Those of you paying attention to my computer lifespan recommendations will know that the average lifespan of a laptop is 2 to 3 years. ht...

Just a quick warning here. Recently I had need to fully reload my favourite laptop. Part of that need came down to it locking up during v...

For years Microsoft Office has installed a component called OneNote. When it first showed up I tried it and couldn't see the point of it....

A post came through my email today about the Australia COVIDsafe app. See image below... I cannot begin to tell you how angry this makes ...

[UPDATE: According to 9 News, which should be taken with a grain of salt, the COVIDsafe app has failed to identify even 1 new case of COV...

Don't! It is that simple, but please read on to find out why... Over the years I have had instances where a customer has purchased a new ...

Pretty much everyone needs some sort of "office" suite of programs for word processing and maybe a spreadsheet or two. I recently receive...

In the past I have written about the myths and pains around sending "secure" emails. https://www.ihatemypc.com.au/post/2018/10/23/secure-...

Sometimes more is not better. Over the years I have encountered a number of situations where PCs have been running more than one antiviru...

I've had a few people come to me worried that their windows login is now blurry. Most have had no reason to worry and explaining this as ...

Almost everything connected to a power source these days has some sort of computer in it. You probably won't see it or be told about it, ...

Ever since computer programs started living on your computer on your hard disk, there's been some need for some form of "Installation" to...

Windows ability to reset itself and fix itself, believe it or not, has been getting better over the years. If you plan to use it though t...

I've been bumping into this problem for a while and it is very annoying. It costs me and my customers more time and money for something w...

I've posted in the past about the issue of too much technology and an individual's ability to cope with it. This can occur at any time, b...

Over my many years in this game I have seen a lot of "easy migration" tools. From special cables, to special software, to built-in tools ...

Since the release of Windows 10 getting into SAFE Mode has become both harder and easier all at once. If your PC is running you can simpl...

Recently I encountered a very, very annoying problem. A Windows 10 machine refused to see a shared folder on another Windows 10 machine t...

For a number of years now Microsoft Windows has been available as a download that you can "burn" to a DVD or a USB drive and use to insta...

Every now and then something bad enough to require support for end-of-life (unsupported) operating systems. "Microsoft says that vulnerab...