That just seems like a long time before hand to start notifying people about it. But I decided to sign up first thing so we will see how that goes. Below…
Here are the Monday morning links and podcast if you missed it live. Have a great day and see you next time. Tech NewsWindows 10 is a free upgrade for all 7 and 8.1 users Engadget.com Wondering how much Windows 10 will set you back? In most cases, nothing. Microsoft has announced that the new…
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