{"id":3779,"date":"2019-11-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2019-11-18T07:22:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T12:22:59","slug":"november-18-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/18\/november-18-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"November 18 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The newest <strong>AskWoody Plus<\/strong> newsletter is now available to members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In this issue:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WOODY\u2019S WINDOWS WATCH:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/all-roads-lead-to-win10-1909-but-you-can-take-your-time\/#woodys-windows-0\">All roads lead to Win10 1909 \u2014 but you can take your time<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>BEST OF THE LOUNGE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/all-roads-lead-to-win10-1909-but-you-can-take-your-time\/#lounge-0\">Florence Nightingale, circa 2019?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>LANGALIST:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/all-roads-lead-to-win10-1909-but-you-can-take-your-time\/#langalist-0\">A time-saving shortcut for new-PC setups?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>PATCH WATCH:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/all-roads-lead-to-win10-1909-but-you-can-take-your-time\/#patch-watch-0\">Ready or not, Win10 Version 1909 is here<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>WINDOWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/all-roads-lead-to-win10-1909-but-you-can-take-your-time\/#windows-0\">Working outside an admin account: Safe but annoying<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a member? 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