Author Archives: Kevin

About Kevin

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

Migrating to Windows 10: a few hints

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Kevin

My recommendation is NOT to upgrade to Windows 10 at this time if you use OneDrive. There is a crippling bug where OneDrive changes permissions on your directories where you can’t use them. If you fix the permissions, they will … Continue reading →

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Hey Cortana, start control panel

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Kevin

How Windows 10 meets expectations I wrote an article about how I was looking forward to Windows 10. As I get experience with Windows 10 I plan to put in this article just how well it stands up against expectations. … Continue reading →

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Looking forward to Windows 10

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Kevin

There are 6 Windows computers in the house (not including a phone), and yesterday those little Get Windows 10 icons started appearing in the system tray (you may have to install updates for this to appear, specifically the optional KB … Continue reading →

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Why I will never buy another computer from Dell

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Kevin

I may buy another Dell computer, but not from Dell. I go way back with Dell. I can’t count the number of Dell systems I’ve had over the years. I know there are three Dell desktops in the house, two … Continue reading →

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Fading memories

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Kevin

My wife and I returned from a trip to Argentina and Chile last month, and already the memories of that memorable trip are starting to fade. What was that bird called? Which town were we in? Today I remember you … Continue reading →

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Blog expands to travel topic

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Kevin

When this blog started, I wasn’t much of a traveler except for business. Now that I’ve retired, my wife and I travel a fair amount. “Travel” as a topic has been added to this blog and I intend to write … Continue reading →

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Surface Pro 3 backup

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Kevin

I didn’t have a backup of my Surface Pro 3, so when it because unusable, my only option was to do a Refresh, which uninstalled all my applications, and trashed all my settings, product registrations, 100 Windows Update installations, email … Continue reading →

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