Covid has accelerated many changes in our lives from shopping online to working from home. Some of these changes were inevitable but some might not have happened or would have been much slower to come if not for the pandemic.It
Windows 11 early days
Windows 11 up and running. I’ve had a pre launch version going last month and did my first remote update from a slightly faulty windows 10 laptop. The laptop took 5 minutes to boot through from a black screen with
Windows 11 ver 21H2 Build 22000.51
If you’ve joined the Windows insider programe you can install Windows 11 22000.51. I wouldn’t recomend this on a computer your using for work, and only if your happy to reinstall Windows 10 from scratch if it fails. If you
Windows 7 to 10 or 11, upgrade still free
If you have a licence version of Windows 7 you can still upgrade to Windows 10 by following the Windows 10 Update assistant. Make sure you have everything important backed up locally or online, you probably wont lose anything but
Cloud Storage
There are so many options for cloud storage these days its easy to get confused, it really depends on your needs. You can get free storage from some Broadband provider also from Google drive, Microsoft Onedrive, Amazon Drive, Apple iCloud,
Office 365 for school children at home during Covid-19
As children are studying from home they may need Office 365 Word Excel Powerpoint. All school pupils can download Office 365 and use One drive and all the online apps for free. To access the software go to https://login.microsoftonline.com and
Windows 10 search & Beta 2004
Windows 10 KB4535996 has been causing problems, I also had a problem on my computer last week so, it was time for a clean install. I had been running the 2004 beta edition but due to a few wee things
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If you are still running Windows 7 or 8 you may see this screen. Sorry to interrupt, but this is important. Your PC is running an outdated version of Windows 7 You can still upgrade windows 7 and 8 for
Windows 10 January 2020
Windows 7 support will end on January 14, 2020. Link to MS note about Windows 7 What does end of support mean for me? Windows 7 can be upgraded to Windows 10 but before making the switch make sure to
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If your computer is too old to upgrade to Windows 10 you could consider a Linux system like Ubuntu, Xbuntu, Lubuntu, Mint, Alpine, Puppy Linux, Tiny Core, LXLE, ARCH Linux. These systems based on UNIX much like Apple, Android. These