Killing the Get Windows 10 Icon for Good
Sick of the Get Windows 10 nag icon reserving an upgrade you never agreed to? Here's exactly how to kill it, three different ways, including the one that actually stuck.
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Two Weeks Into Windows 10, Here's What I Actually Turned Off
Two weeks after upgrading, a rundown of the actual Windows 10 settings worth changing, from Wi-Fi Sense to the telemetry dropdown nobody reads.
The Windows 10 Settings I Turned Off First
A walkthrough of the Windows 10 privacy and Wi-Fi Sense settings worth flipping off right after you upgrade, plus a few complaints along the way.
The Windows 10 Settings I Turned Off Immediately
Two weeks after upgrading, here's exactly which Windows 10 privacy and Wi-Fi Sense settings I turned off, plus the Disk Cleanup trick that got me back 12GB.
Making the Windows 10 Nag Icon Go Away
A step-by-step guide to killing the Windows 10 upgrade nag icon and stopping the forced reservation download, after watching it hijack a relative's laptop overnight.
Getting Ready for the Windows 10 Upgrade (Before That Tray Icon Wins)
Windows 10 ships in eight days. Heres what Im actually doing to get my machines ready before I let that little tray icon anywhere near them.
Ten Minutes to Stop Flash From Running Itself
The Hacking Team breach dumped fresh Flash zero-days on the internet this week. Here's how to switch Chrome, Firefox, and Safari to click-to-play in about ten minutes.
I Dumped Ten Years of Photos Into Google Photos This Weekend
Google announced free unlimited photo storage at I/O last week, so I spent Saturday moving a decade of photos over. Here's what the "unlimited" actually means and where it gets you.
The Viewport Tag I Forgot For Four Years
Google's mobile-friendly ranking update goes live today, and running techpad through the test tool turned up a viewport tag I somehow never added in years of running this blog.
The One-Port MacBook: A Dongle Survival Guide
Apple's new single-port 12-inch MacBook means a lot of people are about to discover dongle life. Here's what you'll actually need to buy before it ships.
Superfish Scared Me Into Finally Setting Up 2FA
The Lenovo Superfish mess finally scared me into setting up two-factor authentication on everything. Here's the order I did it in and why it matters.
Checking For The Superfish Certificate
A step by step look at checking your Windows machine for the Superfish root certificate that shipped on Lenovo laptops, plus what happened when I checked my dad's.