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Cloudeight InfoAve Premium Issue #801 Volume 16 Number 17 February 15, 2019 Dear Friends, Welcome to Cloudeight InfoAve Premium issue #801. Thank you very much for subscribing and for being a part of our Cloudeight family. We appreciate your friendship and support very much! ![]() ![]() ❤ Get computer repair for just $14! CRAZY CHEAP! From now through Valentine's day, you can buy one Cloudeight Direct Computer Care Repair Key at our regular low price of $50 and get a second one for just $14.00. That's two computer repair keys for just $64. This offer is good only through February 17, 2019. ❤ Buy One For You and One For Your Valentine... or anyone else you like Buy one for yourself and give one to your Valentine... or a friend or family member. Or just keep them both for yourself. Our keys never expire - they are good until you use them. ❤ Better than chocolates or flowers! If you have a Valentine, give him or her a free computer repair key - it's better for them than a box of chocolates, and unlike a bouquet of flowers, our computer repair keys never expire - they're good until you use them. ❤ Keys are good for any Cloudeight Direct Computer Care repair service! The keys are good for any Cloudeight Direct Computer Care repair service. You won't find a better repair service anywhere! Get more information and take advantage of our Valentine's sale by visiting this page. Offer is good through this weekend. ![]() ![]() A comment from Bernie Today, being our 57th Wedding Anniversary, I followed your suggestion and went to the You're Getting Old site. I want to thank you for helping me find out that I am part of only 38% of folks born in my birth year. Like so many things, one doesn't know where one fits until someone else tells us. Actually, I enjoy life and I enjoy it more every day. Recently, after being on hold for several months, I told the voice at the other end that my time was just as important as the person who held me on hold, in fact, I told that person that my time was probably more precious ... which got the desired giggle reaction as she figured it out. You two are among the most important of the lives I've found on the computer. You are special. Keep up the good work. God's Blessings and my thoughts, Bernie A comment from Leora Just wanted to thank you for all your good work. Today I received the link for Pexels and I really appreciate that. What a wonderful group of pictures. I change my desktop picture very often and this certainly gives me a great choice. A comment from Shae I have been a follower of this fantastic pair since "Cloudeight" was invented. Through good luck and a minimal amount of talent I have survived all my computer disasters ... until recently. I struggled through three dreaded blue screen crashes by myself ... and finally threw in the towel and called for help. It was time to chuck the old desktop and buy a new one. Transferring my data by myself was out of the question. My crashes had made a mess of my backup and my filing system (such as it was). I had no clue how I was going to get my files onto the shiny new computer in any semblance of order. Darcy to the rescue!!! This lady is amazing! I handed her a mess and in the blink of an eye she rescued me from myself! If you have any concerns about your computer don't hesitate to contact these people. They know what they are doing and what is required to get your computer back on track. I can't say enough good things about them. I'm just so appreciative of what they do. Best wishes, Shae. A comment from Frances Just wanted to say thank you for all the work you did on my computer. It seems to be working well and I haven't heard that sizzling sound again. Maybe it's good for a little while longer and knowing that you got it to back up, gives me peace of mind. The donation is very small in comparison to all your work. Thank you! A comment from Peggy Hi TC, I want to thank you so much for your patience and all you did for me. Again, you came to my rescue and got things sorted out. It was a great learning process for me as I always have to learn things the hard way. This is the third time over the years that either you Darcy have come to fix my computer. This time it was you with your magic wand that got the gremlins out of my PC and got it up and working like new. Thanks a million Peggy. A big Cloudeight "Thank you!" to Bernie, Leora, Shae, Frances, Peggy and everyone who took time out to write to us. We appreciate your kind words and your support very much! EB & TC. ![]() ![]() ❤ SeniorPass - one full year of computer care & repair for one great price! ❤ ❤ If you're 60 or older, take advantage of our SeniorPass Valentine's sale. You'll save $14 and get a full year of computer care and repair... plus you'll be eligible for Unattended support (free). Once we set up unattended support, just email us and tell us about your computer problems, and in most cases we will come take a look within 24 hours. ❤ During our Valentine's sale you can get one full year of unlimited computer care & repair for just $85. That's $14 off our already low price of $99. ❤ And your year of computer care and repair does not start until the day you first use your SeniorPass - so you really do get a full year of computer care & repair! ❤ Unattended Anytime Support! If you have one of our annual support plans like SeniorPass, Season Ticket, or annual pass, you can have us set up unattended support for you - at no extra cost. Once we set up unattended support, we'll be able to help you with 24 hours in most cases. Once we've set up unattended support for you, all you have to do is email us and tell us what you need fixed and in most cases, we'll get your computer fixed within 24 hours. If you have any of our annual service plans, ask us about setting up unattended support for you. Get all the details and take advantage of our special Valentine's sale price for Cloudeight Direct Computer Care SeniorPass here! Offer is good through this weekend. ![]() Here are some important links for you:
