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Tech+ Mailbag archive
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- How to clean your computer screen not just digitally but physically
- Latest Windows 10 update continues to have issues, like a “terrifying BBS” screen
- The only way to watch every single Colorado Rockies game is to pay for them, but it doesn’t have to come at season-ticket prices
- Social networks created the popularity of followers. Now, get some use out of being a follower
- Stamping down trojans, malvertising and other malicious mayhem like a fake Adobe update
- Why companies like Twitter are suddenly updating their privacy policies
- Why your version of Windows may be expiring
- Picking digital picture formats: JPEG vs. PNG vs. GIF vs. TIFF
- What are the options for streaming Colorado Rockies games in 2018?
- The “right to be forgotten” and have your digital past deleted is recognized in Europe but not the U.S.
- When a calendar item won’t delete, here are alternatives to try to get rid of unneeded events
- Microsoft Edge users are complaining that some “Favorites” sites have disappeared. Now what?
- Extracting photos off homemade DVDs may take some DIY
- How to turn on your PC or tablet’s web camera, but make sure you don’t give away all your privacy
- Office 2007 still works with Windows a decade later, but without support, here are newer (mostly free) alternatives
- Annoying Windows 10 sounds could mean deeper problem, or a reason to switch to Linux
- Disabling Windows log-in passwords trades security for convenience, but here’s how to do it
- Get your head out of the old phone book and figure out how to go online to find a person’s phone number
- Take advantage of Facebook’s expanded security options to protect your digital life
- Auto-play ads coming to an end with Google Chrome update expected in January
- When Google Chrome suddenly shrinks and looks wacky, Windows users may have a compatibility issue
- So you don’t like surprises like Windows Fall Creator update? Defer future updates in Windows 10
- Windows’ new Fall Creators Update wreaks havoc on computer displays
- Broken cellphone? Phone companies, charities will still accept your “gift”
- Flipping Windows screens from landscape to portrait mode is simple, unless it’s not
- Wiping smartphones, fighting malware and Sprint’s new mobile security service
- You may not be able to stop “spoofing” of your email address, but here’s what you can do
- With internet TV options changing every week, it could pay to relook at what’s available today
- When Pandora seems stuck, clean it up or make a switch
- AOL’s Instant Messenger refugees have alternatives but better act before Dec. 15
- How long do you really want to keep using Windows 7 past its expiration date?
- Troubleshooting a Windows 10 update that seems stuck
- Using two-factor authentication when you don’t have access to a smartphone app
- Fake or not? The best way to tell if an email from Microsoft is really from Microsoft
- Messenger or Messages or something else? The search for an all-in-one mobile messaging app is elusive
- Getting a “Resolving Host” error? Consider switching to an alternative DNS
- How to watch every Denver Broncos game live online using streaming services
- The Tech+ Guide to controlling spam from strangers, marketers and cyber tricksters
- When annoying ads hijack your internet browser, here is how to shut them down
- What to do about spam? A marketing director’s opinion and a reader’s poll.
- Spam and junk mail folders were created for a reason. No need to investigate. Just move along folks.
- Microsoft and Norton share tips on identifying imposters (Norton doesn’t charge customers a cent!)
- When Do Not Call doesn’t seem to work, here’s how to avoid scammers, spammers and robocallers
- Can you really trust that stranger you just gave access to your computer?
- Scammed by fake Microsoft techs, here’s how to clean up a PC before it’s really too late
- How to stop annoying autoplay audio and video and what the internet and advertising industry is doing about it
- Free “Know Your Stuff” home-inventory app ending, but here are other options to keep track of what you own
- Lost phone data because you switched mobile services? Tough. Oh wait, T-Mobile to the rescue!
- Not everyone wants to cut the cable TV cord, and here’s why
- No, Microsoft is NOT calling you about your expired Windows license
- When Sling TV freezes or goes black, the cord-cutting TV service says check your internet
- Readers ask: Who can I hire to set up my cord-cutting, TV-friendly home?
- DNS issues with Southwest, Kaiser and other sites point to Microsoft Edge
- Reader wants CNN, ESPN and local channels. Is the new breed of internet TV for her?
- If emails are hard to read, stop using Arial, Helvetica and Comic Sans
- Don’t tell unwanted emails they’re unwanted, and other Tech+ answers to questions
- Should you pay for antivirus software?
- Tricky adware pop-ups may require more than just blocking pop-up ads
- When smiley faces don’t belong in a Word document, here’s how to turn them off
- Internet privacy 101: Research, encrypt and opt out toward a more secure online life
- When Windows icons go missing, here are tips to finding them or changing them
- Whether Windows 10’s Cortana is slowing down your PC, here’s how to limit its stranglehold
- Missing music on iTunes? Tips on finding those lost songs
- Are targeted ads bugging you? Here’s how to opt out.
- Four ways to back up iPhone photos – outside your smartphone
- Microsoft Office isn’t free but there are free alternatives, including one from Microsoft
- Is it too late to move from Windows XP to Windows 10?
