WINDOWS 11 By Ed Tittel As the sun sets on Windows 10 support in mid-October 2025, many users face a pivotal decision: upgrade in place or start anew. Although upgrading seems simpler, it often drags along outdated baggage — Registry remnants, legacy drivers, and misconfigured services — that can hinder performance and block new features. […]

ISSUE 22.31 • 2025-08-04 WINDOWS 11 By Ed Tittel For Windows 11 PCs running 22H2 or later that are current with Windows updates, Microsoft has provided what might well be a “killer feature.” AskWoody readers are no strangers to this. Sometimes called “repair installs” or “in-place upgrades,” this topic has been covered since 2021 in […]

HISTORY By Ed Tittel Back in the early 1980s, standardized networking technology was still years off. During that period, I had to learn and work with AppleTalk, NetBEUI/NetBIOS, DECnet, IBM/SNA, IPX/SPX, OSI and — of course — TCP/IP. At one point, I could give you reasons why one might — or might not — choose […]