Daily Archives: March 8, 2021

• MS-DEFCON 2 — It’s time to defer March updates

  Posted on March 8th, 2021 at 14:45 Susan Bradley Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  ISSUE 18.9.1 • 2021-03-08

  

  

  By Susan Bradley

  It’s the start of the patching week.

  We are a day away from the official start of patching season. While Microsoft started the March patching madness early, with a critical patch needed for its mail servers, we have yet to see what’s in store for those of us that merely use their Windows as workstations.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Alert 18.9.1 (2021-03-08).
  Learn more about MS-DEFCON!

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Windows Patches/Security AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Exchange Server, MS-DEFCON 2

• Using Windows 10 Quick Assist in reverse

  Posted on March 8th, 2021 at 01:08 Will Fastie Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  ISSUE 18.9 • 2021-03-08

  

  QUICK TIP

  

  By Will Fastie

  Instead of helping someone with remote control, Quick Assist can be used as a demonstration tool.

  The simple difference between a screen-sharing tool (Skype, Zoom) and a remote-control tool such as Quick Assist is that the latter is one-way. Once the session is underway, the roles of the two systems involved cannot be swapped.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.9.0 (2021-03-08).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.9.F (2021-03-08).

  AskWoody FREE Newsletter, AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Windows 10 AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Quick Tips, Windows 10

• Finding working drivers for an older PC

  Posted on March 8th, 2021 at 01:06 Fred Langa Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  LANGALIST

  

  By Fred Langa

  Drivers are the software ‘glue’ that connects your PC’s hardware to its operating system. Without drivers, nothing works.

  Once a PC is no longer supported by the manufacturer, its abandoned drivers can become incompatible as new versions of Windows roll out.

  Here’s one known-good way to track down a still-working driver for an older PC.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.9.0 (2021-03-08).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, LangaList AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Hardware drivers, LangaList, Windows Update

• There are no USB cables any more

  Posted on March 8th, 2021 at 01:04 Brian Livingston Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  PUBLIC DEFENDER

  

  By Brian Livingston

  It used to be that you could run any old USB cable between just about any two USB ports, and the devices on each end would simply work. But that hasn’t been true for a long, long time.

  As more and more manufacturers wanted to bring different devices with different needs to market, the standard USB-A cable was lost in the shuffle. Instead, we got a gaggle of novel USB connectors named Mini-A, Mini-B, Micro-A, Micro-B, Apple’s similar-but-different Lightning, and more.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.9.0 (2021-03-08).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Hardware, Public Defender AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Public Defender, Thunderbolt, USB, USB standards

• You think you’ve been hacked?

  Posted on March 8th, 2021 at 01:02 Susan Bradley Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  PATCH WATCH

  

  By Susan Bradley

  Have you been hacked?

  Attackers these days are of two varieties — those that want you to know you’ve been attacked and those that don’t. The first camp is quite obvious about it. They are the ransomware attackers, the ones that throw up a note to let you know that your system is no longer your own and is instead held hostage. The second type of attacker is silent, lurking inside your computer with the goal of harvesting information or — worse yet — as a means to attack someone or something else.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.9.0 (2021-03-08).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, On Security, Patch Watch AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Patch Lady Posts, security

• Freeware Spotlight — DISM_GUI

  Posted on March 8th, 2021 at 01:00 Deanna McElveen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Best Utilities

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  It’s the little things that make me happy.

  Little electric bills, little chocolates, and little utilities.

  DISM_GUI by Dirk Paehl is just that sort of utility. Tiny, but super useful and always on my flash drive. If you like fixing Windows without typing, so you can keep that Slurpee in one hand, this is the tool for you!

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.9.0 (2021-03-08).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Best Utilities, Freeware AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Deanna's Freeware Spotlight