Each of the articles was written for the Computer Corner column in the ORC Newsletter, published by the Ozaukee Radio Club (SSC), Inc. Shortly after the column was started, the articles were solicited by Badger State Smoke Signals (BSSS), and soon the articles were being published almost simultaneously in both publications (with permission of the ORC Newsletter). During 2001, the articles began to be published exclusively in BSSS. The first 12 articles were untitled. Below are the publication dates in BSSS and the title or topic or both.

The numbering system and dates were consistent between the ORC Newsletter and BSSS through No. 94, but broke down with No. 95. The October 2001 paper version of BSSS presented GET THAT FIREWALL NOW as No. 95, while the web edition showed IS THE FLOPPY DEAD? as No. 95. Furthermore, BSSS publishing was spotty after the untimely death of its editor, Jim Romelfanger, K9ZZ. Accordingly, the numbers and dates from No. 95 to 100 are my own, as originally intended for publication in the paper version of BSSS, had it consistently been published each month. After No. 100, the dates actually represent the dates it appeared in BSSS, up until No. 150.

Beginning with No. 150, the articles were published exclusively in the ORC Newsletter. In November 2010, BSSS officially announced cessation of that publication.

 

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No.
DATE
TITLE/TOPIC
1
Jul 93
NASA “Data Egg”, CONFIG.SAF, AUTOEXEC.SAF.
2
Aug 93
Floppy disk sizes.
3
Sep 93
Floppy disk compatibility, formatting.
4
Oct 93
Floppy disk formats.
5
Nov 93
File number limitations in directories.
6
Dec 93
Diskcopy.
7
Jan 94
Virtual disks (VDISK, RAMDRIVE).
8
Feb 94
Floppy disk surgery: how to fix a bound disk.
9
Mar 94
Computer books.
10
Apr 94
Hard drive purchase.
11
May 94
Don't be afraid to repair your computer.
12
Jun 94
The $5 computer; swapfest shopping.
13
Jul 94
VIRUSES, AND HOW TO FIGHT THEM (McAfee SCAN, VSCAN).
14
Sep 94
A GOOD ONE IS NOT HARD TO FIND (how hard drives work).
15
Oct 94
HOW TO NOT USE A COMPUTER (use of dumb terminals for packet radio).
16
Dec 94
WORRYING ABOUT MEMORY (RAM versus hard drive space).
17
Jan 95
VIRUSES REVISITED (account of a virus attack at UWM).
18
Feb 95
CONVERSATIONS IN A COMPUTER (word processor-operating system/hard drive interactions).
19
Mar 95
XCOPY IS XCELLENT.
20
May 95
VIRUSES, A REQUEST AND REDIRECTION.
21
Jun 95
SERIAL AND PARALLEL.
22
Jul 95
PORTS, CABLES, SEX AND THE MEDUSA.
23
Aug 95
HARD DRIVE TYPES.
24
Oct 95
MODEMS.
25
Nov 95
WHERE DO YOU BUY, STAN?
26
Dec 95
MONITORS AND VIDEO BOARDS.
27
Jan 96
SURGE PROTECTORS.
28
Feb 96
SECTORS, CLUSTERS, AND LARGE HARD DRIVES (504 Mb partition limit).
29
Mar 96
OVERHANG (cluster overhang and partitioning large hard drives).
30
Apr 96
ANY PORT IN A STORM (IRQs and ports).
31
May 96
KEYBOARD KINDNESS (how to disassemble and clean a keyboard).
32
Jun 96
MAINTENANCE: TEAR IT DOWN AND BUILD IT UP.
33
Jul 96
TURN OFF THAT FILTER (modem downloads and 8th bit).
34
Aug 96
THE BOOT PROCESS (flow diagram left out of BSSS article).
Sep 96
THE BOOT PROCESS (entire article reprinted including flow diagram).
35
Oct 96
JUST AMAZING (abilities of computers).
