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…
Last week we looked at Windows 10 requirements and a few other housekeeping tasks regarding getting it for free. Today a few questions I have received about it for the last several weeks are answered. First, why is it free for the first year? The main reason seems to be that Microsoft wants everyone using…
For a while now I have put off installing Windows 10 which also led to me not writing about it; however, this has now changed. I installed the "Windows 10 Insider Preview" several months ago and have been putting it through some paces. Windows 10 will be given away free to people who have a…
Last week I mentioned a friend whose computer was struggling through a major malware and viral infection. I had several readers write to ask, what was done to resolve it and even more importantly how to stop a reoccurrence of the same problems. To resolve it I installed Avast! for antivirus protection and Malwarebytes to…
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…
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…
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…
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