{"id":2482,"date":"2019-03-25T08:50:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T12:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=2482"},"modified":"2019-03-25T08:50:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T12:50:35","slug":"march-25-newsletter-available-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/25\/march-25-newsletter-available-free\/","title":{"rendered":"March 25 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 <strong><a aria-label=\"16.11.0 \/ 2019-03-25 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/office-365-the-trendy-new-phishing-target\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">16.11.0 \/ 2019-03-25<\/a><\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>LANGALIST:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/office-365-the-trendy-new-phishing-target\/#langalist-0\">Win8\/10\u2019s secure-boot process still causing trouble<\/a>: Here\u2019s what to do when Windows\u2019 complex boot-time security enhancements prevent you from using legitimate repair, recovery, and backup tools. <strong>Plus:<\/strong>&nbsp;No joke \u2014 check your Windows version&nbsp;<strong><em>now<\/em><\/strong>! Also, easy and free ways to mirror a smartphone\u2019s screen on a laptop or TV.<\/li><li><strong>ON SECURITY:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/office-365-the-trendy-new-phishing-target\/#on-security-0\">Office 365: The trendy new phishing target<\/a>: The U.S. Secret Service warns that Office 365 is now a prime target. Even more worrisome, the attacks can come from within Office 365 itself. <\/li><li><strong>BEST UTILITIES:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/office-365-the-trendy-new-phishing-target\/#best-utilities-0\">Freeware Spotlight \u2014 Folder Monitor<\/a>:  There are plenty of folder-monitoring programs out there, but if you\u2019re like me, you prefer simple, no-frills, just-get-it-done programs. When they are also free and portable to boot \u2014 well, that\u2019s just great! <\/li><li><strong>THE INTERNET:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/office-365-the-trendy-new-phishing-target\/#internet-0\">How to find and change DNS Settings<\/a>: Switching to a third-party service might give you better speed and tighter security.<\/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>Permalink: <a href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=2482\">https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=2482<\/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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