Rokus, tablets, Sonos, smartphones, gaming consoles, Chromebooks – there is so much choice on the market that it’s now possible to make a coherent argument against even needing to own a laptop. I’ve made this point myself on this very site. However, in this piece, I’m going to make the opposite argument. More of this article in MakeUseOf.com
Are you struggling with font sizes or formatting in Outlook?
There are few things more frustrating than choosing a particular font for an important email, only to find that it doesn’t look exactly as you intended once it reaches its recipient. Outlook 2016 bears a few quirks when it comes to formatting and layout, and they can quickly wreak havoc on your carefully considered design choices. Check out this article in MakeUseOf.com
Google Photos is a great way to back up and organize all your images, though you still need to do a little bit of legwork if you want to capture everything. Check out this article in PCWorld.com
Do you feel like your PC is sluggish and unresponsive? It could be due to any number of factors — too many apps running at once, old or weak hardware, hidden malware on your system, etc. — and the hard part is pinpointing which ones apply to you. More of this article from MakeUseOf.com
Ah, Windows Update Error 0x80070057. What a fine error this is, of a dignified vintage, well-known to Windows users across the ages. Irritant to sysadmins across the land, this error has been plaguing our systems since at least Windows XP, arriving as an accompaniment to a number of system errors. Check out this latest article in MakeUseOf.com
There was a time when 100% of my work, study, and leisure took place on a laptop. Even though I do miss the portability and convenience of that rose-tinted era, one thing I do NOT miss is typing on a laptop keyboard. More of this article in MakeUseOf.com
Sysadmins, rejoice: PowerShell is coming to Linux and Mac. Microsoft announced Thursday that its automation and scripting system is breaking out of the confines of Windows and going open source. More information from this article in PCWorld.com