The Windows Antivirus Scam is On the Loose Again Quite a few years ago, there were many Windows antivirus scams, most of them targeting Microsoft Security Essentials users (Windows 7). Well, the old scam has been resurrected by the online hooligans. We just ran into it again as it popped up during a visit to Weather.com. While this… Read More »
The Holidays are just around the corner – and it’s time to publish our yearly reminder to be extra careful during the Holiday season – which really has already begun. Yes already those “You’ve got a Halloween greeting” messages are starting to appear in your email inbox. Keep this in mind: it’s only going to get worse. We’ve… Read More »
One of the most commonly used icons in the Quick Launch Bar is “Show Desktop”. There is no quick launch in Windows 7, but you will be happy to know that you can still “Show Desktop” with a single click. It’s just moved over a bit! Look in the bottom far right, just on the other side of… Read More »
1. Add “Move to” and “Copy to” to Windows Vista’s right-click menu (Windows Vista and Windows 7) Those of you who have installed Windows Vista have probably noticed that the right-click menu is quite different than it was in previous versions of Windows. One of the features we like the most, the “Move to” and “Copy to” menu… Read More »
This tip actually has a useful function if your showing your laptop screen to someone standing on their head. Before you start writing and telling us this tip doesn’t work, let us give you some info: This tip works in Windows XP. It works in Windows 7 too. The instructions are different for each. OK? This is a… Read More »
Tip for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re less than 3 weeks away from the vernal equinox – or spring. For those of you in Australia, New Zealand and other locations in the Southern Hemisphere, you’ve had your spring and summer – it’s our turn. This will be “Fall… Read More »