The Next Time a Program is Not Responding Try This Trick to Avoid Losing Data A tip for Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (all versions), and Windows 11 In earlier versions of Windows if a program froze (hung, locked-up) there was nothing you could do about it but kill the program using Task Manager/Processes/End Process. But Windows… Read More »
Microsoft Office Online We received an email this morning that reminded me to remind those of you who want to create and open MS Office files that Microsoft offers a free online version of MS Office that’s quite good. And though it is not a desktop application, MS Office Online is the closest you’ll ever come… Read More »
How to Wipe Free Disk Space With a Simple Command…and why you might want to This tips works on Windows 7, Windows 8x, and Windows 10 (all versions) Most of you know that when you delete files or folders in Windows, they’re not really deleted. Not even close. Deleting a file or folder merely tells Windows… Read More »
When Your Laptop Doesn’t Automatically Connect to WiFi It’s not uncommon for laptop users to find their laptops don’t automatically connect to the WiFi network. If your laptop does not automatically connect to your WiFi network here are some tips for you. Make sure Windows 10 WiFi is turned on Right-click on the start button, click… Read More »
The BIG List of Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Microsoft published this list of Windows 10 Keyboard shortcuts and featured them in an email newsletter last summer. It piqued our interest and we thought we’d share this list with you. We’re big fans of keyboard shortcuts and use them all the time. They’re time-savers. If you use… Read More »
Puran File Recovery: A Cloudeight Freeware Pick Most Windows users know that when you delete a file it’s not really erased. Windows does a little sleight-of-hand and marks the space occupied by the deleted file as free space – and therefore available for Windows to use. So, even when you empty the recycle bin, nothing is… Read More »