FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen When following a video or text tutorial while working in another program, did you ever have to constantly switch back and forth between windows? Maybe you’re watching the weather radar, like we do here in Tornado Alley while doing other work. Perhaps you need to keep your notes or reference […]

FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen I always tell myself that I am going to start organizing files as I download them. I mean, not right now — but the next time I download something. This is never going to happen, so I went in search of something to do it for me. After trying several […]

ISSUE 23.21 • 2026-05-25 FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen Virtual sticky notes are so 2025. Back in the day, we would prop open the front and back doors of our computer store to let the fresh spring air blow through. This is how I sent most of my actual sticky notes out into the neighborhood. […]

FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen I just finished cleaning the carpets. Tomorrow, I have a load of soil and manure being delivered for the raised garden beds. Before I get into that, I’m going to help you spring-clean your computer. I’m not talking about blowing the fans out — you already know how to do […]

FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen There are certain phrases that I type over and over and over again. “Be sure to run as administrator.” “Always read the license agreement.” “Happy Computing.” “No! I ordered the lavender Converse!” I’m sure my fingers would still type them if I nodded off. So when I stumbled across Quick […]

FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen Is it just me, or has the Task Scheduler always been like the red-headed stepchild of Windows? It’s been there forever, doing important stuff but looking like something Microsoft forgot to update. Don’t get me wrong — it’s a useful bit of software. You can automate all kinds of things […]

FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen Some parts of Windows haven’t changed much over the years. One is the Run dialog, that boring little box that pops up when you press Win+R to run a command or program. Just thinking about it makes me want a nap. Luckily, German developer Nenad Hrg created a free utility […]