How to share an external hard drive between Mac and Windows
While using a Windows machine over a MacOS system (or vice versa) was once fairly limited in terms of crossover, such towering walls no longer exist. Still though, if you’ve…
How to use the Command Prompt in Windows 10 and 11
The Command Prompt in Windows 10 and 11 isn’t the mainstay tool it once was, but it’s still incredibly useful. With the right know-how, you can use Command Prompt commands…
AI Might Finally Make Windows 11 Usable
The lonely “Windows” button on most modern keyboards is an old joke turned into a bore. The key is a lonely, barren island sitting between “alt” and “ctrl” that’s long…
Microsoft Will Eventually Start Charging You for Windows 10 Security Updates
All good things must come to an end, and a decade after its first release, Windows 10 will finally be sent to a farm upstate. It had a good run,…
Update: HP’s Printer App Invaded My PC, and It Might Be Invading Yours
Update: Microsoft confirmed the issue was relating to a bug in the latest Windows update. Users on Microsoft’s forums complained that their printers were all being converted to the HP LaserJet…
HP’s Printer App Invaded My PC, and It Might Be Invading Yours
The HP Smart app normally only comes installed on HP computers or when users try to use HP printers. Photo: MacroEcon (Shutterstock) An HP app that normally only comes pre-installed…
How To Keep Your Laptop or Desktop Well Maintained
Like anything mechanical—your car, for example, or your washing machine—your laptop or desktop computer will benefit from being regularly maintained, it’ll last longer and perform better, and the regular jobs…
Microsoft Shuts Down the Windows 7 to Windows 11 Pipeline
Does it go to 11? Well, no, not if you’re trying to get access to Microsoft’s latest version of its Windows OS using the age-old Windows 7 backdoor. Warning! Microsoft…
Microsoft Wants to Teach You How to Install Linux
This is a screenshot of Ubuntu, a popular Linux distro. Screenshot: David Nield I never thought I’d be leaning on Microsoft to teach me how to install Linux, but here…
Sorry, Chief, Microsoft Cortana Is Finally Dead
You can now visit the gravestone of Microsoft’s virtual assistant app Cortana in the growing mortuary of failed products. The company ended support for the Bing search-based voice control engine…