PATCH WATCH By Susan Bradley Businesses will be happy to learn that the March updates include no new zero-day bugs. A zero day is a security issue that is under active attack as of Patch Tuesday. This means that unpatched systems are potentially vulnerable. However, you know from my past patch-risk analyses that zero days […]

ISSUE 22.52 • 2025-12-29 Look for our winter BONUS issue on January 5, 2026!! ONENOTE By Mary Branscombe Things are still moving slowly, but with the Store app dead, OneNote is getting more features on Windows and the Web — and they’re not all Copilot things you’ll want to turn off. This was the year […]

WINDOWS By Mary Branscombe Windows treats some folders as “special,” and has started putting them where it wants, not where you would prefer. They are called “shell folders” and are usually associated with your user profile. They include such folders as Documents, Music, Photos, Downloads, and the folder used for files you save to your […]

Carrie Roberts //* (Updated 2/12/2020) ADVISORY: The techniques and tools referenced within this blog post may be outdated and do not apply to current situations. However, there is still potential […]

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