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Geek Note: Sorry readers – no Q&A this week.  Just like letters or Christmas cards, you have to write ‘em to get ‘em, and nobody has been writing ‘em lately. So, get busy!  The link to submit is on the column’s website, and like everything else associated with the column, it’s free, free, free!  I […]

Q: I have a question about running Notepad under Windows 11: What registry setting can I tweak to get Notepad to open maximized? Thanks. Life is short and since I use Notepad myriad times daily, I’ve surrendered almost 4 Earth Days to “Bill” double-clicking Notepad’s header bar to maximize each time I launch it.  – […]

Q: I am still on Windows 10 on my Dell Inspiron. Now I’m getting notices online that I have to get Windows 11 by November to get updates on this computer. How easy is it? Can I get it without buying a new laptop? I’m old so I have trouble with new stuff.  – Nancy […]

Q: My 2-year-old desktop is backed up on One Drive. I get almost daily emails from the manufacturer that “You have excessive clutter/too many files/registry problems” that they can fix for only $100 a year. The memory and disk show 80-85% memory available. I understand that Microsoft manipulates the storage, but can’t see why I […]

This is Part 2 of a 2-part “non-question” column because my question queue ran completely dry.  Herein, I’m discussing the increasingly common practice known as Cutting the Cord or Cord Cutting.  This is the practice of ditching cable or satellite TV providers in favor of alternate methods of receiving entertainment content.  If you missed Part […]

So, it finally happened this week.  My queue of questions reached a quantity of zero, leaving me with literally no questions to answer.  I have plenty of tech knowledge to pass along though, so I’ll pull from there and see what comes out.  In the meantime, please – if you’re sitting on an unasked question, […]

Q: I think I did something very stupid yesterday. I received an unsolicited request from Microsoft Authenticator on my Android phone for my personal Hotmail account. Now, I receive Authenticator requests from my work email periodically to sign into those accounts which are valid. So, I thought this was the same thing. I tried to […]

Q: Awhile back, you answered a DOSBox question for me (Geek Note: IGTM #723, May 30, 2021 and IGTM #779, Jun 26, 2022). The solution at the time did not work for me, but oh well, on to the next. Now, I would like to ask a question about a couple of IP commands. I […]

Q: Hello from our fair city: Niceville, yes it is… I have a question that I’m hoping you can help with. I’m running Windows 10 with the latest updates. I use the Chrome browser and the VLC app.  Every time the system reboots, the default browser (and other default apps) are changed to Microsoft apps. […]

Q: My wife and I both have Apple iPhones, hers is a 14 and mine is a 16 Pro. We also share the same, identical Apple ID credentials. We can obviously call each other but FaceTime does not work as “call failed” always pops up. I assume this happens because we share the same Apple […]