{"id":2410,"date":"2019-03-18T09:06:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T13:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2019-03-18T11:28:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T15:28:10","slug":"march-18-newsletter-available-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/18\/march-18-newsletter-available-free\/","title":{"rendered":"March 18 newsletter available (free!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week\u2019s new&nbsp;<em><strong>AskWoody Plus<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;newsletter is out; and for a while, you can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/seven-semper-fi-how-to-ride-win7-into-the-sunset\/\">read it for free, here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what\u2019s inside issue 16.10.0:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>LANGALIST:<\/strong> <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/seven-semper-fi-how-to-ride-win7-into-the-sunset\/#langalist-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Win10\u2019s new&nbsp;<\/a><em><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/seven-semper-fi-how-to-ride-win7-into-the-sunset\/#langalist-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">winver<\/a><\/em><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/seven-semper-fi-how-to-ride-win7-into-the-sunset\/#langalist-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;alternative<\/a> contains a ton of useful and easy-to-access info about your PC\u2019s security, hardware, and operating system. <strong>Plus:<\/strong> Is Macecraft\u2019s&nbsp;<em>jv16 PowerTools<\/em>&nbsp;still recommended? And, why is a reader\u2019s external drive suspending\/sleeping while busy \u2014 in mid-task?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong> WOODY\u2019S WINDOWS WATCH:<\/strong>  <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/seven-semper-fi-how-to-ride-win7-into-the-sunset\/#woodys-windows-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seven Semper Fi: How to ride Win7 into the sunset<\/a>. Next January, Windows 7 hits the end of the road, as far as Microsoft is concerned. But if you&#8217;re not ready to switch, don&#8217;t worry: We\u2019ll continue to talk about Win7 as long as there&#8217;s reader interest and need.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>PATCH WATCH:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/seven-semper-fi-how-to-ride-win7-into-the-sunset\/#patch-watch-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft starts the Windows 7 countdown<\/a> <\/li><li> <strong>DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/seven-semper-fi-how-to-ride-win7-into-the-sunset\/#digital-entertainment-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The new world of professional \u2018digital\u2019 sports<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous issues are archived&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s this about?<\/strong>&nbsp;Woody Leonhard has launched a new newsletter that\u2019s very much cast in the mold of the classic <strong><em>Windows Secrets&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>newsletter, with the latest articles on Microsoft Windows, PC maintenance, security, best apps, smartphones, and other important computing topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the original Windows Secrets gang have signed on, including Woody himself, Susan Bradley, Tracy Capen, myself, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">others<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, the&nbsp;<em><strong>AskWoody Plus<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;newsletter will be by subscription, but for now it\u2019s open and <strong>free to all<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click on over <\/a>and take a look!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:right\" class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/18\/march-18-newsletter-available-free\/\">Permalink<\/a><\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"6\" data-attachment-id=\"1999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/10\/around-boston-the-nearly-snowless-winter-continues\/seperator-short-grey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"104,6\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SEPERATOR short grey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?resize=104%2C6\" alt=\"[seperator]\" class=\"wp-image-1999\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\"><strong>COMMENT \/ QUESTION<\/strong>  on <strong>THIS ITEM?<\/strong> <em>See the<\/em> <strong>Comment box<\/strong> <em>at bottom of this page!<\/em><br><b><em><br><\/em>NEW QUESTION? <\/b><em>Ask<\/em><b> <u><font color=\"#000117\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/font><\/u><\/b>!<br><br>(<em>Want free notification of new content? 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