Category: Software

Jul 30, 2018

Turn Off Those Distracting Outlook Message Notifications

By default, Outlook has all kinds of ways to let you know you have a message. The problem is that

Jul 16, 2018

Google Chrome Eats More RAM

I'm a big fan of Google's Chrome browser. What I'm not a fan of is its voracious appetite for eating

Jun 20, 2018

You Can Directly Create PDFs from the Office Ribbon

PDF is the de facto file format for consistent display across multiple systems. You can currently save a Word document

Jun 13, 2018

Office 2019 Preview Available for Mac

You may want to check out the Office 2019 Preview if you are a Mac user of Microsoft's Office Suite,

May 24, 2018

Chrome Extension Tells if Your Password Has Been Compromised

We are still in a password driven world. Password reuse is a huge problem, but how do we know if

May 23, 2018

Five Best URL Shorteners for 2018

I don't think the year 2018 really matters, but many folks need some way to shorten those extremely long URLs.

May 22, 2018

Convert A Word Document to PDF

You don't need special software to generate a PDF from a Word document. Conversion to PDF is already included as

May 21, 2018

Duplicate Files on Your Computer? – Get Rid of Them

Unfortunately, electronic storage is so cheap that users really don't care how much extra data they store. The problem with

May 15, 2018

Encrypted E-mail is Not Broken Despite the Hype

The sky is not falling and encrypted e-mail is not broken. There were a ton of reports yesterday claiming that

Apr 30, 2018

How to Download Your Instagram Data

By now you have probably heard about GDPR. The Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect on May 25th

Apr 25, 2018

AV-TEST Names Best Security Apps

Recently, I wrote about which tools were the most effective following a malware infection. AV-TEST has now reported its test

Apr 23, 2018

Ten Skype Alternatives to Make Free Calls

Skype is a great tool for making phone calls and even supports video too. Skype to Skype calls are free,