36
Nov 96
SPEED #1: THE DATA BUS (the concept of data bus width).
37
Dec 96
SPEED #2: THE ADDRESS BUS (address bus width).
38
Jan 97
SPEED #3: THE MOTHERBOARD AND PROCESSOR.
39
Feb 97
HOW TO OPEN AND SHUT THE WINDOWS IN 95.
40
Mar 97
PRINTERS.
41
Apr 97
DIVIDE AND CONQUER (overhang, partitioning of hard drives).
42
May 97
MORE WINDOWS 95 FRUSTRATIONS! (memory hoarding by Win 95).
43
Jun 97
A LEASH FOR WINDOWS 95 (Partition Magic).
44
Jul 97
A FORMULA FOR DEALING WITH VIRUSES.
45
Aug 97
ANOTHER APPROACH TO WINDOWS 95 DUAL BOOT. (by W9DMK).
46
Sep 97
DOS’s INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMANDS.
47
Oct 97
A UNIQUE TOOL FOR BACKUPS (IDE to Parallel Port drive).
48
Nov 97
PACKET RADIO REVISITED.
49
Dec 97
CRITICAL FILE BACKUPS FOR WIN95, PART 1 (myregbak.bat).
50
Jan 98
CRITICAL FILE BACKUPS FOR WIN95, PART 2 (mybasbak.bat).
51
Feb 98
CRITICAL FILE BACKUPS FOR WIN95, PART 3 (mywinbak.bat).
52
Mar 98
IS WINDOWS 95 A VIRUS?
53
Apr 98
CLEAN UP THAT POWER SUPPLY.
54
May 98
THE NUMBERS GAME.
55
Jun 98
HOW TO RECYCLE A COMPUTER (AND LEARN SOMETHING IN THE PROCESS)
56
Jul 98
A TWEAK FOR WINDOWS 95 (adjusting cache and swap file)
57
Aug 98
HOW KEYBOARDS WORK
58
Sep 98
THE Y2K (YEAR 2000) PROBLEM
59
Oct 98
TIME WARPING CONSUMER ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS (Y2K steps by KB9QQE)
60
Nov 98
HOW TO ADD A SECOND HARD DRIVE
61
Dec 98
PARITY: ODD BUT NECESSARY (an explanation of parity)
62
Jan 98
DATES CAN DRIVE YOU NUTS (ISO 8601 standard for writing dates/times)
63
Feb 98
CACHE AS CACHE CAN (memory caching)
64
Mar 98
AN UPGRADE NEED NOT BE EXPENSIVE
65
Apr 98
MEMORY I: ROM AND RAM
66
May 99
MEMORY II: THE “STICKS” (a description of SIMMs and DIMMs)
67
Jun 99
MEMORY III: THE "RAMs" (DRAM, FPM DRAM, EDO DRAM, SDRAM, RIMM, SRAM)
68
Jul 99
COOKIES
69
Aug 99
HOW MUCH COMPUTER DO YOU NEED?
70
Sep 99
MOVING FILES BETWEEN COMPUTERS
71
Oct 99
NOW IS THE TIME (setting Windows for Y2K compliance)
72
Nov 99
BACK UP THAT REGISTRY! (using Norton System Works 2000)
73
Dec 99
THE BEST AVAILABLE CURE-ALL FOR WINDOWS (Norton System Works 2000)
74
Jan 00
THE LOWLY FLOPPY (how to format a floppy).
75
Feb 00
SURGE PROTECTORS (REVISITED) (protecting the computer and modem)
76
Mar 00
PERIODIC REINSTALLATION OF WINDOWS
77
Apr 00
A SEPARATE PROTECTOR FOR THAT MODEM
78
May 00
FIXDATE – A FREE UTILITY (a Y2K utility)
79
Jun 00
PRIVACY AND A PERSONAL FIREWALL (Zone Alarm)
80
Jul 00
A VIRUS PRIMER 
81
Aug 00
MODEMS
82
Sep 00
NETSCAPE AND PRIVACY
83
Oct 00
REAL AND PROTECTED MODES – MALE AND FEMALE?
