{"id":2506,"date":"2019-04-02T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2019-04-05T09:12:52","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T13:12:52","slug":"new-april-newsletter-available-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/02\/new-april-newsletter-available-free\/","title":{"rendered":"New April 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 <a aria-label=\"16.12.0 \/ 2019-04-01 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/what-to-tell-friends-who-use-windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">16.12.0 \/ 2019-04-01<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WOODY\u2019S WINDOWS WATCH:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/what-to-tell-friends-who-use-windows-7\/#woodys-windows-0\">What to tell friends who use Windows 7 <\/a>Windows 7 is leaving Microsoft\u2019s mortal plane next January. There\u2019s no reason to fear its \u201cofficial\u201d demise \u2014 but every reason to understand what\u2019s actually happening.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WACKY NEWS:<\/strong> <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/what-to-tell-friends-who-use-windows-7\/#wacky-news-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Bans April Fools\u2019 Day pranks<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>PATCH WATCH:<\/strong> <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/what-to-tell-friends-who-use-windows-7\/#patch-watch-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Windows 10 1903 just around the corner<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>NETWORKNG:<\/strong> <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/what-to-tell-friends-who-use-windows-7\/#networking-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fixing Wi-Fi problems with a mesh network<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINDOWS 10:<\/strong> <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/askwoody-newsletter-alerts\/what-to-tell-friends-who-use-windows-7\/#windows-10-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Revealing File Explorer\u2019s hidden treasures<\/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>Permalink: <a href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=2506\">https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=2506<\/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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