Al Lustie's Tips and Tricks

At least as far as the ordinary computer user goes, Adobe started it.  They quit selling updates to Photoshop and other of their software programs, and began openly leasing or renting it.  If you want to use Photoshop today, you have to sign up for the Adobe plan to rent it by the month, quarter, or year.  You never own it.  You don't get a DVD, or USB stick, or anything like that.

Now Microsoft is doing the same.  I'm  sure you don't really "Own" Windows 10.  They just keep pushing their updates on you whether you want them or not.  Their Office 365 product if primarily a "rental" or "lease" commodity.  Others are following suit.

Do you like it?  Resent it?  Love it?  Hate it?

Tough.  Until you can write a better piece of software for yourself, you are pretty stuck.

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I have been helping people upgrade to Windows 10 since mid January.  The product is somewhat close to being a good working product, and it seems as safe (from itself) as any Windows version.  So, I recommend you let Microsoft go ahead and schedule your upgrade.  It will mostly be done without your, although there are a few clicks you may need to make.

What do you need to know when you have installed it?  Number one, essential, is the lower left corner of the screen.  Click it, and go up two or three to Power.  Click it to power down, restart or sleep.  You really do need to know this.

Just above it is Settings.  Use this to install a printer if it didn't install without your help, or to get to the Control Panel, Wi-Fi and so forth.  Most users seldom need this, but it's there.

Finally, to find your programs the menu choice including the words "all programs" brings up a menu somewhat like the old Start menu.  They are there is you had them before and if they are compatible with Windows 10.

You'll like it better than Windows 8 or 8.1.

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