84
Nov 00
A MAP OF THE PLANET MEMORY
85
Dec 00
FILE EXTENSIONS
86
Jan 01
CD-ROMs: SMOKE AND MIRRORS
87
Feb 01
BITS, BYTES, SECTORS AND CLUSTERS
88
Mar 01
BOOTABLE CD-ROMs
89
Apr 01
THE WINDOWS 98 STARTUP DISK
90
May 01
MADDENING MICROSOFT DOES IT AGAIN! (WinXP security)
91
Jun 01
SECURITY AND YOUR CPU (Intel CPU serial number controversy) 
92
Jul 01
HOW TO AVOID CLOGGED COMPUTER SYNDROME (deleting unneeded files)
93
Aug 01
SOMETIMES MICROSOFT DOES IT RIGHT! (Windows 98 update procedure)
94
Sep 01
TO BUY OR TO BUILD? (purchasing versus building your own computer)
95
Oct 01
GET THAT FIREWALL NOW! (Zone Alarm and the need for a firewall.)
96
Nov 01
IS THE FLOPPY DEAD?
97
Dec 01
WIN 98’s BUILT-IN SYSTEM INFORMATION
98
Jan 02
MANAGING YOUR HARD DRIVE – PARTITION MAGIC
99
Feb 02
WIN 98’s BUILT-IN SYSTEM INFORMATION – PART II
100
Mar 02
A BETTER WAY TO INSTALL WINDOWS (Installing from a W98FLAT subdirectory.)
101
May 02
WINDOWS 98 IS WATCHING YOU (Applog and sorting orders for Defrag activities.)
102
Jul 02
THE SYSTEM FILE CHECKER 
103
Jul 02
HOW DO YOU GET THE LABELS OFF? (102 and 103 both published Jul 02)
104
Sep 02
WINDOW WASHER
105
Nov 02
THE NUMBERS GAME, REVISITED (Kilo, mega, giga, etc.)
106
Dec 02
FREE PROGRAMS THAT MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER
107
Feb 03
TWEAKUI
108
Apr 03
THE DEAD BATTERY (The title was omitted from the printed version in BSSS.)
109
Jun 03
BITS AND PIECES (Windows Update, data baubles, networking, CD-ROM mirrors.)
110
Aug 03
MORE FREEBIES (TurboCAD, Celestia, Sky Chart, Smith Charts, and more)
111
Oct 03
WIRELESS NETWORKING (by guest writer Richard Polivka, N6NKO)
112
Oct 03
A (FREE!) COMPUTER CART (recycled Weber grill cart) 111/112 both in Oct 03
113
Dec 03
THE VIRTUES OF SPEED DISK (also printed again in Feb 04 issue of BSSS)
114
Apr 04
A POWERSTRIP SOLUTION
115
Jun 04
UNINSTALL THOSE PROGRAMS CORRECTLY
116
Jun 04
INSTALL THOSE PROGRAMS CORRECTLY (both 115 and 116 in same issue)
117
Aug 04
HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR DATA FOR BACKUP PURPOSES
118
Oct 04
LETS TAKE A BUS (frontside bus, CPU)
119
Oct 04
ALTERNATIVES (pdf creating software, Linux, OpenOffice)
120
Dec 04
WIN 98 VERSUS XP
121
Feb 05
SOUNDS (how to associate sounds with events)
122
Apr 05
CLEANING THE CLOSET (Also SIDEBAR: HARV’S HAMSHACK HACK)
123
Jun 05
MORE GOODIES (Zone Alarm, Metapad, SIW, BA, Disk Checkup)
124
Jun 05
ROOTKIT: MALNEWS (Rootkit techniques; both 123 and 124 in same issue)
125
Oct 05
ODDS AND ENDS (Ad Aware, Spybot, Norton memory graphs, Firefox, Thunderbird)
126
Dec 05
SPYWARE (Different types and suggestions for prevention)
127
Feb 06
NETWORKING (Touts advantages of home network)
128
Feb 06
A BRIEF HISTORY OF WINDOWS (Shows only 2 Windows OS exist)
129
Apr 06
ANOTHER NEW ONE (Building of P4, 3.2GHz, 800 MHz FSB)
130
Jun 06
A TIP, CERT AND FOXIT (ordering of files, CERT and the new .pdf reader)
131
Aug 06
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
132
Oct 06
DEFRAG AND CCLEANER
133
Dec 06
MY FAVORITES (Stan’s favorite sites, programs)
134
Feb 07
COOKIES REVISITED (What they are; advantages and disadvantages, how to control.)
