This tiny (396KB) download could save you a lot of trouble if you’re using a wireless mouse and its batteries suddenly die and you have no replacement batteries handy. Or how about when you install Windows and you don’t have the right mouse drivers installed and that fancy mouse won’t work? You need to download drivers but how… Read More »
Why You Really Need Malwarebytes Windows all versions First we’re not out to sell you something else. Second we’re not out to scare you. We’ve written about Malwarebytes many times in this newsletter. But it’s time to write about it again. Malwarebytes is not an antispyware or an antivirus — it is an anti-malware program that dares call… Read More »
Virginia wants to know how to clean a computer before getting rid of it How to clean a computer before getting rid of it. Know you have addressed this before but cannot locate it. Our answer Hi Virginia. If your getting ready to sell or give away a computer there’s two things you need to do: 1. Get… Read More »
The latest Windows updates pushed Bing Toolbar to every Windows user as an “important” update that adds to the “stability and reliability” of Internet Explorer. Really? Since when do toolbars add reliability and stability to anything? In Microsoft’s long (and losing) battle with Google, and given Bing’s inability to compete effectively with Google’s search, Microsoft decided to give you the Bing experience… Read More »
We are surprised to see the number of Vista and Windows 7 users who aren’t using the search bar at the bottom of the start menu productively. It’s really a great feature. 1. Instead of scrolling through your long list of programs, just type the program’s name in the search bar. It will appear at the top of… Read More »
Those of you whose eyes are tired from reading, will be happy to learn that we’re not going to drone on and on about our freeware pick this week. No indeed! All we’re going to tell you is this: If you’re looking for a program that will help you remove the background from a digital photograph, so you… Read More »