![]() ![]() Terry has a problem with the Windows 10 Mail app Since Windows 10 updated the first time I have been wanting a feature to help me out in my daily computing regimen. I want to be able to right-click and send the item to my Mail program. That ability, I'm told by a pop-up, is not available because I haven't set a default mail program. THAT is not true! I always double check to see if Windows 10 Mail is the default and, to my surprise, IT IS! Many times I have re-done the setting and many times I have been disappointed. Is this feature just not available on Windows 10 or is it something I'm doing wrong? Hope you can send me a solution. Many thanks in advance. Terry Our answer Hi Terry. Neither of us use Windows 10 Mail App, but in an effort to help you, I went over to my other laptop that I use for testing and tried to add Send to > Windows Mail app and I was not successful, even though I did set Windows Mail App as the default client. This led me to do some research and it appears this has been a bug in Windows 10 for quite some time. I found many unhelpful answers, and most fixes involved installing Thunderbird Mail and using that as the Send to mail client (which works). Butt that does no good for anyone who wants to use Windows 10's Mail app. You can read all the crazy suggestions and see how long this has been going on by reading this. I did discover this: If Windows 10 Mail app is your default mail client and if you right-click on something you want to send by email (like a photo), and you choose "Share". One of the icons that appears in the "share" dialog is, you guessed it, Window 10 Mail app. I am sorry I can't be of more help, but not being a fan of Windows 10 Mail app and not having much experience with it, made this a learning experience for me. ![]() Mavis wants to know if we still recommend Open Office I'm looking for a good replacement for Microsoft Office. I don't need office programs very often, but occasionally I need to create or open an Microsoft Office file. Is Open Office still a good alternative for Microsoft Office? Do you still recommend it? Thanks for all you guys do! Mavis T. Our answer Hi Mavis. Thanks for your nice comments. Open Office is still a great office suite and a good choice for those who want a free MS Office alternative. You can open and create Microsoft Office documents using Open Office. You can download Open Office from here. Another good Microsoft Office alternative is Libre Office. You can read more about it and/or download it from here. We hope this helps you, Mavis! ----- Mavis wrote back: "Thanks so much, TC! Open Office is just what I was looking for. Thanks for all you and Darcy do for everyone." ![]() Diane has a PUP I thought Emsisoft had gotten rid of the Localweatherradar.co PUP, but it is still coming up. Can you help? Our answer Hi Diane. You should be able to disable it or remove it from extensions in your browser settings. Many browser add-ons are installed because the user unintentionally authorizes the installation. And, unfortunately, oftentimes they are installed without your knowledge as they come bundled with other programs I went to their site to find definitive uninstall instructions. I see an "allow" link so be careful when allowing extensions. However, when I was on the page, it made no attempt to install otherwise. Here is are their official removal instructions: http://legal.localweatherradar.co/RemoveExtension . ![]() Barb has a question about whether a program is safe or not
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There is nothing we like better than stumbling into a gold mine – and that’s just what happened to us today. While looking for something nice for my desktop, I found a site called Pexels. Pexels has thousands of beautiful free photographs that you can download and use for whatever you like. And Pexels makes it super easy to find what you’re looking for with superb search feature. Once you find what you’re looking for, Pexels makes it easy to download the picture without a lot of monkey business. A picture is worth a thousand words, and thousands of beautiful pictures are worth millions of words. So, instead of typing millions of words, we’re just going to send you off to look through some amazing photographs of a huge variety of subjects: from landscapes to lanterns – there’s a great chance you’ll find something you’ll love on Pexels. ![]() Above: A search for “Mountains” produces hundreds of gorgeous photos of mountains. And I found my new desktop wallpaper on Pexels… ![]() Above: My new desktop wallpaper from Pexels. And … here are some words from the people who created Pexels:
Whether you’re searching for something in particular – or you just want to browse through thousands of beautiful, free, stock photos, a trip to Pexels is well worth your time. ![]() ![]() ❤ SeniorPass - one full year of computer care & repair for one great price! ❤ ❤ If you're 60 or older, take advantage of our SeniorPass Valentine's sale. You'll save $14 and get a full year of computer care and repair... plus you'll be eligible for Unattended support (free). Once we set up unattended support, just email us and tell us about your computer problems, and in most cases we will come take a look within 24 hours. ❤ During our Valentine's sale you can get one full year of unlimited computer care & repair for just $85. That's $14 off our already low price of $99. ❤ And your year of computer care and repair does not start until the day you first use your SeniorPass - so you really do get a full year of computer care & repair! ❤ Unattended Anytime Support! If you have one of our annual support plans like SeniorPass, Season Ticket, or annual pass, you can have us set up unattended support for you - at no extra cost. Once we set up unattended support, we'll be able to help you with 24 hours in most cases. Once we've set up unattended support for you, all you have to do is email us and tell us what you need fixed and in most cases, we'll get your computer fixed within 24 hours. If you have any of our annual service plans, ask us about setting up unattended support for you. Get all the details and take advantage of our special Valentine's sale price for Cloudeight Direct Computer Care SeniorPass here! Offer is good through this weekend. ![]() ![]() The Fighters Nah, we’re not those kinds of fighters. We’re not the kind of fighters that throw knockout punches or wild left hooks. We’re fighters fighting for you and fighting to keep our small