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Happy Thanksgiving!
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I promise to bite my tongue during Thanksgiving dinner.
A reader asks: “Why does tech support think that formatting your hard drive is the only solution for all your PC problems?”
Q: “Why does tech support think that formatting your hard drive is the only solution for all your PC problems?” (via Quora) A. Holy smokes! Who told you that? If that’s your experience with tech support, you really should change techs, brands, stores — or wherever it is you’re getting that advice. Formatting a drive…
A reader asks: How do I automatically track my resource usage stats on Windows 10?
Reader Jacob Leeds asks: “How do I automatically track my resource usage stats on Windows 10?” That’s easy, Jacob: Win10’s built-in Performance Monitor does exactly what you want! It lets you produce and save graphs, charts, and text-based output that tracks any of Windows’ thousands of performance metrics over time. You can access the tool…
A reader asks: Is allowing images in email a security risk?
Reader J from Pittsburgh asks: “Some time ago, I set up Outlook to not show images in incoming emails, as a security measure. But it’s a pain in the butt, since in so many emails most of the content is in the images — and so often the sender doesn’t include a link to see…
A reader asks: What’s wrong with gentrification?
Reader David Palmer asks: “What is wrong with gentrification? Isn’t it good that old neighborhoods get rebuilt?” It’s a mixed bag. Yes, it’s good when truly decrepit, decaying buildings are replaced with newer stock. No one benefits from falling-down, boarded-up, housing stock. But when merely old — not decrepit — buildings are replaced, the rents…
November 2018 Site Update
Since the last formal ‘Site News’ entry, I’ve focused on generating content; trying for at least one new item per day, and that’s been going pretty well. About the content: Most of the items involve Windows, PCs, smartphones, and related tech; but a minority do not. The mix of content is explained in the About…
Around Boston: Waitts in early Winter
Autumn felt awfully brief this year; encroached upon by a lingering summer on the front end, and now by an abrupt winter on the back end. Permalink: https://wp.me/paaiox-hF Want free notification of new content like this? Click here! Have a comment? Want to ask Fred a new question? Click here!
A reader asks: About those dual RSS feeds…
Reader Henry Winokur asks: “Hi Fred: Is there any reason to subscribe to both Langa.com’s and Langa Comments’ RSS feeds? If I only need one which would you recommend? PS: I’m getting an error message above this box that says “please enter a URL in the Your Website (optional box). I did, (www.henrywinokur.com) and yet…