I was amazed to find out that not everyone knows about using shift click on items on the Windows taskbar. This has been around since Windows 7 and I find it most useful.
It works on the vast majority of Windows Applications.
Shift Click on TaskBar
Get started with Linux
With the rumours all over the web about the possibility that Windows could be moving to the Linux Kernel sometime in the future, it may be time to learn a bit about it.
Why would they do that? I imagine you saying. Well, Microsoft are pushing cloud-based subscription solutions in all areas. The Windows 10 Cloud is Microsoft’s answer to Chrome OS and similar platforms. Windows 10 updates seem to be ever more problematic almost as if they stopped working too hard on it.
Continue reading “Get started with Linux”Rasbian XP Professional
If you are missing XP and you have, or want to get a Raspberry Pi Model 4, then you can use this Raspbian version with the XP skin. (Click to enlarge images)
Windows 10 Update Problems
KB4524244 and KB4532693 recent updates and their unintended consequences are still causing concern to some users. It is recommended that these are removed from Windows Update.
Here are some of the problems.
Continue reading “Windows 10 Update Problems”Windows 7 & Server 2008
You will have seen many news items about Windows 7 reaching end of life but as techies we should probably be more concerned with Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2010 which were also dragged into the recycle bin this month.
Invisible Malware
This can be a problem in some organisation that rely on anti-virus scans of storage devices as it doesn’t come in a file stored on the computer. Instead it is injected directly into memory.
Continue reading “Invisible Malware”Password Protecting a Folder
This basic security feature allows you to protect sensitive files from the casual snooper. For example, hiding your Christmas present list from the family. It won’t keep out the tech savy but it is better that nothing.
Continue reading “Password Protecting a Folder”On-Line Store Scams
Yet more scams. This one is about on-line music stores but can be applicable to other goods. See this link on aboutguitars.uk
NetFlix Scam
A new scam going around by email. Pretending to be NetFlix this scam is fairly obvious providing you are paying attention.
What are Meltdown/Spectre?
You will have seen a lot in the news about these two threats to the devices that you use and / or manage.
‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ are two related, side-channel attacks against modern CPU microprocessors that can result in unprivileged code reading data it should not be able to.