Windows updates are never easy, but with Windows 10 we’re entering new territory. Not a single major update for this version of Microsoft’s operating system has gone by without making headlines. With the Windows 10 version 1809 (“October 2018”) update, things are looking worse than ever before. Here are five bugs you might have had […]
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Microsoft definitely gave the humble Taskbar some new tricks in Windows 10. But along with useful functionality, this introduced frustrating errors into the fold. Below we’ll discuss what’s changed about the Taskbar with the advent of Windows 10, as well as offer some fixes for the most common issues that plague the Taskbar. With these […]
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Removable disk drives—either USB flash drives or external hard drives—should be easy to use. But in some cases, you may connect your drive to a Windows PC or another device with a USB port and find the hard drive isn’t showing up. This problem has several possible causes: partition issues on the external drive, using […]
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You want to install Ubuntu on your Windows computer, don’t you? But maybe you aren’t 100 percent certain that you want to commit just yet. What if something goes wrong? Fortunately, there are many ways in which you can try Ubuntu Linux and see whether you really like it, from running a Live CD to installing the […]
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You’ve been happily using Windows and Ubuntu on the same computer for months, but then a Windows Update is issued—and disaster strikes! Windows Update has left your Linux partition unreadable. There’s no boot selection screen, and after investigation it appears the Linux partition has been deleted. Here’s what you can do to fix things and […]
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Are you a Windows user who’s been tempted by talk of GarageBand? There are great Windows compatible programs and apps which can do as much, if not more. Here are the best alternatives to Apple’s music production software that you can run on your PC. 1. LMMS Open-source production software with a bevy of built-in samples […]
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