BlueKeep Warning Issued by Microsoft Much like the NSA-authored worm that stolen by hackers, modified and foisted upon Internet users in the form of the WannaCry worm that infected hundreds of thousands of computers back in 2017, a new NSA worm called EternalBlue was stolen by a hacking group known as the Shadow Brokers and is… Read More »
A Brief (Pictorial) History of Windows We’re going to take look back at the history of Windows. Darcy started with Windows 3.1 and I started with Windows 95. We’ve been using Windows for well over two decades and we’ve seen Windows at its worst and at its best. We hope you enjoy this brief and non-technical look at… Read More »
Cynthia asks about orphaned registry keys I’m sure it was in one of my Info Ave. Premium newsletters that you explained how to remove program keys from the registry for programs that have been uninstalled. I did it several times, a long time ago. And now I can’t find the instructions. I looked thru my Volume V and… Read More »
Again this week, we had one of our loyal subscribers send us a copy of a competing Windows newsletter who sent a special email to subscribers offering a “special deal” on a system information tool for $9.95 . Well that’s great, but since there are free system information tools that do the same things and provide the same… Read More »
We really wish this would be the last pass for us reminding you how important using strong passwords for all your online accounts is. We really wish this was the last pass for us reminding you never to use the same password twice for anything. We really wish that this was the last pass for reminding you how… Read More »
Why would you want to use keyboard shortcuts to shut your computer down? Because you can? Because it’s fast? Because it’s cool? We don’t know why you’d want to use keyboard shortcuts to shut your computer down, but we thought you’d like to know how to do it anyway. Windows XP Press the Windows Key then u u… Read More »