Gadgets & Tech All About Windows 10 Fall Creators Update On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, Microsoft will release the next version of Windows 10 – the Fall Creators Update, also known as version 1709. This is a follow-on upgrade from the Anniversary Update (1607) and the original Creators Update (1703) that came out earlier in 2017. How Can I Tell If a Machine Is Running Fall Creators…
Gadgets & Tech A hard disk drive is still the best way to put lots of storage space in your PC. A multi-terabyte hard drive will have plenty of room for movies, videos, game installations, pictures, and more. And while SSD prices are falling – hard drives are still FAR cheaper on a cost per gigabyte basis. Let’s look at the best hard drives for your PC….
What to do about the Equifax Breach and Potential Identity Theft As you’ve probably heard, this week Equifax Inc. (one of the “big-three” credit bureaus) announced a cybersecurity incident that involved a data breach of 143 million U.S. consumer records. The information that was exposed includes: names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and some driver’s license numbers, amongst other things. Some credit card…
Gadgets & Tech Use OpenDNS for Free to Increase Network Security and Block Adult Content On Your Home Network Are you looking for a free and effective way to improve the security of your home network? How about protecting your family from adult content such as pornography, and mature themed websites such as gambling and alcohol? OpenDNS, and other Domain Name System (DNS) services like it, can…
Gadgets & Tech Can’t connect to this network – on Windows 10? Use this troubleshooting cheat sheet Here’s a common problem – the dreaded Can’t connect to this network message. This article is meant to be a quick and dirty cheat sheet. As such, there’s not a lot of explanatory text. Troubleshooting steps – eliminate ISP as source of issue How many devices are experiencing issues? If…
Gadgets & Tech There’s an easy way to rename multiple files using finder in macOS Since the Yosemite release of Mac OS X (now called macOS) the Finder application (Mac’s equivalent of Windows File Explorer) has a powerful feature that lets you easily rename multiple files. Historically, renaming more than one file at a time required a custom script or a 3rd party add-on program. This new…