135
Apr 07
PHYSICAL MAINTENANCE (Get the dust bunnies out)
136
Apr 07
PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER (Updates, malware scanners)
137
Jun 07
DEFRAGGING (Auslogics Disk Defrag, JkDefrag)
138
Aug 07
FIND MY CREDIT CARD, DEVICE DRIVERS, AND DRIVER MAGICIAN
139
Oct 07
FREEWARE (What it is, advantages and disadvantages)
140
Dec 07
YET MORE GOODIES (IOBit Smart Defrag, JkDefrag, WinDirStat)
141
Feb 08
URLS AND THE HOSTS FILE (URLs, IP addresses and the Hosts file_
142
Apr 08
WHEN DISASTER STRIKES (reinstallation of Windows)
143
Jun 08
IS YOUR HARD DRIVE SMART? (Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology)
144
Aug 08
HOW TO RECYCLE A HARD DRIVE 
145
Oct-Dec08
DIAGNOSING A COMPUTER’S ILLS (isolating hardware problems)
146
Oct-Dec08
MICROSOFT .NET FRAMWORK (what it is and what it does)
147
Feb 09
THE BOOT PROCESS (a revisit of #34, Aug 1996)
148
Apr 09
GOODSYNC (synchronization software for backups)
149
Jun 09
REMOTE CONTROL PRO
150
Jul 10
TOO MANY ICONS? CONSOLIDATE!
151
Aug 10
TEAMVIEWER, MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS AND GLARY UTILITIES
152
Oct 10
A NEW COMPUTER, SLEEP AND HIBERNATION
153
Nov 10
A NEW PHENOMENON AND SOME ADVICE
154
Dec 10
AN APPROACH TO REBUILDING A COMPUTER
155
Jan 11
HOW TO FORMAT AND REINSTALL WINDOWS (guest article by majorgeeks)
156
Feb 11
HOME NETWORKING (general approach to a home network)
157
Mar 11
PURAN DEFRAG, A BOOK ON WINDOWS 7, AND SLIM DRIVERS
158
Apr 11
SOME TIPS (automatic logon, using CCleaner to see what is loaded on bootup)
159
May 11
WHY YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED A ROUTER
160
Jun 11
YOU’RE NOT LISTENING! (using more than just a C: partition)
161
Jul 11
REPARTITIONING
162
Aug 11
THE END USER’S MAINIFESTO FOR PROGRAMMERS (bad programming practices)
163
Sep 11
DEATH OF THE COMPUTER
164
Oct 11
WHY YOU CAN’T JUST DELETE PROGRAMS
165
Nov 11
HOW TO RECYCLE A COMPUTER AND LEARN SOMETHING IN THE PROCESS
166
Dec 11
WHERE DID THAT DAMN FILE GO?
