Daily Archives: August 2, 2020

• Hello! Has anyone seen 2004?

  Posted on August 2, 2020 at 23:12 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums
  

  PATCH WATCH

  By Susan Bradley

  Have you received the May feature release of Windows 10 — aka Version 2004?

  So here it’s the start of August — 68 days after the release of Microsoft’s newest Windows — and I have not seen Win10 2004 offered to any of my home PCs. These are my unmanaged machines: a home-built SilverStone small-form-factor desktop, a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptop, an older Surface, and a newer Surface Go.

  On every one of my systems, Windows Update taunts me with a message that effectively says “your machine isn’t worthy.”

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.30.0 (2020-08-03).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Patch Watch AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Patching experience survey, Upgrade blocks, Virtual tech shows, Win10 2004

• Is powerline networking secure?

  Posted on August 2, 2020 at 23:08 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  LANGALIST

  By Fred Langa

  An AskWoody Plus reader questions whether data is safe when traveling over common AC electrical circuits.

  Plus: Yet more tips from your fellow subscribers on hard-drive destruction, salvaging — and maybe even revival!

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.30.0 (2020-08-03).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, LangaList AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Drive distruction, Drive salvaging, Powerline-networking security

• Troubleshooting kernel panics and testing Mac hardware

  Posted on August 2, 2020 at 23:05 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  APPLE MAC

  By Nathan Parker

  Most of the time, the macOS operating system “just works.” On healthy machines, users rarely experience major system issues.

  But occasionally, macOS will experience a kernel panic — the Apple equivalent of the Windows blue screen of death. In most cases, a kernel panic is caused by some flaw or incompatibility in an application or the operating system. But the source of frequent kernel panics could be in the hardware. It’s a good idea to run a hardware test to rule out that possibility.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.30.0 (2020-08-03).

  Apple, AskWoody Plus Newsletter AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Diagnostics logs, Kernel panics, TechTool Pro

• Freeware Spotlight — Bloatbox

  Posted on August 2, 2020 at 23:00 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  BEST UTILITIES

  By Deanna McElveen

  Managing privacy and removing bloatware in Windows are two of those important but annoying tasks for keeping a safe and clean system.

  Remember my review of Spydish? It’s one of my go-to utilities for running a quick check on privacy settings. It also lets you thin out some of the less useful apps included with Windows. Do you know anyone still using Zune?

  Recently, we heard that Belim from Mirinsoft was going to add a bloatware extension to Spydish. But apparently, there was a change in plan. Instead, Belim created a standalone gem called Bloatbox.

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Best Utilities AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Bloatware removal, Privacy settings, Spydish