business going. If you have a small business, then you know that you have to be a fighter to survive, because nothing comes easy. About twenty years ago, Darcy and I were riding on a wave of popularity with our email stationery. Eventually our Cloudeight Stationery website became the biggest and most well-known email stationery site on the Web. But even while we were riding the wave of popularity that was growing and growing, we made a commitment to those who visited our sites and those who subscribed to our newsletters. When someone wrote for help, we helped them. We tried to answer every email we received. And back in those days, we were getting over a thousand a week. I’ll be honest, Darcy is the one who answered most of those… I was the dreamer and she was the doer. And it was Darcy who set the high standards for our business that we still live by today. Twenty years ago we were growing and growing and growing. We reached the peak of our success... Please read the rest of "The Fighters" here. ![]() Make a small donation and help us help you!We are beginning our annual winter donation drive today. If you don't need any of our products or services right now, please help us with a donation. Even the smallest gift is appreciated. Every donation helps us to provide useful information that helps you with your computer as well as helping to keep you safe on the Internet. We offer free help to thousands of people every year... and we offer an honest and inexpensive computer repair service too. We do everything we can to help you with your computer and keep you safe too.So if you don't need any our products or services right now, please consider helping us with a small donation. If you're not a Cloudeight Booster already, you'll be invited to join our boosters after you make a donation of any amount. Our boosters get freebies and special booster-only offers ![]() ![]() What is a processor (CPU)? EB is a processor. She processes my salary. By the time she gets done processing it, I end up with $7.43 each week, and EB keeps the remaining $4.67 for a processing fee. You might have noticed when you order something "As seen on TV" you end up paying a shipping and processing charge. Processing charges, like EB's, are generally fees for doing very little work - so processing is a euphemism for taking your money for "processing" nothing. But surely I jest. You want to know about computer processors - the one(s) inside your computer. Generally referred to as "the processor" or CPU (Central Processing Unit), it's the brain of your computer. It's like your brain, which processes everything you hear, see, feel and do. The CPU or processor(s) inside your computer or device is the brain of your computer or device. But rather than me trying to explain it, I'm going to give you a really good definition from TechTerms. The following is from this TechTerms page. If your brain is ready... start processing! "A processor, or "microprocessor," is a small chip that resides in computers and other electronic devices. Its basic job is to receive input and provide the appropriate output. While this may seem like a simple task, modern processors can handle trillions of calculations per second. The central processor of a computer is also known as the CPU, or "central processing unit." This processor handles all the basic system instructions, such as processing mouse and keyboard input and running applications. Most desktop computers contain a CPU developed by either Intel or AMD, both of which use the x86 processor architecture. Mobile devices, such as laptops and tablets may use Intel and AMD CPUs, but can also use specific mobile processors developed by companies like ARM or Apple. Modern CPUs often include multiple processing cores, which work together to process instructions. While these "cores" are contained in one physical unit, they are actually individual processors. In fact, if you view your computer's performance with a system monitoring utility like Windows Task Manager (Windows) or Activity Monitor (Mac OS X), you will see separate graphs for each processor..." If you want to know even more about this subject, please visit this page to read the rest of this article... and keep on processing. And remember: If you have a desktop, the computer case is not a CPU. What's that EB? Your processing fee just went up by 10%. I barely get paid now! I can't afford another 10%! ![]() Sales of the following products and services help support our newsletters, websites, and computer help services we provide. Cloudeight Direct Computer Care: Single Keys or Season Tickets - always a great deal. Cloudeight Direct Computer Care is like having PC insurance. Get more information here. Emsisoft Anti-Malware: Emsisoft is the only Cloudeight endorsed and recommend Windows security program. It provides users with a complete antivirus, antimalware, anti-ransomware, anti-PUPs solution. We offer single Emsisoft licenses and multi-computer licenses at discount prices. Also, we offer our exclusive Emsisoft with Cloudeight installation & setup. Get more information here. Thunderbird Email Setup: Thunderbird is a great email program that you can use with your Gmail and Outlook.com (Hotmail) web mail accounts as well as with your Internet provider's email. We'll set it up right for you. Our set up includes configuring up to 3 emails accounts and setting up Thunderbird to use stationery (if desired). Our Thunderbird Email Setup Service is always a great deal. For more information visit this page. Reg Organizer 8.20: Reg Organizer is the Swiss Army Knife of Windows tools. It's far more than just a registry optimizer and cleaner... it's Windows all-in-one toolkit. Helps you keep your computer in tip-top shape and helps solve annoying Windows problems. Reg Organizer works great with Windows 10 too! Get more information about Reg Organizer (and get our special discount prices) here. ![]() ![]() Now available: Reg Organizer 8.25 If you purchased or renewed Reg Organizer through Cloudeight within the last 12 months, you're entitled to a free version upgrade to Reg Organizer 8.25. Save $14 on Reg Organizer right now! Reg Organizer - A Swiss Army Knife of Windows Tools - Works Great on Windows 10! ![]() ![]()
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