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Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly Issue #1014 Volume 20 Number 20 March 17, 2023 Dear Friends, Welcome to Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly Issue #1014. Thank you very much for subscribing and for being a part of our Cloudeight family. We appreciate your friendship and support very much! Please share our newsletters and our website with your friends and family. If you're not getting our InfoAve Daily newsletter, you're missing out on a lot of good stuff! It's free and it only takes a few seconds to sign up. We'd love to have you with us. Visit this page to sign up for our Cloudeight InfoAve Daily Newsletter. It's springtime and time to get your computer ready for spring & summer. With our Spring Cleanup service, we'll make that EASY for you. We'll check your PC, clean it up, optimize it and get it ready for spring & summer. Here's what we'll do for you:
You'll get all of the above for just $30. After you purchase our Spring Cleanup Special you'll be presented with a special opportunity to save $25 on a Cloudeight Senior Pass! We're offering this special for a limited time only! Get more information and/or get your spring cleanup here! *Note: Our Spring Cleanup Service does not include repairs.
James wants to know how to set a
home/start page in his browser Our answer In the tutorial, we use https://thundercloud.net/start/ for the home/start page example. If you want our Cloudeight InfoAve page as your home page, use https://thundercloud.net/infoave/new/ as the Web address. We hope this helps you, Jim.
Des asks if MRT should be run manually
or if it runs automatically Our answer That being said, Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, while better than nothing cannot compete with other anti-malware tools (like Emsisoft) which automatically continually scan in the background several times a day and provide "Real-time protection". But, besides MRT.exe, Microsoft Defender (installed on every Windows 10 & 11 PC) regularly scans your device to help keep it safe. We try to do this while you're not using your device so it doesn't interfere with your work. So we see no need to run MRT manually. We hope this helps you, Des.
Janet wants to clear the list of
previous commands she sees when she types a command in the Run box Our answer It's much easier to use a cleanup tool to do it. Here is our review of two excellent, easy-to-use, free cleanup programs that will not only clean up the MRU lists but also clean up other junk and temp files. Please let us know if this helps you, Janet
Jean said she lost all her OE
Classic files and folders and her files and folders in her Documents &
Downloads folders Our answer Unless you specifically set up OneDrive to only backup files to the cloud and not on your PC, your files are still on your PC. Look in the following locations: C:\Users\Your Username\Documents Those folders should not be empty. Also, if all you did was uninstall OneDrive, it does not delete the files stored in the Cloud. You can reinstall OneDrive by downloading it from here. Once you reinstall it, log in with your Microsoft account and your files should all be there. Let us know if this helps you, Jean. Jean wrote back: "Hi TC. Thank you ever so much for your reply and for helping me through this problem. I installed OneDrive again. As well I checked my files using C:\Users\mjb91\Documents\. Everything is back in place, including downloads. I didn't put pictures in One Drive so they are OK. So, I'm a happy camper. Thank you for saving me again. As always you came to the rescue. Have a good evening, Jean."
We gladly help everyone who writes every day by answering their questions and helping to solve their computer problems. Please help us continue to do that! Make a small donation and help us help you!If you don't need any of our products or services right now, please help us with a donation. Even the smallest gift is appreciated. Every donation helps us to provide useful information that helps you with your computer as well as helps us to keep you safe on the Internet. We offer free help to thousands of people every year... and we offer an honest and inexpensive computer repair service too. We do everything we can to help you with your computer and keep you safe too.So if you don't need any of our products or services right now, please help us by making a donation right now. Interested in making a monthly gift? Visit this page. Help us keep helping you! Thank you so much for your support! Doug asks if he needs a VPN Our answer You have to ask yourself why you want a VPN. Do you work remotely? Or are you influenced by advertising that claims VPNs can protect you from identity theft, viruses, hackers, malware, ransomware, etc.? VPNs do not protect you from anything other than preventing the website you're visiting from seeing your true IP address and location (even if that's not always true). It can prevent your ISP from logging the websites you visit. Unless your employer requires you to use a VPN, or unless you are in a country where certain websites are censored and blocked, or unless you visit websites you would rather not have your ISP logging, then you don't need a VPN. If you want to try a VPN, use a free VPN browser extension you can turn on and off easily. These free VPN extensions work in Chrome or Microsoft Edge (and other Chromium-based browsers): If you're using Firefox (and other Mozilla-based browsers):
Browsec VPN We hope this helps you make a good choice, Doug.
