Compacting email folders is a critical part of maintaining your email program. When you delete an email, it’s not really deleted from your email program’s storage file. It’s simply marked as "deleted" so that it can be recovered if needed, or overwritten as part of compacting the email folders. That’s what compacting the email folders [...]
What about LibreOffice?
Wow, I got some response to my article last week A Free Alternative to Microsoft Excel and Word. I wrote about the Microsoft Office alternative that I have used for years, and how it has changed ownership from Sun Microsystems to Oracle Corporation (who bought Sun) to the Apache Software Foundation. I also commented about [...]
Pre-installed Security Software
Do you want security software pre-installed on your computer? That’s the basic question from long-time subscriber Richard Fuller: Hullo Terry, This probably falls under the heading of "daft questions", but as someone who regards computers as most people do their cars (ie. I don’t care what goes on under the bonnet so long as it [...]
A Free Alternative to Microsoft Excel and Word
Oh, not again…someone sent you a file that needs Microsoft Word to open it, or perhaps Excel. That’s often the case when you are an officer in a club. Last year’s secretary sends the newly elected secretary a spreadsheet of the members and their addresses — with the file done by Microsoft Excel. Or, perhaps [...]
DNSChanger is Not A Good Thing
Lots of news recently about DNSChanger, malware that’s been around for a while. It can misdirect the infected computer’s internet connections to malicious sites. The FBI busted the ring back in November 2011. So, what’s the reason for all the news? The computers that are affected are still using DNS servers at the IP addresses [...]
Use for an Old Computer
Longtime subscriber Gusieppe Monginelli wrote to ask about a possible use for the computer he was replacing: Hello Terry: Possibly a silly question, however I have not seen it posted anywhere else. My original PC tower hardware(Compaq, XP SP2) was proving to be to limited for my use as my needs changed, i.e.Photoshop etc. I [...]
Speed Benefits of the Hardware Upgrades to My Notebook
Last week I wrote about upgrading my notebook from 4 GB of RAM to 8 GB and from a 5200 RPM hard drive to a Solid State Drive (SSD). I got stopped in the upgrade process by a need to get a Windows 7 install DVD (as opposed to a Recovery DVD). I ordered a [...]
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