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Quickly uninstall unwanted Windows apps with CCleaner

Posted on October 29, 2015

Microsoft first introduced the Windows Store along with Windows 8, and now that Windows 10 is here the Windows Store and its many available apps are included with it as well.

The Windows Store is simply a collection of lightweight Windows apps that you can download and install on your Windows PC.

Some of those apps are actually quite useful, but many others offer little if any real value at all. Even worse, a few of them are nothing more than adware and junkware. A perfect example is the much-hated “Get Office” app that I wrote about in a previous post. [Read more…]

If you don’t want Windows 10 you need to do this NOW!

Posted on October 18, 2015

microsoft-windows If you’re still running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you’ve surely noticed the little “Get Windows 10” icon that’s been sitting in your PC’s notifications area for a while now.

It’s no secret that Microsoft has been trying to get as many people to upgrade to Windows 10 as possible, but up until now you had to actually make a conscious decision to install the update and initiate the process on your own. Well, that has now changed! [Read more…]

Finally!! Windows 10 lets you paste into a Command Prompt window with CTRL-V.

Posted on October 10, 2015

Many of the tips I post on this blog require pasting content into a “Command Prompt” window.

That’s really no big deal because we could always right-click and then click Paste, but many of us prefer pasting with the much faster CTRL-V key combination.

The problem with Windows has always been that CTRL-V simply didn’t work at the Command Prompt. Instead, we had to paste using the mouse. [Read more…]

Q&A: Should I upgrade my Mac to OS X El Capitan?

Posted on October 8, 2015

Question from Carla T.: I have a 3 year old MacBook that’s running OS X Mavericks and my son has been bugging me about upgrading the OS X to El Capitan.

I’m hesitant to do that because everything is running great and I don’t want to mess anything up.

I’m really confused about what to do because I’ve heard horror stories about upgrades that go wrong and trash the system. Do you think I should upgrade or not?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Pentium…Core i3…Core i5…Core i7… Intel CPUs explained.

Posted on October 6, 2015

I receive lots of emails from readers asking me to explain confusing tech terms in simple, easy to understand English.

Well, truth be told, it’s not always that easy to explain some terminology in a way that a non-geek (I admit it, I am one!) can easily understand what it means.

That being said, I do try my best whenever I can. Other times I feel it’s best to enlist the help of an expert who can better explain the whys and wherefores of a particular topic. And this is one of those times. [Read more…]