Do You Have Bad Cell Coverage, But Good Internet?
Let’s say you live in an area with terrible cell phone coverage, but you have decent internet. What can you do? You can sign up with Vonage. It’s ten bucks a month the first year, 25 bucks a month after that. They send you the VOIP equipment to attach to the router, you plug your […]
Make Edge Your Ex-Default Browser
Running Windows 10? Using another browser besides Edge? Good. Make sure it’s set as your default. Otherwise, Edge will rear its ugly head every time you click on a link in an email. Go to Settings/System/Default Apps. Click on Edge, then select your favorite browser. Edge will beg you not to do so, LOL. AOL […]
Making Facebook Usable With Social Fixer
Is Facebook driving you buggy with sponsored links? Would you like to ban politics with one click? Would you also like to know who has unfriended you because you aren’t into their politics? Would you like to be able to create custom filters to block other stuff you don’t want to see? Then Social Fixer […]
Surf Safely
The internet is a wild, wooly place. The best way to avoid system infections is to (a)Avoid Internet Explorer and (b)Avoid Microsoft Windows. The second may be difficult for you, so let’s work on #1. Download and install Chrome (https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html), Firefox (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/), or Opera (http://www.opera.com/download). Besides being safer, all three support extensions that will enhance […]