Daily Archives: February 24, 2020

• Guide for Windows users who are thinking about switching to a Mac

  Posted on February 24th, 2020 at 15:44 woody Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  

  Nathan Parker has just published an enormous, fact-filled guide to making the switch from Windows to Mac. With @PKCano wielding the editorial sword, I think it’s going to be an AskWoody Knowledge Base classic.

  The Guide itself is in AKB 2000020, Mac Guide for Windows Users Wanting to Switch

  Comments/questions/discussion are in a separate post, here.

  With Apple now claiming the “snooping” high ground (your opinion may vary, of course), I think it’s important for Windows owners to consider the Apple option. And for those who need to buy a new PC because Windows 7 is going kaput, you should certainly think about going over to the citrus side of the fence.

  Don’t forget that we have an entire forum for Mac folks — and it’s platform agnostic.

  Do you have a topic you’d like to cover in depth? Drop me a line.

  Apple Mac for Windows users

• Microsoft says the usual “C Week” previews/non-security patches are on their way

  Posted on February 24th, 2020 at 09:33 woody Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  

  Go away kid, ya bother me…

  We don’t have official acknowledgment of the widespread “missing profile” bug in this month’s Win10 version 1903 and 1909 cumulative updates. But we do have this:

  Status of February 2020 “C” release

  The optional monthly “C” release for February 2020 for all supported versions of Windows and Windows Server prior to Windows 10, version 1903 and Windows Server, version 1903 will be available in the near term

  Do I detect a scent of fear and/or trepidation? This should be a pretty straightforward collection of “optional, non-security” patches.

  Windows Patches/Security February 2020 Black Tuesday

• Windows 10X: Future fireworks or another dud?

  Posted on February 24th, 2020 at 01:15 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  

  WOODY’S WINDOWS WATCH

  By Woody Leonhard

  Last week, Microsoft took the wraps off its next, next, next version of Windows, the long-anticipated Windows Lite – er, Windows 10X.

  Billed as the dual-screen version of Windows, and expected to ship around Christmas time with the two-screen folding Surface Neo and Surface Duo, Windows 10X seems positioned to become the next version of the last version of Windows.

  I’m skeptical — as usual.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.8.0 (2020-02-24).

  Windows News AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Containers, Win10X, Windows 10 upgrades

• Say goodbye to Windows’ screen-saver app

  Posted on February 24th, 2020 at 01:10 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  LANGALIST

  By Fred Langa

  Built for a bygone need, the classic screen saver is slowly disappearing from Windows 10.

  It’s now gone in Win10’s Themes, and it’ll likely be dropped completely in a future update. If you’re still using a screen saver on your Win10 system, it could be time to move on. Here’s how.

  Plus: Outstanding reader recommendations for Windows Media Center replacements.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.8.0 (2020-02-24).

  LangaList AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Lock screen, Screen saver, Windows Media Center

• More help with Windows 7 extended support

  Posted on February 24th, 2020 at 01:05 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  WIN7 EXTENDED SUPPORT

  By Susan Bradley

  Windows 7 extended-security updates are easier to buy than to deploy. The entire process seems to be a work in progress.

  It’s been over a week since the February Win7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) patches were released … and I’m still helping people get these updates in place. In many cases, folks ran into problems through no fault or misstep of their own. For sure, Microsoft has not made keeping Windows 7 patched an easy process. Here are some of the things we’ve found:

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.8.0 (2020-02-24).

  Windows 7 AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Win7 ESU, Win7 updates

• Comparing three file-compression tools

  Posted on February 24th, 2020 at 01:00 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  GENERAL COMPUTING

  By Lance Whitney

  Windows includes its own tool for compressing and uncompressing single files, multiple files, and entire folders.

  But the two most popular third-party compression tools — 7-Zip and WinZip — are far more powerful and capable.

  Windows’ built-in ZIP tool will get the job done for basic compression tasks, but it has some important limitations. For example, it has no option for creating or unzipping encrypted files. You also can’t control the compression format or level. Those are all options 7-Zip and WinZip handle with ease.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.8.0 (2020-02-24).

  Utilities 7-Zip, AskWoody Plus Newsletter, encryption, File compression, WinZip, ZIP files