Lynda has questions about upgrading to
Windows 10, Avast, and our SeniorPass 1. I am the Windows 7 gal from Canada. Can I get Windows 10 by
ordering it from Microsoft? Is it legit? I think it costs $29.00. Thanks, Lynda. Our answer All that aside, you can still upgrade your Windows 7 computer to Windows legally right from the Microsoft website. You don't need a product key as your Windows 7 is licensed and Windows 7 is still eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 10. All you need to do is go to this page and, under "Create Windows 10 installation media" click on the blue "Download Now" button. While it's downloading, click "Using the tool to upgrade this PC to Windows 10..." to find instructions on how to use the Windows 10 download assistant to upgrade your Windows 7 PC to Windows 10. See the screenshot below...
Secondly, regarding Avast, you were scammed. Avast Premium does cost $129, it costs $50. But it's not even worth that price. Our recommend security software, Emsisoft, is $29 and is far better than Avast. Even Microsoft Defender (free) that comes with Windows is better than Avast. If you paid with a credit card, you should call your credit card company and tell them you were scammed. They should refund your money right away. Your Cloudeight SeniorPass is good for Windows 10 and is good for one full year after the date you first use it. We hope this helps you and answers your questions.
Our answer The best way (and only practical way) to keep a copy of all of your emails on your computer (or flash drive) is to use an email client like OE Classic (not free), Outlook (not free), or Thunderbird (free) and set up your Yahoo account(s) as IMAP accounts as explained on this page. Or you could use your Gmail account and set it up to receive your Yahoo mail so you can download your Yahoo emails by using Google Takeout. But this method would only allow you to download any mail that was received after you set up your Yahoo account in Gmail We hope this gives you some ideas, Lee.
It's springtime and time to get your computer ready for spring & summer. With our Spring Cleanup service, we'll make that EASY for you. We'll check your PC, clean it up, optimize it and get it ready for spring & summer. Here's what we'll do for you:
You'll get all of the above for just $30. After you purchase our Spring Cleanup Special you'll be presented with a special opportunity to save $25 on a Cloudeight Senior Pass! We're offering this special for a limited time only! Get more information and/or get your spring cleanup here! *Note: Our Spring Cleanup Service does not include repairs.
All about WiFi Range Extenders A WiFi Range Extender (also called a WiFi Extender, a Range Extender or a WiFi Booster) is a device that repeats the wireless signal from your router and expands its coverage. It captures the signal from your router and re-broadcasts it to improve the WiFi coverage area which can improve the signal in areas of your house or apartment where the WiFi signal is weak or non-existent. If you have places in your house or apartment where the WiFi signal is poor or have dead spots where you don’t have any WiFi signal, and moving your router/modem to a more central location is not an option, a WiFi Range Extender is an inexpensive solution. It can expand the range of your current router and eliminate areas of your home where the WiFi signal is weak. A WiFi range extender won’t increase the Internet speed you’re getting from your router, but it can extend its range and reduce or eliminate dead spots or areas where the wireless signal is weak. A WiFi extender usually costs a great deal less than a new router. But they can be pricey if you’re not careful So don’t buy the most expensive WiFi extender thinking it will give you better coverage. Buy a WiFi extender that best matches your router’s capabilities. Don’t spend money on a WiFi Extender that has features your router doesn’t have. Linksys, a leading manufacturer of network equipment including routers and range extenders, recommends that you choose a WiFi Extender (WiFi Booster) that best matches your router’s capabilities. According to Linksys:
There are 2 types of WiFi extenders, desktop and plug-in. Desktop WiFi extenders, look much like a small router. They take up more space than a plug-in extender and are a little bit harder to set up, but they may offer more features than plug-in WiFi extenders. Plug-in WiFi extenders are very easy to set up. They plug into an electrical socket and usually have lights to help you find the best placement. Once in place, you can usually connect a plug-in router to the network by pushing a button.
Below: Typical set-up instructions for plug-in WiFi Range Extenders.
WiFi extenders offer an inexpensive solution if you have areas where your WiFi coverage is weak or non-existent and/or moving your router to a more central location is not an option and you don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on a new router or a mesh router system. You can buy a decent WiFi extender for less than $50. They’re available at BestBuy, Walmart, Amazon and most stores where computers and computer equipment is sold. Now you know what WiFi Extender (also known as a WiFi Range Extender, Range Extender or WiFi Booster) is and what it does.
A Simple Multitasking Trick Did you know that in Windows 10 and Windows 11,
the Windows key + Tab key shortcut shows all your open programs on your
desktop? That’s right, when you use the Windows key + Tab key
shortcut, you can see all open programs on your desktop at once. If you’re using Windows 10 or Windows 11 and you want to see how many programs you have open – just press and hold the Windows Key and tap the Tab key. And you can click on any “thumbnail” and bring that program or app into focus (on top). You can also close any of the programs by clicking on the “X” in the top-right corner of any of those open programs/apps thumbnails without bringing them into focus… that’s correct, you can close any open program or app from its “thumbnail” on the desktop you see when you use the Windows key + Tab key shortcut.
