Still using Vista? Now is the time to upgrade to another operating system. On Tuesday, Microsoft will end "Mainstream Support" for Windows Vista, moving into an "Extended Support" phase that lasts through April 11, 2017.Source: Microsoft Ending Windows Vista Mainstream Support on Tuesday | PCWorld If your PC can run Win 10, it's the way to go for people who want to or … [Read more...] about Microsoft Ending Windows Vista Mainstream Support on Tuesday
Win 10 Upgrade Is Free If You Have Windows 7 or 8
I went to download the latest technical preview build of Windows 10 yesterday and discovered it's already been released! The great thing about Windows 10 is it's free for the life of the product (as long as they continue to update it) if you have Windows 7 or Windows 8. But there is a catch, you have to upgrade within 1 year of the Windows 10 release. After that … [Read more...] about Win 10 Upgrade Is Free If You Have Windows 7 or 8
The Great KeyBoard Quest
Last week my keyboard went kaput (Yeah I know, that's why you're not supposed to eat or drink at the computer). I lost my S, D, T, W and E, keys; even though I do a lot of cut and paste work this was a major problem, as my 26 character alpha-numeric password contains a couple of those letters. Once I figured out that the Keyboard was shot, I thought I'd go get a replace (the … [Read more...] about The Great KeyBoard Quest
Roxio In Need of A Class Action Lawsuit
In trying to restore our system software, we ran into a problem. Many of our data disks were encoded with Direct CD and Direct CD isn't compatible with Windows 2K or XP without updates. So the easy answer was to register with Roxio, then download the updates; Right? Wrong! They appear to have rigged their system so that all download requests for out of date software … [Read more...] about Roxio In Need of A Class Action Lawsuit
Roxio CD & DVD Creator – Win XP’s Death Wish
We have used direct cd for years to create CD's of our clients files. Unfortunately Roxio hasn't continued this function forward in the newest versions of their software. So we picked up a version of Roxio CD & DVD Creator, then went ahead and installed it on a system running Windows XP Service Pack 2 with all of the updates installed. After installation and … [Read more...] about Roxio CD & DVD Creator – Win XP’s Death Wish