Category: AskWoody Plus

The newest AskWoody Plus* newsletter — including a new LangaList item — is now posted on the AskWoody site. AskWoody Plus* members can read it here. WOODY’S WINDOWS WATCH: Has MS cleaned up its Win10-update mess? (Spoiler: No!) BEST OF THE LOUNGE: Bitten by the Defender bug? LANGALIST: How to stop two Windows Defender annoyances PRODUCTIVITY: How to fill out a…

The newest AskWoody Plus newsletter — including a new LangaList item — is now posted on the AskWoody site. You can read it for free, there. ` This issue: LETTER FROM WOODY: Where we’re headed with AskWoody Plus — an update BEST OF THE LOUNGE: Taming passwords LANGALIST: When software just won’t let go DROLL…

The newest AskWoody Plus newsletter — including a new LangaList item — is now posted on the AskWoody site. You can read it for free, there. LANGALIST: What to do when Windows can’t run EXEs BEST OF THE LOUNGE: AskWoody Plus membership benefits are changing PATCH WATCH: August updates still dribbling in DROLL TALES: LAB: Upset stomach BEST UTILITIES: Freeware Spotlight…

The newest AskWoody Plus newsletter — including a new LangaList item — is now posted. You can read it for free, here. In this issue: WOODY’S WINDOWS WATCH: Another patching debacle — how we got here BEST OF THE LOUNGE Keeping on top of the DejaBlue threat LANGALIST: Spotting fakery in system specs DROLL TALES: LABS: Can’t connect to…

Back after Summer break, the newest AskWoody Plus newsletter — including a new LangaList item — is now posted. You can read it for free, here. PRODUCTIVITY: MS Word and Google Docs now play nicely together BEST OF THE LOUNGE: Choosing a backup solution for the home LANGALIST: Oops! Recovering a file after a factory restore DROLL TALES…

The AskWoody Plus newsletter is on a two-week Summer break. But all previous issues are archived here, and for now, they’re open and free. Click on over! Some recent highlights: LANGALIST: Many ways to track down a PC’s energy problemsBEST OF THE LOUNGE: BlueKeep exploitation expected soon?PATCH WATCH: Wrapping up July Windows and Office updatesWINDOWS 10: Windows 10 gets better at…

The AskWoody Plus newsletter is on a short Summer break. But all previous issues are archived here, and for now, they’re open and free. Click on over! Some recent highlights: LANGALIST: Win10’s 18-month ‘service life‘ complicates updatesWINDOWS 10: Create an MS Family to share your computing resourcesBEST OF THE LOUNGE: Microsoft quietly adds new telemetry to Win7 patchPATCH WATCH: July updates…

This week’s new AskWoody Plus newsletter is posted now, and you can read it for free, here. LANGALIST: Many ways to track down a PC’s energy problems BEST OF THE LOUNGE: BlueKeep exploitation expected soon? PATCH WATCH: Wrapping up July Windows and Office updates WINDOWS 10: Windows 10 gets better at taking screenshots BEST UTILITIES: Freeware…

This week’s new AskWoody Plus newsletter is being emailed and posted; and (for now) you can read it for free. WOODY’S WINDOWS WATCH: Why can’t Microsoft reliably patch its own hardware? LANGALIST: Decoding a vague “Unknown Device” error WIN10 TUTORIAL: Deciphering Task Manager’s App History CONQUERING WINDOWS 10: Taking control of default apps in Win10 Previous…

This week’s new AskWoody Plus newsletter is being emailed and posted; and (for now) you can read it for free. LANGALIST: Win10’s 18-month ‘service life‘ complicates updates WINDOWS 10: Create an MS Family to share your computing resources BEST OF THE LOUNGE: Microsoft quietly adds new telemetry to Win7 patch PATCH WATCH: July updates come with a few warts BEST…