Windows: Work Faster, Click Less
Never bothered to look too much for keyboard shortcuts on Windows, but I got the idea reading a discovery of a keyboard combination via Mastodon. Here are a few "one pagers" for Wi
Windows
Rclone, anyone?
Every Thanksgiving break, I take a stab at backing up one of my external USB hard drives to another. It takes forever since the drives are huge and data is traveling over a USB con
Burning in Captions
There's nothing like finding
AI: A Bad Bet
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Posting #AnimatedGIFs on #Mastodon
Whether it's in Spanish or English, one recurring challenge for folks new to Mastodon? Posting animated GIFs. I won't speculate as to why the Mastodon site or the mobile apps allow
Force Delete That File
One of my favorite features on Mac? The ability to force delete a reluctant file. You may remember the option. You try to empty the trash on a Mac, but you get an error. What can y
Windows 11: PC Healthy or not?
Windows 10 has been such an improvement over previous Windows operating systems, I had even greater hopes for Windows 11. After all, the more it looks like GNU/Linux, doesn't get i
Finding a Windows 10 Video Editor
Looking for a Windows 10 Video recorder? Although I often use Screencastify (it's my go to screen recorder), I hadn't loaded it into my Micros
Blasphemy: Loading GNU/Linux on My Surfacebook
As much fun as I have exploring Microsoft Windows 10, I have to admit that I LOVE working in the GNU/Linux operating system. Yes, it can be frustrating knocking your head against t
My 2017 Favorite Windows 10 Apps/Programs #MIEExpert
It's been ages since I've put together a list of all my favorite Windows apps. So, here goes with an updat
Drag and Drop File Management? No Way! #windows
Do you drag files between folder windows open on your computer? Some suggest that this is the approach to take: Do you find it annoying moving files and folders using Windows Exp
WordPress, Oh WordPress, How I Loathe Thy Links
Since I'm now contributing to a Wordpress blog on a regular basis, one of the annoying aspects of Wordpress includes a terrible way of handling links, as shown in the picture below
Encrypted File Systems (EncFS)
What a fascinating read (if you're into protecting your confidential files on your computer) about the EncFS (encrypted file system) in this blog entry, [Using EncFS with Dropbo
5 Steps to Protect Your Data
Last week, a local school district suffered a ph
Book Creator for Windows is FREE
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Half-Awake Disaster: Windows Users Beware! #Schannel
Have you ever done the half awake, disaster dance? You know, that lousy moment when you drop a jar on the floor and it explodes, leaving you stranded barefoot on your kitchen floor
XP Malware Support Countdown Clock
Thanks to the folks at , we now have an end of Windows XP Malware Support Countdown Clock: [View or
Internet Explorer Vulnerability - Affects more than WinXP
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Rail Against Big Brother, Blah, Blah, Blah!
"I'm getting my daughter, a high school freshman, an iPhone." "Oh, that's great," I replied. Having made the plunge myself for my son, who was also headed to high school, I couldn'
Playing with Markdown Text Editors #iPad #android #Mac #windows
Yesterday (or was it early this morning?), I [shared how much fun I was having replacing Evernote note taking options with text editors that would work with Dropbox](
Keeping Windows Installs Up to Date
A recent conversation on a
WebCam Software for Windows
About two years ago, new Dell 2100 netbooks found their way into a large urban school district. Unfortun
Differentiating Yourself - GoogleDocs Drops Support for DOC, XLS, PPT Formats
Update: Conversation continues on Google+ Don't you love vendors who make decisions about what's right for yo
Clean Your PC - Mac or Windows - #DNSChanger
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