FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen I think my goal in life is to sit back in my easy chair, eat cherry cordials, and do all my computer work with one hand. RightClickTools by our good friend Les Ferch is getting me a little closer to that goal. If you’ve been reading my articles for a […]

ISSUE 23.30 • 2026-07-27 FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen I was never a big fan of Microsoft’s built-in Sticky Notes nor its forced “upgrade” to the bloated and slow Sticky Notes New. I don’t want integrations with other programs. Stop mushing everything together, Microsoft. I don’t like my food to touch! Note: Thank you, Rick, […]

FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen Remember when we all had digital cameras and just willy-nilly dumped all those photos into our computers after that trip to Council Bluffs? It was easy. Oh, sure — all the file names were IMGXXX or DSCXXX, but we were going to rename them once we got settled back in […]

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 […]