167
Jan 12
A CONVERSATION IN A COMPUTER (how memory is used when typing a letter)
168
Mar 12
MICROSOFT SECURITY ESSENTIALS
169
Apr 12
WHAT I DO TO WIPE A DRIVE
170
May 12
MAJOR GEEKS – SIMPLY THE BEST THERE IS
171
Jun 12
SCRIPT ERROR, REBOOT TO CLEAR
172
Jul 12
RUN COMMANDS
173
Aug 12
DEFRAGMENTING THE REGISTRY
174
Sep 12
TOOLWIZ TIMEFREEZE
175
Oct 12
IF YOU THINK PASSWORDS ARE PROTECTING YOU, THINK AGAIN
176
Nov 12
ARES/RACES
177
Dec 12
THE CARE AND FEEDING OF LAPTOPS
178
Jan 13
THE CAR WON’T START. DEAD BATTERY! (battery problems and replacing)
179
Feb 13
SPINRITE (what it does and why you might consider paying for it)
180
Mar 13
MORE GOOD, FREE PROGRAMS (effective file search, Office replacements, etc.)
181
Apr 13
ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMS (which are good and which are good and free)
182
May 13
SEVERAL THINGS (no boot and fan error message; heat problems)
183
Jun 13
UPDATES (and how to keep up with them)
184
Jul 13
USB (what is it and how does it work)
185
Aug 13
FIXING A LAPTOP (approach to diagnosing problems with any computer)
186
Sep 13
MONITORS (VGA, DVI)
187
Oct 13
DEFRAGGLER (defragmenting software)
188
Nov 13
ExFAT AND YOUR FLASH DRIVES (Extended File Allocation Table)
189
Dec 13
WHAT’S ON THE HORIZON (1Tb RAM chip, flu shots, conductive pen, drone deliveries)
190
Jan 14
No. 14 REVISITED (1994 article on how hard drives work)
191
Feb 14
THE IMMINENT DEATH OF XP? (meaning of 8Apr14 “unsupport” by Microsoft)
192
Mar 14
BACKUP IN THE CLOUD (Backing up using Dropbox and similar cloud applications.)
193
Apr 14
A REMOTE SWITCH FOR YOUR POWERSTRIP (A previous article revisited.)
194
May 14
THE WHOLE TRUTH (More on end of XP support by Microsoft.)
195
May 14
STRANGE HAPPENINGS WITH XP (Purposeful slowdown of XP by Microsoft??)
196
Jun 14
EASING YOUR TRANSITION FROM XP TO WIN7
197
Jul 14
A NETWORK OF COMPUTERS AT FIELD DAY (setting up the ORC Field Day loggers)
198
Aug 14
A REMOTE SWITCH FOR YOUR DESK (Rewrite of #114, 2004; see also #193)
199
Sep 14
IS THE DESKTOP COMPUTER DEAD? (yes!)
200
Oct 14
DON’T LET ANYTHING TO GET BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DATA! (Safe backups)
201
Nov 14
IF YOU DON’T HAVE IT, YOU SHOULD! (CCleaner)
202
Dec 14
A (FREE!) COMPUTER CART OR MOBILE WORKBENCH (rewritten #112)
203
Jan 15
KEEP THAT XP GOING A BIT LONGER (Making XP update properly to 2019)
204
Feb 15
WHEN YOU FINALLY DO UPGRADE TO 7 … (OEM versions; 16-bit vs 32-bit)
205
Mar 15
STARTING THE WIN 7 INSTALLATION (Steps before doing a clean install)
206
Apr 15
MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE (Not a virus scanner but an important tool)
207
May 15
PREPARING THE ORC LAPTOPS FOR FIELD DAY (Essential FD logging tools)
208
Jun 15
A REALLY GOOD UNINSTALLER (the new Geek Uninstaller)
209
Jul 15
FIELD DAY IS OVER! (How the laptops performed this FD)
210
Aug 15
USB HUBS (What they are for and which ones to purchase)
211
Sep 15
LEAVE ‘EM ON ALL THE TIME (Shut them down each day or leave them on?)