- How to add more file-sharing options using “send to” in Windows 10
- Microsoft’s OneDrive wants your files, but here’s how to change the default save location to your PC
- When recycling a computer, wipe the hard drive with tools that do more than just delete sensitive files
- Colorado’s No-Call list collected $107,545 in fees from telemarketers
- How to stop OneDrive from backing up photos, but why would you do that?
- When Comcast broadband isn’t available at your home, here are some options
- Missing desktop icons after Windows 10 upgrade? Here’s how to find them
- Signs of a Microsoft fake out
- Is Windows 10’s built-in security good enough?
- Why Microsoft Outlook and other e-mail services know the motel you’re staying at
- When a cyber stranger wants $300 in iTunes gift cards to fix your PC, please question it
- Messing with telemarketers — just don’t do it, say security experts
- Will anti-virus software prevent rootkit attacks?
- Should you trust a Yahoo security e-mail sent from Yahoo?
- Yahoo mail has no support number and gets rid of security questions. Now what?
- Here’s how to check for new software updates in Windows 10 and other software programs
- Tech+ Mailbag: Where to ask tech questions and find the archive
- Missing e-mail? Your software program may be automatically housecleaning your inbox
- Your Microsoft Windows license expired so pay up (Nooooooo!!!)
- How to make sure iPhone photos are getting backed up in Google Photos
- Why can’t I find older stories in The Denver Post?
- Windows 10 is not included as an update anymore, says Microsoft
- The most accurate way to find a person’s phone number and home address? The phone book
- How to take a picture and have it automatically save a copy of itself online
- What to do with a wet phone? Rice, apparently, is useless
- Advice for those who didn’t take Microsoft up on its free Windows 10 upgrade
- Facebook is pushing more people to an app they didn’t choose
- Get help with iPad cleanup and other tech devices right in your city
- How much PC do you need when you’re not doing much computing?
- What happened to my favorites?
- How to resize digital images on a budget and minimal brain power
- Do right for Earth Day, recycle your old electronics
- Why Windows 10 isn’t a seamless move for all Windows users
- Mailbag: How to back up files to an external drive in Windows 10
- Mailbag: How to get more space on an iPad by removing unneeded apps
- Mailbag: Sharing files with Windows 10 homegroup
- Mailbag: DVD player stops working after Windows 10 upgrade
- Mailbag: Old Windows PC? Don’t toss it in the trash
- Mailbag: Instead of upgrading to Windows 10, buy a new computer
- Mailbag: Readers share their Windows 10 fixes
- Mailbag: Windows 10 again and again — how to install, how to avoid
- Mailbag: What happens when your PC goes to sleep?
- Mailbag: How long is Windows 7 safe to use?
- Mailbag: Readers offer advice on satellite TV outages in a snowstorm
- Mailbag: Dish responds to poor satellite TV service during bad weather
- Mailbag: Tips and tricks for forgotten Yahoo passwords
- Mailbag: Windows 10 doesn’t like my camera
- Mailbag: When a printer stops working, check the firmware
- Mailbag: How to erase everything on a smartphone before donating it
- Mailbag: Adobe Reader not working with new Windows 10? Try again
- Mailbag: Reader shares tips on improving home Wi-Fi signal
- Mailbag: Shouldn’t my new credit card have one of those chips?
- Mailbag: How to keep annoying Facebook friends as friends
- Mailbag: How to uninstall free Juno e-mail clogging the computer with ads
- Mailbag: How to stop spam from getting to my spam folder?
- Mailbag: Eliminating Windows script errors
- Mailbag: Missing images in e-mails isn’t so funny
- Mailbag: How to quiet pesky Windows 10 updates (and failures)
- Mailbag: How to recover deleted photos, files
- Mailbag: How to have your own personal cloud drive sans router
- Mailbag: What to do when recycling broken hard drives?
- Mailbag: Missing e-mails? Where else to search besides trash, spam
- Mailbag: How can I set up my laptop to print through my main PC’s printer?
- Mailbag: Modern methods of making wedding-music “mixtapes”
- Mailbag: Suspicious e-mail activity solved, but how to prevent it?
- Mailbag: Reader questions curious messages from Malwarebytes software
- Mailbag: What to do after suspicious fix-it site results in $299 fee
- Mailbag: Pop-ups, malware can lead to a PC’s crash and burn
- Mailbag: Experts’ tips on staying ahead of cyber scum
- Mailbag: Making sense of those strange winmail.dat files
- Mailbag: Trying to open old Lotus 1-2-3 files? It’s still possible this century
- Mailbag: Get control of your passwords
- Mailbag: Where to find tech help when you think no one else is around
- Mailbag: Best way to archive old photos? An expert has a surprising suggestion
- Mailbag: Falling for unfamiliar software, steps to eliminating doubt
- Mailbag: Best way to archive old photos? An expert has a surprising suggestion
- Mailbag: What’s dpo.st, bit.ly and other gibberish? Don’t search, just type!
- Mailbag: Most Internet providers offer antivirus software for free
- Mailbag: Getting your business on the right map
- Mailbag: Clean up your email contacts on a PC or smartphone
- Mailbag: Time to try new spreadsheet software
- Mailbag: How do I reformat my drive as a backup?
- Mailbag: Change how Windows 8.1 opens photos by reverting to classic Windows
