Once upon a time, Windows Disk Defragmenter was not very good and not very fast. And even in Windows XP, while vastly improved, it’s still not as good as it should be. And considering that there are some techies who think with modern hard drives, defragging isn’t necessary at all. And SSDs — Solid State Drives never need… Read More »
Most of us give little thought to our hard drives. We turn our computers on and load Windows and we’re off doing whatever it is we do on our computers and the Internet. Your friends TC and EB can tell you that your hard drive – while one of the most trouble-free parts of your computer –can crash… Read More »
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away.” I have been thinking about that particular aphorism lately. I wonder if our lives really are measured by the number of breaths we take or even by the number of moments that take our breath away.… Read More »
Today’s Computer Lesson: False Positives All computer users Let’s say your name is Listen up, class. We’re featuring a serious choice for today’s class. Come on, turn those frowns upside down. Our classes can’t always be fun and folly. I know, I know, you all love to see me pick on EB, but we have to get serious… Read More »
Are you getting emails from someone you’d rather not receive emails from? Well, you could mark one message as spam, and then everything else from that sender would be forever placed in your spam folder, out of sight and out of mind. But then, you’d either have to wait for Google to clean your spam folder periodically –… Read More »
In Windows 7 and Windows 8 the taskbar icons hold a hidden secret. Did you know you can use the small preview you see when you hover over a program’s icon to move the application’s window? This is particularly helpful if a program’s window has moved off the screen and is not visible. 1. Click the Taskbar icon.… Read More »