Windows 10 still has problems but Windows 7 is about to hit the scrap heap (and Windows 8 is a pointless sideways move). As such, millions of users must soon jump to Windows 10 for the safety of their data and Microsoft charges $139 for the standard edition. But what if I ... Read More »
In a little over a week, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 7 with security updates. For its part, Google will keep updating Chrome on the over decade-old OS for another 18 months. Google Cloud’s advice to enterprise is to transition to Windows 10. For those that haven’t, it will “continue to ... Read More »
Windows 10 begins 2020 hoping to turn a page on a bug-ridden 2019. Problems ranged from frustrating to limiting, chaotic to simply bizarre and Microsoft was even hit by a whistle-blower exposing the reasons for the increase in instability. But now 2020 is off to a rocky start as well. Windows 10 updates continue to cause problems STEVE KOTECKI ... Read More »
On Windows 10, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature that creates a lightweight environment that allows you to install and run supported versions of Linux (such as Ubuntu, OpenSuse, Debian, etc.) without the complexity of setting up a virtual machine or different computer. Although you won’t get a ... Read More »
Microsoft seems to have an every-other-version curse. We’re not sure how much of this is confirmation bias, but consider the track record of releases. Windows 95 was game-changing, Windows 98 famously crashed during live demo. Windows 2000 was amazing, Windows ME has been nicknamed the “Mistake Edition”. XP was the workhorse ... Read More »
For many businesses, it’s standard operating procedure for employees to leave their workstation computers on when they leave the office. Typically, at some point later in the evening, those workstation computers will slip into sleep or hibernation mode, which reduces power consumption—at least a little. But what if a business ... Read More »
The change is here. Nowadays whenever phone users and tech enthusiasts talk of camera performance, they often talk of the Google Pixel as the best. But this year it is changing. Now the new iPhones, which are the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max, are ... Read More »
All good things must come to an end, and that includes popular and robust operating systems that outlive their life span. Microsoft is retiring support for its desktop OS Windows 7 and its server OS Windows 2008 as of Jan. 14, 2020. This includes all versions of these operating systems ... Read More »
Windows 10 updates continue to cause problems STEVE KOTECKI Picked up by both TechDows and MSPoweruser, they are warning the KB4517389 update (which is already causing Start Menu, search and browser problems) is now causing the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on some PCs as well. At this stage, it isn’t clear what ... Read More »
If your iPhone 6s is not turning on, Apple has a solution for you. The Cupertino-based technology giant is offering a free service programme to repair iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus devices that may not power on. Apple has recently noticed that some of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models— manufactured ... Read More »
