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Q: You said you’ll answer questions about any technology?  Well, I have one for you.  What can you tell us about Elon’s Star Link?  Is it a satellite phone?  Is it Internet?  What is it, and what can it do?  How much does it cost?  – Robert R.Holt, Florida A:  Oh my goodness, Robert!  One?  […]

I have written before on the topic of Facebook, and why it’s a bad idea to respond to those posts that solicit a prayer for some poor child, or that challenge you to name a song without some letter in the title.  In fact, I.G.T.M. Issue #500, one of the most popular of the column’s […]

Scenario: You suddenly realize that the file you just downloaded, and opened, and allowed to execute even after getting a warning from Windows Security is actually very likely some sort of malware or virus.  Oops.  How do you proceed? Is it safe to keep running the computer after this, or is it going to require […]

Well, my dear readers, as we wave goodbye to 2025 and welcome 2026, many of you might be finding that your faithful PC isn’t quite as enthusiastic about the New Year as you are. If your computer is acting up—perhaps it’s crashing, showing you the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death,” or just moving at a […]

Q: When Microsoft in its infinite indifference decided to abandon Skype (which I often used) and tell the faithful to shift to its Teams, it promised that the address book would automatically transition.  Well, it didn’t. My son in Colorado didn’t have any problems but neither of us could figure out where dear old dad […]

If Santa was good to you this year, there’s a good possibility that you may be staring at a shiny new computer with a blazing-fast processor, gobs of memory, and a screen so crisp it makes your old one look like it’s displaying digital oatmeal. But once you’ve copied over your pet photos, digital music […]

Q: This is a personal one but you might field it anyway. Between you, Leo Notenboom and GrumpySysadmin, I’m able to get nearly every tech question answered. You each have your own special style, yours sometimes infuriating because you’re (sometimes) the king of backhanded solutions; however, I love your contributions to The Tech Space. “Get […]

Q: Even before the cutoff date for end of support for Win10, when I go to update and security it tells me “Something went wrong, check back later.” Now that it’s after cutoff date I can’t figure out how to enroll in any option for ESU. Frustration growing…  Definitely miss your articles!  – Tom L.Fort […]

Q: The list of processes in my Task Manager shows “Microsoft Edge (48)” and “Google Chrome (42)” immediately after startup. Beneath each are the list of 48 & 42 running things respectively. That said, Edge has only seven tabs and Chrome only five tabs open. As you’d expect, both items are dominating memory consumption with […]

Geek Note: This is a special “Best of” issue of It’s Geek To Me, with a column that I first ran all the way back in 2017 (I.G.T.M. #500, Feb 19, 2017).  The information in it is just as relevant today, as I continue to see friends and colleagues responding to innocent-looking Facebook tropes, not […]