Category: Computers
Some useful code I found or put together
I thought I would share some of the code I eventually figured out after looking online and having a hard time finding exactly what I was looking for.
Amazon Fire HD 8 with ads review. More ads than led to believe
You also get ads as notifications…But on the home screen, you have 26 icons for the built in or included apps. Many of them I will never use.
You can not remove them!
WannaCry ransomware making big news, hopefully teaching lessons to everyone
WannaCry or WannaCrypt ransomware hit several countries in Europe and Russia hard last week
Microsoft announces Surface laptop and Windows education version called “S”
The main hardware announced was a Surface Laptop. It is a traditional laptop, nothing unique about this device except it comes with the new Windows 10 S
Mac’s targeted by phishing email, a reminder not to open attachments
Mac computers are being targeted by a phishing email scam that wants you to open an attached .zip file.
If you are using Windows Vista, its time to get a new computer
If you are running a Vista computer, it is probably 10 years old and it is time to upgrade to a nice new Windows 10 computer
Windows 10 Creators Update out now, average people can wait for it
The biggest visual change I have seen for the average person is a menu change in the Settings and Windows Defender Security Center.
Don’t be April fooled, backup and clean out your computer
Over time your computer builds up a lot of junk. You know this. you download some program and use it once, your web browser keeps a history of every site you visit (ah-oh?), and other programs keep temp files too.
What you need to know to set up Wi-Fi right
Don’t be too cheap on the router. Spend what you can afford thinking it’s a 4 year+ investment. You don’t want to be disappointed when you start using it, or in a year.
A quick cord cutting guide
CBS is the hardest network to get on any other service other than their own All Access app. Hulu has CBS or some CBS shows available the next day.
