Just say NO to Automatic Updates
When I first tried the free version of Windows 10 one of the “new” features that broke the back of my adoption was that you had zero control over when and how your operating system received updates. At the time, […]
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Win10 Update Hysteria
Those that follow my work know that I am not a huge fan of Windows 10, Microsoft’s current flagship operating system. I object to the idiom that use of an operation system, any operating system, should result in giving out […]
WannaCry? Not with Gossamer!
Last Friday a major worm named WannaCry hit the Internet stage and a lot of poor souls got locked out of their computers. NONE of my customers were impacted! The exploit was reported to have been developed to support our […]
More Security Flaws Revealed
As some of you are aware a number of flaws in the security of Internet related services have been purposely buried in the name of national security and are slowly being exposed. We welcomed another such release recently. It even has […]
The Cost of Freedom
Some rather alarming trends are being baked into your new OS and Intel/AMD hardware and you can’t do anything about it. What you say? The fact is that our government is so paranoid that they are installing backdoors into your […]
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Helpful Advise for Small Businesses If there is one thing Bill Gates did well, it was identifying choke points between us and the hardware. This philosophy is quite visible, windows is largely a single user deal. Fred lived in fear […]
Microsoft’s Bloatware
Microsoft has never been known for doing things right the first time, at even right at all. In their zest to limit a system administrations options by basically seizing control over updates ala Win10 they now face a new totally […]
Win10 Living Up to My Expectations
It is probably no secret to those of you that I have worked with, that I am no fan of Microsoft’s OS as a service better known as Windows 10. My free test drive ended with a complete disk wipe […]
Automate Outlook Backups
We all know that we should backup our critical files on a regular basis, but quite often, like regular exercise, we fail to do so. If your Windows pc is on a regular backup schedule which includes your “Users” folder […]
Outlook Backup and Restore
While there are many good email alternatives out there, including in the cloud services, there is really only one email tool that will allow you to organize and use multiple email accounts. Microsoft’s Outlook. It should come as no surprise […]