{"id":3690,"date":"2019-11-04T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3690"},"modified":"2019-11-04T07:19:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T12:19:22","slug":"november-4-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/04\/november-4-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"November 4 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The newest <strong>AskWoody Plus<\/strong> newsletter is now available to members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This issue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WOODY\u2019S WINDOWS WATCH: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/peering-into-the-windows-tea-leaves\/#woodys-windows-0\"><strong>Peering into the Windows tea leaves<\/strong><\/a><br><\/li><li><strong>LANGALIST: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/peering-into-the-windows-tea-leaves\/#langalist-0\"><strong>More on restoring drivers from local backups<\/strong><\/a><br><\/li><li><strong>BEST OF THE LOUNGE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/peering-into-the-windows-tea-leaves\/#lounge-0\"><strong>Unhappy with Firefox UI changes<\/strong><\/a><br><\/li><li><strong>WINDOWS PATCHING: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/peering-into-the-windows-tea-leaves\/#windows-patching-0\"><strong>Take charge of Windows 10 and Office 365 updating<\/strong><\/a><br><\/li><li><strong>BEST UTILITIES: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/peering-into-the-windows-tea-leaves\/#best-utilities-0\"><strong>Freeware Spotlight \u2014 Best diagnostic tools<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a member? 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