Our favorite compression tool, WinRAR, has just released version 7. WinRAR supports all the file compression formats including ZIP. We like the RAR format mostly for the ‘Solid’ option which can give better compression across many files in the same archive. ‘Solid’ is great for making a smaller archive of many already compressed files like […]
WhatsApp can send any file, photo, video or text notes to yourself, in other words between your computers or devices. Files up to 2GB can be moved quickly and securely between machines. Sometimes you need to copy something between two computers or devices you have. That could be a little text (a password or web […]
Keyboard shortcuts for special characters that work outside Office and without special setup on any Windows computer. It’s possible to enter any character into a Windows program using the Alt key plus the number pad (usually on the right side of a larger keyboard). This is a handy shortcut to enter accent or other non-keyboard […]
Wordpad is about to be removed from Windows 11, here’s something you can try to keep this useful Word document app available. Microsoft is ending WordPad the long-standing app that’s installed with Windows which can open, view, edit and print Word documents (.doc .docx) and RTF files. Microsoft isn’t just removing WordPad from new Windows […]
Microsoft has published an almost laughably revisionist version of how Patch Tuesday started and changed over 20 years. Called Reflecting on 20 years of Windows Patch Tuesday, it’s a highly selective and self-serving version of events to put it mildly. Speaking of ‘reflecting‘, you can insert your own ‘cracked‘ or ‘warped‘ mirror 🪞 reference 😁. […]
