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Question from Todd L.: I have a 4 year old Dell laptop with Windows 7, and I really like it.
A guy I know told me that if I don’t turn off Windows Update it will automatically replace Windows 7 with Windows 10.
I don’t want Windows 10 but I can’t figure out how to turn off Windows Update. How do I do that?
Ricks’ answer: [Read more…]
If you’re running Windows 10 on your PC, you might not be aware of it but you’re probably sharing your Wi-Fi connection with literally thousands of people you don’t even personally know.
Yep, you read that right. A new Windows 10 feature called Wi-Fi Sense gives everyone on your Facebook Friends List along with all of your Outlook.com and Skype contacts complete access to your wireless network. [Read more…]
As you probably know, the FBI asked Apple to help them recover the data from the iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino attackers, but they refused to help.
Ultimately, it appeared that Apple would end up winning that battle in court, and I believe they would have had the legal battle been allowed to run its course. But now that won’t be necessary.
The FBI announced yesterday that they were able to break into the phone anyway with the help of a third party. [Read more…]
Would you like to purchase Microsoft Office 365?
Well, now you can purchase a full year’s subscription to MS Office 365 Premium from third-party sellers!
This offer allows you install the software on up to 5 different devices (PCs, Macs and selected mobile devices) and use it for a full year.
Note: If you plan to install Office 365 on Windows machines, they must be running Windows 7 or higher (currently Windows 7, 8.1 or 10).
You will receive all of the following when you take advantage of this offer: [Read more…]
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week!
I spend a good portion of each work day researching information for blog posts and answers to reader questions on the Internet, so I’m very picky about my web browsers and the extensions I use with them.
I actually use several different browsers to accomplish different tasks throughout the day, but my “work-horse” browser is Google Chrome. It just seems that Chrome gives me the best user experience, and it’s fast!
But as much as I love Chrome, there are a few browser extensions that make it even better. I’d like to take this opportunity to tell you about them. [Read more…]