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In an earlier post I explained how Microsoft was making plans to automatically install the Windows 10 upgrade on as many PCs running Windows 7 and 8.1 as they possibly can.
Well, that time has arrived.
Starting immediately, the Windows 10 update files WILL be downloaded automatically along with the next batch of Windows Updates, and computers running Windows 7 or 8.1 that have automatic updates enabled WILL be updated to Windows 10 automatically. [Read more…]
Question from Amanda: My 7 year old son frequently uses my iPad to get on his school’s website, and every time he loads Safari it lists the sites I’ve been visiting on the “Frequently Visited Sites” page.
I’d really like to turn that off because I’d rather not have him seeing which websites I visit. Can you tell me how to prevent the “Frequently Visited Sites” from showing up?
Rick’s answer: Amanda, iOS 9 makes it very easy to prevent Safari from showing your frequently visited sites. Just follow the steps below: [Read more…]
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week!
Well, it’s been 6 months now since Microsoft released Windows 10, and I’ve been using it and putting it through its paces since the day it was released.
I also helped test and evaluate the Technical Preview version of Windows 10 via the Windows Insider Program for several months before Windows 10’s July 2015 official release.
In total, I’ve been using Windows 10 in its various iterations for about a year now, and during that time I developed a sincere appreciation for this latest version of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. [Read more…]
It seems like every company on the planet is selling USB chargers these days, and I’ve tested and reviewed a bunch of them.
I recently received a desktop charger for review that’s entirely different from all the ones I had ever seen before.
The Truffol 5-Port 36W Wood/Aluminum USB Charger is a small, elegantly designed multi-port charger that’s hand-built into a gorgeous cherry wood case. Yes, that’s right – a real cherry wood case that’s hand-built! [Read more…]
Due to a potential over-heating issue, Microsoft has announced a voluntary recall of the power cords for some models of their popular Surface Pro devices.
The recall only applies to the power cords, not the Surface Pro devices themselves or their power supply “bricks”. [Read more…]