by Glynn Brooks | Oct 2, 2019 | Windows Inside/Out
I’ve noticed in setting up new Windows 10 computers lately that Microsoft has gone out of its way to prevent setting up a local user account. Turns out I’m not the only one bothered by this turn of events. Ed Bott, writing on ZDNet, devoted a recent...
by Glynn Brooks | Oct 2, 2019 | Windows Inside/Out
AVTest, an independent IT security lab did an evaluation of 21 home user security products in July and August 2019. The test results are summarized [here]. You can click on the column headers to sort the list by performance, usability, effectiveness and rating. The...
by Glynn Brooks | Oct 2, 2019 | Windows Inside/Out
The 1909 version of Windows 10 is expected to be released by the end of October. The following article explains the relatively minor changes that will be made to File Manager, OneDrive, and Notifications. Windows 10 version 1909: new and changed features The release...
by Glynn Brooks | Sep 21, 2019 | Windows Inside/Out
These are the web sites and articles we discussed in the SIG meeting on 9/21/19: CPU Information and Comparisons Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Laptop buying guide – 8 essential tips
by Glynn Brooks | Sep 21, 2019 | Internet
Here are the links to articles we discussed in the Internet SIG: Using the Internet to get home entertainment Binge-watching vs. weekly schedule TV watching Streaming wars scorecard: What to watch and how much it will cost We also took a look at the Interactive Media...
by Larry Weiss | Sep 21, 2019 | PowerShell
Share what you know, learn what you don’t The next NTPCUG PowerShell SIG meeting is Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 8:00 am This month … Starting at 8am we cover topics and demonstrations that come up in informal discussion. If anyone has a topic they would...
by Chris Morgan | Sep 21, 2019 | Windows Tips & Tricks
At the August NTPCUG meeting we had a special presentation on ‘Pentesting’. Here is a link to the presenters presentation. Click here.
by Chris Morgan | Aug 13, 2019 | Application Development
At our August 17th SIG meeting Chris will continue explaining the Divi WordPress theme. WordPress II Presentation...
by Glynn Brooks | Aug 9, 2019 | Internet
Good article from Brian Krebs’ security blog: The Risk of Weak Online Banking Passwords “This story is about how crooks increasingly are abusing third-party financial aggregation services like Mint, Plaid, Yodlee, YNAB and others to surveil and drain...
by Chris Morgan | Jul 26, 2019 | Application Development
The Divi theme is a complete development system built into WordPress. It allows creating pages and posts, but does so in a visual way and with extensive options for formatting. Very complex pages can be built based on a hierarchical structure consisting of a...