We often want confirmation that an email has been opened, delivered, or read. In the age of spam, it's not possible with any accuracy.

Why ask and wait, when you could just experiment?

Anti-spamming measures complicate email. This makes sending "from" your custom domain a little trickier.

Use different tools for different purposes.

Backup programs occasionally tell you that a partition will be backed up sector by sector. We'll look at why and what it means.

WordPad is being removed from Windows 11. We can get it back.

Terms used to measure disk space can be ambiguous. A megabyte may mean one thing to you and another to your computer.

It can seem like your Microsoft account has a split personality. We'll examine when that might happen, why, and what to keep in mind when it does.

Microsoft Authenticator is not necessarily two-factor authentication, but the two do share one important characteristic: the need to prepare for loss.

The "This device is currently in use" message can be annoying and confusing if you're not using the device. We'll look at how to proceed safely.