212
Oct 15
LET THE BUYER BEWARE (How to purchase stuff at a swapfest)
213
Nov 15
THE COMPUTER CORNER (Explanation of the CC Index, to all articles)
214
Dec 15
STAY AWAY FROM ADOBE (Why you should stay away from Adobe products)
215
Jan 16
IS WINDOWS 10 SPYWARE? (Yes, and how to avoid being spied upon)
216
Feb 16
HOW TO RECYCLE A DESKTOP COMPUTER AND MONITOR (Title explains it)
217
Mar 16
AN OFFER AND A REQUEST (Spare drives to give away; need IDE to wipe them)
218
Apr 16
WHY NOT CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE OPERATING SYSTEM? (Try Linux)
219
May 16
GETTING READY FOR LINUX (How to prepare; which distros to get)
220
Jun 16
US CERT; GEEK UNINSTALLER (Software vulnerability; the best uninstaller yet)
221
Jul 16
YOU MIGHT AS WELL UPGRADE (To Windows 10)
222
Aug 16
HOW NOT TO FIX A COMPUTER (Saga of dropping a computer down basement stairs)
223
Sep 16
TOP FREEWARE PICKS (From majorgeeks.com)
224
Oct 16
PASSWORDS (How to devise a secure, easy to remember password)
225
Nov 16
FILE SHREDDERS (Software to securely delete files and folders)
226
Dec 16
A LAPTOP IS NOT A SMALL DESKTOP (RISC versus CISC architecture)
227
Jan 17
JUNKWARE REMOVAL TOOL and CYBEREASON RANSOMFREE (2 new programs)
228
Feb 17
ADVANCED SYSTEM CARE AND OTHERS 
229
Mar 17
SYMBOLS IN TEXT FILES (A way to place symbols in text files for printing.)
230
Apr 17
PATCHES AND UPDATES (On Windows patches and updates by Todd Fast, N9DRY)
231
May 17
THE DEATH OF XP (XP is no longer safe to use)
232
Jun 17
BITDEFENDER ANTIVIRUS FREE EDITION (A replacement for Panda Antivirus)
233
Jul 17
RANSOMWARE (A description of a relatively new type of malware.)
234
Aug 17
TOP FREEWARE PICKS (Picks by and available on majorgeeks.com.)
235
Sep 17
A FEW REASONS WHY LINUX IS BETTER THAN WINDOWS (No cloud, no reboots).
236
Oct 17
LINUX AND WINDOWS: NEITHER IS PERFECT! (Some pros and cons of each).
237
Nov 17
HAMS, KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN (Foreign “threat actors” for US infrastructure).
238
Dec 17
GOOD SECURITY HABITS (US-CERT Tip ST-04-003; Security steps for your machine).
239
Jan 18
SAFEGUARDING YOUR DATA (US-Cert Tip ST-06-008; How to protect your data.)
240
Feb 18
UNINSTALLERS: GEEK AND HIBIT (Two great, free uninstaller software packages.)
241
Mar 18
ADWARE CLEANER (Anti-Adware software)
242
Apr 18
ONLINE BANKING (Guest article by Robert Eskola, K4WTH, mainly on security).
243
May 18
KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN (Russians attacking US network infrastructure)
244
Jun 18
WHAT VERSION OF WINDOWS ARE YOU RUNNING?(How to show it on the desktop.)
245
Jul 18
THE BEST ANTIVIRUS PROGRAM IS … (Probably the one you already have!)
246
Aug 18
IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT (Crash of a computer; backup approaches.)
247
Sep 18
ADWARE (What it is and how to deal with it.)
248
Oct 18
WHAT A BUY! (Replacement motherboard found at our Swapfest in September.)
249
Nov 18
UPDATE ON HIBIT UNINSTALLER (Replacement for CCleaner? Maybe so!)
250
Dec 18
REMINISCING- THE ORC COMPUTER COURSE (Course given 2001-03.)
