Two Articles that Might Help Your Computing Life

Under the Computer Tips and Tricks section of this blog are two articles I found to be very useful and recommend you take a gander at them both.

The first is titled “100 Windows 10 Tips and Tricks.” I started going through them and immediately discovered things about Windows 10 I did not know. If you have made the switch, I strongly suggest you start making your way through the list and see if you can find some tips and tricks that will help you. And, by the way, if you have not taken advantage of the free upgrade, you might want to read our first story here about Microsoft’s big push to get you and the rest of the world to upgrade. That will start right after the holidays. Don’t fight it, it is a good move for you.

The second article, “10 Ways to Get Your Digital Life Together in the New Year” has some real value to it…at least it did for me. I am pretty good at organization and thought I was doing a pretty good job, but after reading the article, I found a couple of areas that need work…one of which really needs a lot of work. So am already getting started on it. I suggest you peruse this article and see if it rings any bells.

Well I best get started on this new project, so I will let you read on from here without my commentary. Enjoy. -JRC  

Tech News and Opinions

 

Microsoft prepares for massive Windows 10 upgrade strategy

Uses updates to enable -- and re-enable -- Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs for next move: auto-downloads of Windows 10 upgrade bits.

 

Microsoft in 2015: The Good, the Meh, and the WTF

Microsoft had an incredible year, with some epic moments. So without further ado, here’s my look at Microsoft’s 2015, the good, the meh, and the WTF.

 

How Walmart's launch of Walmart Pay could change the mobile payments game

Instead of waiting eons for the launch of the retail consortium-backed CurrentC, Walmart took a page from Starbucks and went out on its own.

 

Who's still using Internet Explorer? And why won't they upgrade?

On January 12, 2016, Microsoft is officially dropping support for all but the latest version of Internet Explorer. For a surprisingly high number of laggards, it's time to upgrade or face a world of hurt. So what's holding them back?

 

Your broadband service is about to be tax-free forever

Congress is expected to pass a permanent ban that will prevent local governments from taxing Internet access, a big win for consumers that ensures your broadband bill won't ever look like your wireless bill.

Computer Tips and Tricks

Meet Excel 2016: 9 of its best new features, from databases to handwriting tools

The new database features alone justify upgrading, but that's just the beginning.

Organize & Manage Your Firefox Tabs Like a Pro with the Tab Groups Add-on

Tab Groups, formerly known as Panorama, is a great solution for productivity inside of your browser. Tab Groups provides the ability to place your tabs inside of separate groups to organize, declutter, and optimize your browser workflow so you can stay focused on a task.

 

5 hacks for getting more out of Gmail

Easily unsubscribe to bulk emails, manage an inactive account and more with these tips.

 

100 Windows 10 tips and tricks

In this guide we'll take you through Windows' nooks and crannies and help you tweak your Windows installation in a variety of ways to suit your style of working.

 

10 Ways to Get Your Digital Life Together in the New Year

Extra time off around the holidays presents an opportunity to get digitally organized. Start 2016 off right by tackling these 10 projects.

Mobile Computing

Inbox by Gmail update makes sharing travel plans and memories a breeze

Now users can easily share Trip Bundle summaries in a single tap of the screen. The share button can be tapped to quickly send a summary of a trip you might be planning to family members, friends, or whoever else you might want to send that info to.

 

What are widgets and how do I add them to my Android smartphone or tablet?

A widget is a simple application extension that is often part of a larger application already installed on the device. Widgets come in all shapes and sizes, are customizable, and reside on any available Home screen for quick access.

 

Apple's top iPhone apps of 2015

We've collected all of Apple's top picks in one tidy place for you to learn more about each one and download your favorites.

 

The best email app for Android

The best way  to deal with e-mail is still at the desktop, but mobile apps are catching up fast. So which ones can help you get the closest to inbox zero nirvana?

 

The best email app for the iPhone

More than anything, a good email app should be fast. Refreshing your inbox, loading messages — none of these things should take more than a second or two. It should also give you plenty of different ways to deal with the daily email deluge.