Technology and digital literacy
I am reblogging this older post because it is still relevant. We still have to go into the future sharing ideas. The blog still exists and has proven its worth over the years, as has ZNET. They keep you up to date with information and how things are changing but in an interesting way which [ ]
I have been playing around with Windows 11 today. I really like the GUI. Somebody with a sense of design and artistic talent has created an interface which is stylish and easy on the eye. It is not like Windows 10 where there is a mess of text, images, boxes, web searches, weather and who [ ]
I have Windows 11 on my laptop! It took two hours and I followed these easy instructions. When you get the first installation screens there is an option to turn off updates. Make sure you do. Also check you are not downloading updates for Windows 10 when you are trying to install the Windows 11 [ ]
I am sharing this video because it might help you with your keyboard nonsense. I did get my Windows 10 keyboard working by removing the keyboard in Device Manager and reinstalling it. This video gives you a registry hack which I tried to no avail. I did download a driver and put it into System [ ]
It is easy when you know how. I am on an Acer Windows 10 laptop. The keyboard is not typing certain letters or spacebar. I fixed it then it unfixed itself and I have tried everything. Then my desktop vanished. That seems to have been restored by using the Windows D key combination and right [ ]
Image: AI Freekpik We live in a world where those who know willingly share their knowledge and their tips and tricks for running technology better. It adds to safety, security and peace of mind. Scott Merrill repairs computers. He has seen it all. He knows what we are getting wrong and he knows how operating [ ]
I’m reblogging this because it is how I felt when Vista came on the scene. Windows 11 doesn’t seem to be quite as offputting but there are people who have a litany of complaints as I did with Vista. In the end it all changed and it will with Windows 11 too. You just have [ ]
Image: Freepik This post is reblogged from earlier. I want an interactive cube template for thinking which could also be used for presentations. Presentations are just thinking out loud in public. I want 9 squares on the cube and the option of adding more squares so it could be 4 4 and I want the squares on [ ]
Did you know you can earn Microsoft Rewards Points? Me either. I only found out because I was investigating how to change an older laptop to Windows 11 and what the options were. One is you can have 1000 rewards points. There are plenty of YouTube clips. This is what I like. Instead of just [ ]
This video is four years old and Jody Bruchon made an update, but this first video got well over two million views and thousands of quality comments. Mr. Bruchon has experience and knowledge. He has lived through technology developments since Commodore 64s and he repairs and upgrades computers. He has got a few things off [ ]