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• Test-driving Intel’s Optane in a new PC

  Posted on June 10th, 2019 at 02:03 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Can Optane really deliver on Intel’s claim of “SSD-like responsiveness from a conventional spinning-platter drive?”

  A brand-new PC with a factory-installed Optane system presented a great opportunity to find out — and to discover how benchmark tests can vastly differ from real-life use!

  See the full story in the June 10, 2019, AskWoody Plus Newsletter (Issue 16.21.0)

  Hardware, LangaList AskWoody Plus Newsletter, disk performance, new PCs, upgrading hardware

• Freeware Spotlight — Graph Paper Printer

  Posted on June 10th, 2019 at 02:00 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  If you provide IT services to schools, here’s a utility that should make teachers very happy!

  Graph Paper Printer is a tiny, flexible, and portable app that lets you print all sorts of graph-paper styles, from simple squares to music manuscripts — to other’s … well, we don’t know what they’re used for.

  See the full story in the June 10, 2019, AskWoody Plus Newsletter (Issue 16.21.0)

  Freeware AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Freeware, Graph paper, printing, utilities

• A dozen reasons why you don’t want Win10 1903 — yet

  Posted on June 3rd, 2019 at 02:22 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  On May 21, Microsoft officially released the latest version of the last version of Windows.

  The Windows 10 May 2019 Update — formerly known as the Windows 10 April 2019 Update or Version 19H1, and more reliably and consistently referred to as Version 1903 — isn’t getting pushed out in droves just yet. Instead, the “RTM” version is available primarily to beta testers and to people who manually install it in various ways.

  See the full story in the June 3, 2019, AskWoody Plus Newsletter (Issue 16.20.0)

  Windows 10 Releases, Windows News AskWoody Plus Newsletter, RTM, Win10 1903, Windows 10

• Taking the plunge with a new PC

  Posted on June 3rd, 2019 at 02:20 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Buying a new PC was once a fairly simple shop-and-buy process. There wasn’t much to consider beyond memory and drive capacity — and maybe an upgraded video card.

  But recent innovations have made choosing a new machine more complicated. Intel’s Optane technology, for example, claims to make a hard drive as responsive as an SSD!

  See the full story in the June 3, 2019, AskWoody Plus Newsletter (Issue 16.20.0)

  Hardware, LangaList, Tech Help AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Buying PCs, hardware, LangaList, Windows

• Windows 1903 gets its first update

  Posted on June 3rd, 2019 at 02:19 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Microsoft’s most recent “feature release,” better known as Version 1903, received its very first patch — and it’s optional!

  What’s apparently fixed is the very thing that blocked my initial install of Version 1903. If an external USB device or SD memory card is plugged in, the device is reassigned to an incorrect drive letter during the installation process.

  See the full story in the June 3, 2019, AskWoody Plus Newsletter (Issue 16.20.0)

  Patch Watch, Windows Patches/Security AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Office, Patch Watch, patching, Windows

• How to fix OneDrive file-synching problems

  Posted on June 3rd, 2019 at 02:17 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Because it’s included with Windows 10, there’s a good chance you’ve used OneDrive as a helpful tool for backing up files and/or synching them between devices.

  But as with any program, you can run into hiccups with OneDrive; files don’t get backed up, synching fails, and so forth.

  See the full story in the June 3, 2019, AskWoody Plus Newsletter (Issue 16.20.0)

  Troubleshooting AskWoody Plus Newsletter, backup, OneDrive, synching

• Tracking down ominous noises in your PC

  Posted on May 27th, 2019 at 04:15 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  By Fred Langa

  Strange sounds — especially abrasive or grinding noise — emanating from inside a PC are definitely cause for alarm! Here’s how to correct the two most common sources.

  Plus: What are the risks of relying on Win10’s built-in Windows Defender as your primary, front-line anti-malware tool?

  See the full story in the May 27, 2019, AskWoody Plus Newsletter (Issue 16.19.0)

  Hardware, Tech Help antivirus, AskWoody Plus Newsletter, hard-drive replacement, loud fans, PC maintenance, Windows Defender

• Patch Lady: Many updates this month… including one for XP

  Posted on May 20th, 2019 at 02:06 woody Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

  Urp! Yes, XP.

  Here’s how to see if your Win7 or XP computer (or related Servers) is highly susceptible to the “wormable” Remote Desktop bug.

  Loads of new information about this month’s ground-breaking (and system-breaking) patches.

  All of the patching news from Susan Bradley, the inimitable Patch Lady, in this morning’s AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.18.0.

  Patch Watch AskWoody Plus Newsletter, May 2019 patches, Patch Watch
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