Pre-Order Links for Surface Book, Pro and Band
Looking to pre-order the Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, or Band? Here’s direct links.
Looking to pre-order the Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, or Band? Here’s direct links.
So, I’ve committed to blogging more often. It’s not for lack of content that I’ve been quiet, my OneNote is full of two dozen stubs but I’ve been too busy to polish them up. That being said, here’s a fresh post that isn’t on that list, courtesy of my sister.
IE is dead to the world, but it’s still kickin’ in Windows 10. Here’s a great way to use the browser to automate some redundant tasks and score back some extra time.
I want to find more time to learn PowerShell from the ground up. So far I’ve been scripting with it and learning chunks and cmdlets at a time as I need them. For example:
Windows editions come with more features now than ever. These same features can also negatively impact your performance for days or more after your upgrade.
Windows 10 comes with a great many new and updated features, but my favorite is one you might just have overlooked. This gem is by far what I miss the most when using an older version of Windows.
In case you missed it, the console host got a big update too, including features that matter to even casual users.
My previous post discussed a new method to “hide update” and stop a particular updates you don’t want from being installed. But what if you want to stop all driver updates, while keeping the security and defender patches flowing?
One of the design tenants of Windows 10 is the enabling of automatic system updates that are more transparent to the end user than in the past. But if you’re affected by a buggy device driver that gets installed automatically, you may want to block it. Here’s how.
This list is too good to keep to myself. I’ve been using several of these for years, but there are so many more than I ever knew — many for directories that are incredibly difficult to reach by navigating the folder tree directly.
When you start Xbox streaming, your Xbox video feed fills your display. Normally, switching to another app, even briefly, ends your streaming and kills your game. Unless you do this first.
If you miss having a visual indication of network activity, here’s an app for you.
Accidents happen, files get saved over or deleted, viruses intrude, and hard drives fail. So why do so many of us ignore backups? Today I’ll share a simple practice to ensure you are always protected from data loss.
Ear Trumpet is a small notification icon that provides app-specific volume controls in the Windows taskbar.
If a picture is worth 1000 words, a video must be pure gold. But recording and sending a video capture of your screen for a quick how-to or to demonstrate an issue is a chore. Today I’m going to share a tool I found to make it much easier.
Recycle Bin has this great ability to sort by the date deleted. Like a real trash can, the stuff you threw away last is on top. Today we’re bringing that ability to Outlook – and not just for the trash.
Today’s cheap trick helps get right back to that file or folder you were working on just the other day. But, where was that again?
Inexcusably, SharePoint has no true breadcrumb navigation. In document libraries, navigating up and down the folder hierarchy is a painful series of pageloads. Fortunately, there are options.
Tonight KOCO ran a story about a perceived very real false alarm by Oklahoma City’s emergency management this morning. Just after 6:15am, the city activated their Whelen outdoor warning siren network, yet for a weak storm that had itself already moved through the area hours earlier.
Hi everyone – I wanted to let you know about a great free event that Microsoft and the MVPs are putting on, May 14th & 15th. Join Microsoft MVPs from the Americas’ region as they share their knowledge and real-world expertise during a free event, the MVP Virtual Conference.
Well it’s barely April and already my hometown has been hit by a tornado. Maybe we’ve gotten it out of the way… But at any rate it’s a reminder that it’s time for my semi-annual collection of weather-related apps I’m using today.
I decided to enhance my workspace by buying a nice large monitor (largest that can fit in my desk) for when I’m working on my Surface on a task at home. This Surface is definitely powerful enough for any work I can throw at it, so why not enjoy a nice large dual-screen setup.