Daily Archives: September 5, 2022

• Check the health of your systems

  Posted on September 5, 2022 at 02:45 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 19.36 • 2022-09-05

  ON SECURITY

  

  By Susan Bradley

  It’s time to ensure your computer is sound, the operating system is healthy, and your system is backed up.

  Why? Because a feature release is right around the corner: 22H2 for both Windows 10 and Windows 11 is due shortly. It’s not that I recommend that you move to those versions, at least not right away. But if you do decide to move ahead, it’s critical to be sure to do so safely, with your ability to retreat secured.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.36.0, 2022-09-05).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

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• Randy’s remedies: Spills, parts, nerds, and dogs

  Posted on September 5, 2022 at 02:44 CDT by Randy McElveen • Comment in the Forums

  SUPPORT

  

  By Randy McElveen

  Here’s how I deal with some of my top support issues, with some tips for you.

  In my previous article, Randy’s top 10 customer-support issues: Identified!, I discussed the top ten computer issues and questions from my customers that I get on a weekly basis. Now for the first batch of answers to help you get by until you can get the PC in for service — or simply fix the darned thing yourself!

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.36.0, 2022-09-05).

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• Make a laptop run perfectly!

  Posted on September 5, 2022 at 02:43 CDT by Ben Myers • Comment in the Forums

  HARDWARE

  

  By Ben Myers

  With a little work, the right laptop can look and run almost like new, but its upgrade possibilities are far more limited than a desktop’s.

  Numerous brands and models of laptops dot the landscape, each model designed according to different principles by different design teams. Different sizes of laptops carrying the same brand and model follow a similar (but not identical) design, even from generation to generation, as the design team works through model after model.

  Business-class brands such as Acer TravelMate, Dell Latitude, Hewlett Packard Elitebook, and Lenovo ThinkPad vary widely from one another in design, construction, and quality of materials. Then, too, there is a plethora of models intended for consumer use, causing us to roll our eyes.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.36.0, 2022-09-05).

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• Keyboard Locker — When you have a bunch of cats or just one big one

  Posted on September 5, 2022 at 02:42 CDT by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

  FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT

  

  By Deanna McElveen

  A funny thing happened as I was beginning to write this article about locking your keyboard.

  Dewey (aka “Chonk”) filled my page with gibberish as he strolled across my keyboard while I was away. So, the brilliant opening I had originally written for this article is gone — because Chonk doesn’t remember (or care) what he destroyed. Bad kitty!

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.36.0, 2022-09-05).

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