This is an oddly specific error, and I don’t have any good screenshots to go with it, so I apologize,
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Script error when opening Outlook 2013
I was recently working on a completely unrelated issue, and someone asked “while I’m talking to you, can you look
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I recently read an interesting take on Why Intel can’t kill x86. Even video game console manufacturers are encountering the
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Google is so pleased with themselves. They’re seeing success with the recent Chromebook releases. Which made sense, in some form,
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Another one of Microsoft’s little messes. It’s the year 2013, and Microsoft is still so afraid of jumping head first
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You might have some travel planned and need to spend some time away from work. In the age of mobile
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I wondered when I was going to use the Windows Mobile Marketplace logo again. It seems suitable this time. Microsoft
Continue readingSeveral free programs for ripping and burning movies and CDs
As many of you know, I’ve Gone Legal with my digital content. But some things aren’t easily attainable. Say, for
Continue readingHow to accept a friend request in Skype for Windows 8
The other day someone asked me how to accept a new contact request in Skype for Windows 8. I remember
Continue readingForce your Windows Phone 7.8 update – worked on my HTC Arrive
So, it’s not an app, but I did want to share with everyone this week how I got my Windows
Continue readingWhere are my regular Desktop programs Windows 8?
So you’re in the Windows 8 “Desktop Mode” – because the Start Screen just doesn’t feel right. You installed a
Continue readingIn Office 2010, how do I change my product key? It's easy!
Some business users may have put in the wrong key when the first installed Office 2010. Some software pirates may
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Users complain that they can’t send email. You dig through your exchange queues and logs, and you stumble across this:
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I’ve seen people who have gone so far as to uninstall and reinstall their printer yet STILL could not print!
Continue readingKeep Surface RT up to date
People tell me that updates are annoying, and slow… but they are for your protection. Windows, Android, iOS, Wii U,
Continue readingVirus hid files, "Hidden" Attribute grayed out – Solved!
This thing is nasty. I’ve seen what I can only believe is a variant of WORM_VOBFUS.SMIS as defined by Trend
Continue readingHow to shut down your new Windows 8 computer
It really happened. I kind of thought it might, and addressed this once before, but I hoped it wouldn’t. Microsoft
Continue readingSetting primary, secondary and more DNS addresses through command line – how to
Have you ever noticed that, sometimes when you’re on DHCP, you can have more than 2 DNS addresses? Perhaps you
Continue readingWindows 8 apps can be downloaded on multiple computers (VIDEO)
Hey everyone – sorry for the lack of news lately, I’ve been enjoying a brief holiday vacation. But I wanted
Continue readingWindows is 27 years old today
It’s Tech Tip Tuesday. It’s November 20th, 2012. 27 years ago today, Windows 1.0 was shipped. For just a geek
Continue readingWhy does my IT guy always tell me to reboot?
Because it works. I wish I could say that more often. But the reality is, it lets us start with
Continue readingFTP for Windows RT
Update 1: if the idea of the command prompt doesn’t appeal to you, read Clive’s comments below this post for
Continue readingHow to clean that cluttered Windows 8 Start Screen
So you just got a new Windows 8 PC, and you installed a few programs. For instance, Office 2010 was
Continue readingCustomizing the background of your Windows 8 Start Screen
Windows 8’s biggest change from the last several revisions of Windows is the advent of the Start Screen to replace
Continue readingHow to Shutdown and Restart Windows 8
It’s a basic question, but on current generation hardware, there is no basic answer! On tablets you’ll expect to see
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