I have a couple of scams to inform you of today that could cost you time, effort and lots of money. One is computer related, the other financial. Many people have reported getting calls from someone saying something similar to, "Hello this is Ron (fill in any name) from Windows, we see that your computer…
Over the past several months I noticed a lot of readers logging onto the DoubleClicks.info website. Folks were not only logging in but you guys were setting up accounts on the site. This of course filled the cockles of my heart knowing that many readers were logging into the site to read the columns,…
For the last couple of weeks I have told you about some interesting Google tricks you can do, some helpful, others fun. Your interest in emails has shown me that you would like a couple more of their tricks, so here we go. Remember always start on the main Google.com page for these to work. …
Last week we looked at several of Google’s "tricks." Harold, from Broadway, VA was the first to ask about more Google tricks from the many emails I received. So today we will look at a few more useful Google features of which you may be aware. If you are like me you never truly understood…
Looking over my articles, I realized I’ve never written about a few fun — but widely unnecessary — tricks available through Google. Keep in mind, to use each of these tricks, you must start with a fresh Google.com page, not one from a previous search. You can also use the, “I’m Feeling Lucky” search button,…
Bookmarks are a great way to keep track of sites you wish to go back to on occasion while online. If you have not ever used them you should. Bookmarks have been around since the Mosaic browser started them in 1993. Do not worry if you have not heard of Mosaic. It has been gone…
I know you are all running Windows Update on your PCs. Well, let me back off a bit on that. If you have Windows 7 or before you should be running it manually or setting it to run automatically. Windows 8 on comes with the default for Windows Update to automatically run so you do…
This week I will continue with the second half of the links we talked about last year at DoubleClicks.info. Remember, if the site addresses are too long to type I have shortened them with bit.ly. Here they are in their order of appearance with short descriptions of each. CNet and Download (both part of CBS…
Welcome to the beginning of our fourteenth year together with the Double Click column. Every January we review the sites that we visited in the previous year. Today is no different. So as always, if the site addresses are too long to type I have shortened them using the "bit.ly" app so the links may…
Last week I told you about Ninite.com for your new computer. I received several emails asking what other applications I would install on a new Windows computer. My first "have to have" application is anti-virus software. I suggest initially what probably comes free with your new computer. However, after the free six or twelve month…
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