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About Kevin

Just an old guy with opinions that I like to bounce off other people.

Microsoft Treasure Hunt strategy guide

The Guide is not a tutorial on the game, or a walk-through of the levels except for one sample. (For a walk-through, or details on achievements, try here.) To learn how to play, install the game and view the tutorial. … Continue reading

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“Hey Cortana, fry me an egg”

Siri, Cortana and I just don’t get along. Today, I said “Hey Cortana, fry me an egg” and Cortana dutifully gave me a Bing search for “runyon nude.” I tried preceding a pronouncement with the word “run” to get an … Continue reading

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Installing Broderbund’s “Totally MAD” under Windows 10

“Totally MAD” is a collection of the issues of MAD Magazine from the start until 1998 published by Broderbund. The software was designed for Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0 (remember Windows NT?). I’ve successfully installed it under Windows 7, and … Continue reading

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Thriving in the Microsoft ecosystem

I’ve used most of my computer hobby time since the release of Windows 10 fighting to keep the things I had working, rather than actually using and enjoying my computers. Now with the release of Windows 10 Build 10586, most … Continue reading

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Microsoft Office 365 Sway

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Church Helpmate 2010 under Windows 10

Our church uses Church Helpmate 2010 for contribution accounting. I’m the contributions secretary, and I run a copy of the software at home to do reports. Things were working smoothly until I installed Windows 10 on my home system and Helpmate … Continue reading

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Is Windows 10 a reprise of Windows Vista?

I remember Windows Vista; in fact I still have a laptop that came installed with Windows Vista. What comes to mind first about that experience is that my disk drive became corrupted multiple times and I had to re-install the … Continue reading

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