Wi-Fi Sense I will continue giving Windows 10 information for the next few weeks. I have received many questions, concerns and requests. So if you have W10 questions (or any tech questions) keep them coming. Today I have one new warning which depending on your point-of-view could be bad. Several weeks ago I wrote about…
Cortana? Is it a name to be loved or feared? Cortana is the “Siri”-like and “OK, Google” personal voice search feature found now in Windows 10 for PC. It was previously available the first part of 2015 for Windows 8.1 Phones. If you read last week’s article on linked and/ local accounts this continues that…
As I said last time there are many things about Windows 10 that I like and some I do not care for. Today, I am going to start with a couple of the features in W10 you may not appreciate and discuss how to change them. When you first set up Windows 10 you are…
As I mentioned for the last few weeks – today we will start the journey into Windows 10. It has had plenty of time to be tested. Microsoft officially announced “Windows 10” (W10) on September 2014. Then they started public beta testing or “Technical Preview” in October 2014. If you have been paying any attention…
Thanks for all of the emails I have received regarding the last few columns on applications and sites I use. I will answer a few more questions today. I am often asked how I check my email accounts. Since I probably have many more than the average user I may operate a little differently than…
For the past two weeks I have answered questions which I regularly receive from readers. There have been more emails so this week is part three of answers I have given and what I have suggested. Many people ask, “What is the best browser to use on a PC?” This is an extremely hard question…
Last week I mentioned Chromebooks and Antivirus software. Today in continuing with sharing emails and answers we look at the following questions. "How often do you run Windows Update, defrag, cleaning, and other computer maintenance?" Wow, huge question with a multitude of answers. First I suggest for most users you should set windows updates to…
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…
Over time I have received emails asking about Chromebooks. I wrote about mine when I got it almost two years ago. Since the emails keep coming there must be interest in them. This is not hard to imagine since they are a very good deal for many people. Here is a very quick rundown of …
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…
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