The Computer Tutor

You read this blog. You also probably listen to my podcast. You most likely know that I do computer repair here in Safety Harbor, Florida (and remotely all around the country). So you know that I’ve been telling people, “Don’t upgrade to Windows 10 yet”. It’s too early, and there are bugs (as we knew [...] Read more »

Spring Jones lives in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. She did her first 50k race on May 30, 2015 to become an ultrafinisher. Then just 3 weeks later (June 20, 2015) she finished the Big Horn Trail Run 52 MILE race in Dayton, Wyoming. Congratulations Spring!

Fun fact: One of the things that helped Spring get through this race was verbal encouragement - and not just from other runners. She speaks positive words to herself, out loud, to keep going. It really works!

Today’s tip won’t take long to explain, but I can tell you that whenever I show someone how to do this, it is almost always a huge relief. People get very frustrated by MS Word because their top toolbar keeps disappearing and they don’t know how to make it stay there for good.   [...] Read more »

Nate Ridgeway lives in Atlanta, Georgia. On July 3, 2015 he did the Merrill's Mile 12 hour ultramarathon as his first 50 mile race. Congratulations Nate!

Fun fact: Before he started running, Nate was overweight and sedentary. One of the big benefits of his active lifestyle is that he has lost 85 pounds!

These days just about everyone takes videos with their cell phone. It’s actually pretty handy to have that ability, whenever you see something happening that is worth recording, to be able to immediately make a video of it. But sometimes, you might record the video with the wrong orientation – so it plays on your [...] Read more »

Wilma Dibs lives in Foothill Ranch, California. On June 7, 2015 she finished the Holcomb Valley 33 mile Trail Run and became an ultrafinisher. Congratulations Wilma!

Fun fact: For this race, Wilma was celebrating her 55th birthday, so after she crossed the finish line, she went out and did another mile - to make a total of 55k for the day.

Sometimes I like to take a break from my “regular” computer tips and just show you some of the interesting websites I’ve run across recently. These are a few sites that are either helpful or informative in some way, or just plain entertaining.   Account Killer https://www.accountkiller.com/en/# You probably have a lot of online [...] Read more »

Desiree Sant lives in Homosassa, Florida. On May 16, 2015 she finished the Keys 100, her first 100 mile ultramarathon. Congratulations Desiree!

Fun fact: Desiree dealt with lots of blisters during this race, including each pinky toe (the picture shows what eventually happened). She discussed this during the interview.

You’ve probably heard in the news lately that Adobe Flash continues to have security problems. There are constantly new vulnerability issues being discovered. Then they patch up those holes, and more are found. It’s a constant race to find a problem and patch it up before the hackers can exploit it and do substantial damage. Some [...] Read more »

Tom Foltz lives in Muncie, Indiana. On May 9, 2015, he finished the Dances with Dirt Gnaw Bone 50k race, and became an ultrafinisher. Congratulations Tom!

Fun fact: Before this race, Tom got an unusual tattoo on his arm. It's an image of Rainbow Dash, one of the main characters in My Little Pony. He chose to do this so that if he felt discouraged during the race, he could look at that image, which would make him think of his daughter, and he would keep going.