Category «Software»

Microsoft Office EOL (End Of Life) support

If you didn’t know Microsoft Office software expires, you could be in trouble.  Most of us know we need to run Windows updates, but don’t always think about Office updates.  The updates patch vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers to get into our networks.  Having outdated software is like having your house locked but …

Windows 10 arbitrarily removing programs

I’ve noticed this after a few phone calls from clients where programs (Specifically anti-virus) just disappeared on it’s own.  It seems this has been happening after major Windows updates are done in Windows 10.  Windows 10 is different from all the previous versions of Windows as it has two ways of doing updates. Regular Windows updates …

Find Internet Explorer in Windows 10

If you upgraded to Windows 10 and found you are forced to use Microsoft’s new web browser (Edge) and aside from maybe just not liking it, or not wanting to get used to it, you want or even need the old Internet Explorer.  You can still get it back very easily.  In fact, it was …

How to modify AVG Firewall settings

NOTE: This is an old set of instruction from AVG.  Now Avast bought out AVG so please see here for new instructions This article was written specifically for our clients that use AVG CloudCare managed virus protection which has a firewall built in.  As of this article, we can not remotely managed your firewall settings, …

How to choose the correct Office Suite

Microsoft Office being the leading Office suite package for both Microsoft Windows and Apple’s Mac computers, it’s good to know the differences so when you are looking to buy an Office suite, you purchase the right one. Every few years we get a new Office suite, but they still have the same packages as we …

Microsoft Windows support life chart

Many people want to get a computer and hope it will last forever.  The truth is the maximum support life you can get out of any computer, assuming you purchased it from the initial release date, is 10 years.  That’s 5 years mainstream support plus an additional 5 years extended support.  After that, your computer …