Tag Archives: Windows

Power and Lead Windows Primer Tutorial

My computer class the other day was quite interesting regarding a theme of “power and lead”, with Windows. If you are a regular at this blog, you may have gleaned that we are great fans of “the lead” … no, … Continue reading

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Windows 10 Cortana Primer Tutorial

In the area of robotics and artificial intelligence, perhaps the best known concept to we “mere mortals” is “voice recognition”. Perhaps because research into it goes back to 1932, before the Second World War … and 66 years before the … Continue reading

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Windows File History Backup Primer Tutorial

Before and after major upgrades of operating systems, it is tempting to backup your systems. With Windows, before Windows 8, the word to look for was “Backup”, but from Windows 8 and up, the term “File History” will be encountered … Continue reading

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Windows 10 Upgrade Primer Tutorial

This coming Friday, 29th July 2016 marks the cut off day for free upgrades to Windows 10 from Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1 or Windows 9 operating systems, as you can read about here. Why do this? Read … Continue reading

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Windows Virus Protection Primer Tutorial

Windows users will almost always have considered the issue of Virus protection. The term “Virus Protection” encompasses, for many of us, so much more these days. Terminology that springs to mind with regards to that general concept of “protecting your … Continue reading

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Windows Accessories Games of Old Tutorial

Some of us remember when Windows had an All Programs->Accessories menu that had a Games submenu with all sorts of quite and useful (desktop) games. In modern Windows operating system incarnations this arrangement, that came with Windows, has disappeared, but … Continue reading

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Windows Screenshot AutoHotKey Automation Primer Tutorial

Hope you haven’t been put off a Windows venture into timekeeping using the same web application idea we’ve been talking about the last couple of days, with the last being Mac OS X MAMP Timekeeping Web Application Email Tutorial, with … Continue reading

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Internet Explorer ActiveX Batch Quiz Primer Tutorial

Hope you don’t find “intellectual exercises” a waste of time? If so, you may need to tune out now, from our HotKey Quiz web application (building on yesterday’s Windows Command Line Batch Quiz Primer Tutorial) discussion below. There are occasions … Continue reading

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