I repaired a friend's machine's hard disk failure only to discover something much, much worse.

Outlook.com, like most email services, tries hard to keep spam out of your inbox. Sometimes it gets a little too aggressive. I'll look at how to tame it.

Email comes with its own set of terminology. I'll review how email addresses, accounts, domains, and aliases relate.

Unfortunately, Facebook account hacks are common. I'll look at the process Facebook uses to recover a hacked Facebook account.

The registry is a database that is needed for the complex issues Windows tries to solve. With that complexity, though, comes the potential for error.

It can be extremely difficult to find the email address of someone you want to contact. To begin with, they must want to be found.

You can download Microsoft Word from Microsoft, but not for free. The good news is that there are several free alternatives.

It's a scary warning that doesn't quite mean what it says but is important to understand. I'll explain.

Linux is a viable alternative to extend the life of older machines or if you're just fed up with Windows. I'll look at some of the issues involved in switching to Linux.

Microsoft's AI, CoPilot, has received mixed reviews. Here's how best to get rid of it... for now.