Let’s Talk About Your Computer We get many questions from people asking how to find out their Windows edition and version, how much RAM they have, what kind of processor, and if their computer is 32-bit or 64-bit. In the past, we’ve covered many ways to get that information. But there is no easier way to find out all about your computer than this. So, let’s talk about your Windows 10 or Windows 11 computer now! Windows 10 In the taskbar search type “About” and press “Enter” when “About your PC” appears in the search results.
That’s it. When “About your PC” opens you can see (below) that you get a lot of great info all in one place! We’ve highlighted some of the most important information. 1. Processor
You can, if you like, copy this information and paste it into an email, text file, or Word document. Windows 11 In the taskbar search type “About” and press “Enter” when “About your PC” appears in the search results.
As you can see above, my famous ALLDOCUBE El Cheapo PC has a low-end processor but 12 GB of RAM and it, like every new computer built recently is a 64-bit PC. Also, as in Windows 10, you can copy this info and paste it into an email, text file, Word doc, etc.
Windows 11 gives you a bit more information than Windows 10. Not only does it show the Windows Edition (Windows 11 Home) and the version (22H2), but it also shows the computer manufacturer and how to get support. Please note…I’m the cautious type… I’m in the Windows Insider program and there is a major new update waiting to be installed. But I’m no fool – I’m being cautious. I’ve pushed back the installation until next Sunday. I’m just sayin’. That’s about it… Now you know that you can learn all ABOUT your computer just by typing ABOUT in the taskbar search whether you’re running Windows 10 or Windows 11. Want more tips, tricks, and information? We have thousands of Windows tips, tricks, and more on our InfoAve website. Subscribe to our free InfoAve Daily newsletter.
25 Funny Limericks Only Clever People Will Get St. Patrick's Day weekend is here and what's more Irish than a good limerick. Limericks originated in Ireland, or is that just a load of blarney? Ok…OK…this is more of a webpage pick than a website pick, but it’s a page of limericks we think you’ll find entertaining – if not amusing. And I guess you have to be kind of “clever” to get some of the humor here. But you’re all smart and clever, right? First of all, what is a limerick? Well, our site pick describes a limerick this way.
Well, all we can hope is that you’ll find the humor in the 25 limericks found on today’s site pick We are (hopefully) going to whet your appetite and offer you the following examples. Pelican Here’s a clever limerick about an oft-forgotten relative of the stork – the pelican. I’m not sure about this poet or how wellican write limericks… but I like this one. What do you think?
Gasman The next one will irritate all of you grammar and English experts!
The flea and the fly Of the 25 limericks featured on our site pick, this one was my favorite. It makes you realize how hard it is for someone who doesn’t speak English to learn English. Time flies like the wind, but fruit flies like bananas, eh?
The man from Nantucket The next one will sound familiar but thankfully it’s not THAT limerick.
OK, you have enough samples. It’s time to visit our site pick and see the other 21 limericks, right? Visit this Cloudeight Site Pick right now and read “25 Funny Limericks Only Clever People Will Get”.
It's springtime and time to get your computer ready for spring & summer. With our Spring Cleanup service, we'll make that EASY for you. We'll check your PC, clean it up, optimize it and get it ready for spring & summer. Here's what we'll do for you:
You'll get all of the above for just $30. After you purchase our Spring Cleanup Special you'll be presented with a special opportunity to save $25 on a Cloudeight Senior Pass! We're offering this special for a limited time only! Get more information and/or get your spring cleanup here!
The Granite Point Lighthouse Read the rest of this short story here...
We gladly help everyone who writes every day by answering their questions and helping to solve their computer problems. Please help us continue to do that! Make a small donation and help us help you!If you don't need any of our products or services right now, please help us with a donation. Even the smallest gift is appreciated. Every donation helps us to provide useful information that helps you with your computer as well as helps us to keep you safe on the Internet. We offer free help to thousands of people every year... and we offer an honest and inexpensive computer repair service too. We do everything we can to help you with your computer and keep you safe too.So if you don't need any of our products or services right now, please help us by making a donation right now. Interested in making a monthly gift? Visit this page. Help us keep helping you! What are NFTs? An NFT is a Non-Fungible Token. NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are unique
digital assets that are stored on a blockchain (like digital currency),
which makes them rare, verifiable, and transferable. NFTs can represent
a wide range of digital content, such as art, music, videos, and virtual
real estate. NFTs have become increasingly popular in recent years,
especially in the art world, where they have been used to sell digital
art for millions of dollars.
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