251
Jan 19
LAMP SAFETY (Proper wiring of lamps using polarized plugs; chandelier safety.) 
No CC written/published for Feb 2019
252
Mar 19
VLC (VideoLAN Media Player; cross platform player that will play darn near anything).
253
Apr 19
URLs, IPv4 and IPv6 (Protocols for Version 4 and 6 Internet addresses).
254
May 19
IPv4 and IPv6 (REVISITED) (Problems with addressing and how to check your new address.)
255
Jun 19
WINDOWS AS A SERVICE (No more Windows after Windows 10; and a BONUS.
256
Jul 19
WINDOWS VS LINUX PRESENTATION (WB9RQR’s WiARC presentation 26Jun.)
257
Aug 19
YOU AND YOUR GPS (How your GPS pinpoints your location with satellites.)
258
Sep 19
LIBRE OFFICE (As an alternate to Microsoft Office.)
259
Oct 19
WHEN’S THE LAST TIME YOU DID MAINTENANCE? (It is time, NOW.)
260
Nov 19
LIBRE OFFICE FOR WINDOWS, REVISITED (Good sub for Microsoft Office.)
261
Dec 19
MALWAREBYTES UPDATE (How to update to the new version from the old, free.)
262
Jan 20
LINUX IN THE HAMSHACK (Reprint of article in West Mountain Radio newsletter.)
263
Feb 20
UPDATE YOUR LINUX INSTALLATION (To Linux Mint 19.3, “Tricia”.)
264
Mar 20
WINDOWS 10 LICENSES (Volume, OEM, Retail explained.)
265
Apr 20
USB AGAIN (Update on USB1 through recently released USB4.)
266
May 20
ANYDESK – A TEAMVIEWER ALTERNATE (A good, remote control package.)
267
Jun 20
HOW TO CLEAN THAT RADIO (Cleaning electronics of Corona virus and others.)
268
Jul 20
A QUICK PRINTER FIX (Utility to clear and reset print spooler.)
269
Aug 20
LINUX MINT 20 (Upgrade or fresh install.)
270
Sep 20
BABELMAP (137k Unicode characters for articles or illustrations.)
271
Oct 20
WHY YOU NEED LINUX NOW! (Upcoming charges by Microsoft, per Stan.)
272
Nov 20
MICROCUTTERS (Precision, inexpensive wire cutters.)
273
Dec 20
WHY NOT TO USE TEAMVIEWER (It is not really free for non-commercial use.)
274
Jan 21
BELT vs SUSPENDERS (Crimping connectors vs soldering, or both. With Pat Volkmann.)
275
Feb 21
A NEW LINUX AND A NEW SOURCE (Mint, Cinnamon, v. 20.1, Ulyssa, at majorgeeks.)
276
Mar 21
REDUCING THE PAIN OF AN OS UPGRADE (Guest article by Mark Siegesmund, WMR.)
277
Apr 21
LINUX HAS A LOT OF UPDATES! (To be expected; much better than Windows.)
278
May 21
AT&T DOMAIN EMAIL (Email cessation and fix by Gregg Lengling, W9DHI).
279
Jun 21
MY EMAIL ADDRESS WAS WRONG! (The change from att.net to gmail.com, and why.)
280
Jul 21
PROTECTING AGAINST RANSOMWARE (by Gregg Lengling, W9DHI, using Windows Defender).
281
Aug 21
PRIVAZER (A thorough PC cleaner that erases all traces of unwanted data).
282
Sep 21
UPGRADING TO LINUX MINT 20.2 (Step by step instructions).
283
Oct 21
A PLACE FOR YOUR OLD COMPUTER (Donate it for rebuilding or recycling).
284
Nov 21
THIS PC CAN’T RUN WINDOWS 11 (What to do right now with this error message).
285
Dec 21
WHICH ANTI-? IS BEST, AND TWO CASE STUDIES (Includes $300 extortion in one case)
286
Jan 22
LET THERE BE LIGHT (LED light bulbs and how to identify 1-way and 3-way bulbs).
287
Feb 22
LINUX MINT 20.3 IS OUT (The newest version, UNA, is ready to install and use.)
288
Mar 22
LET THERE BE LIGHT, (REVISITED) (Why you should no longer buy incandescent bulbs.)
289
Apr 22
CHANGING THE PASSWORD IN LINUX (Changing it directly from a Linux terminal.)
290
May 22
HOW CLOSE ARE YOUR MEASUREMENTS? (Accuracy vs precision.)
291
Jun 22
UPDATES – WIN VS LINUX (Differences in time taken and level of frustration.)
292
July 22
I’M SEARCHING FOR … (A good search tool named EVERYTHING.)
293
Aug 22
BELARC ADVISOR (Good, system information software, free for personal use.)
294
Sep 22
HOW TO DUAL BOOT – WIN AND LINUX (Approach to setting up a dual boot machine.)
295
Oct 22
WINVER (How to quickly and easily show the version and build of Windows 10.)
296
Nov 22
LINUX: INTRODUCTION (Beginning of series on Linux version 21(Vanessa).
297
Dec 22
LINUX: INSTALLING LINUX MINT CINNAMON v. 21, 64-BIT, “VANESSA”
298
Jan 23
LINUX: EXPLORE AND ORGANIZE (Set clock preferences; set up folder MyDocs.)
299
Feb 23
LINUX: SOME APPS YOU JUST CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT 
300
Mar 23
LINUX: THE FILE SYSTEM (ext4 and differences with other file systems.)
301
Apr 23
LINUX: THE BEST BOOK (Linux Mint Essentials by LaCroix, 2014)
302
May 23
LINUX: FINE TUNING YOUR NEXT INSTALLATION (Making personal files permanent.)
303
Jun 23
DON’T FEEL PRESSED TO PURCHASE ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE (Built in Win10/11 OK.)
304
Jul 23
TIME TO DO MAINTENANCE! (Maintenace as in Cc137 and Cc259.)
305
Aug 23
WHAT TO DO WITH OLD COMPUTERS? (Give Stan for rebuilding/auction/recycling.)
306
Sep 23
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) (A paragraph on Linux written by AI.)
307
Oct 23
MAJORGEEKS TOP FREEWARE PICKS (Where to get safe, good software for Windows.)
308
Nov 23
GIVE YOUR MAIN MACHINE A GIFT (Increase RAM, wireless keyboard and mouse, pad, cleaning).
309
Dec 23
LINUX MINT (All releases of LM through 21.2 Victoria, with history and release table).
310
Jan 24
THE CLOUD (What it is; why not to use it.)
311
Feb 24
UPGRADING LINUX (Upgrading to Linux Mint Cinnamon 21.3 “Virginia”).
312
Mar 24
AUTOFILL THOSE PASSWORDS? (Whether or not to use browser password auto fill and how.)
313
Apr 24
A GOOD HP PRINTER VALUE? (Low cost HP printer/copier/scanner for around $50.)
314
May 24
= 1 BYTE (The magnitude of numbers of bits and bytes in a modern hard drive.)
315
Jun 24
AN ALL-METAL POWER STRIP (for $16.99 at Amazon.com with an all-metal housing.)
316
Jul 24
WIRING SIMPLIFIED (An easy to read guide with tips based on the National Electrical Code.) 
317
Aug 24
WIPING FLASH DRIVES (Three approaches to formatting thumb drives to remove all data.)
318
Sep 24
EASILY REPLACE YOUR WINDOWS HARD DRIVE (BEFORE IT DIES (Using the USB port.)
319
Oct 24
UPGRADING TO LINUX MINT 22 (‘WILMA’) (How to upgrade from 21.3 to 22.)
320
Nov 24
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN BOOTABLE THUMBDRIVE (Runs OS installation files with ease.)

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