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Kevin’s Picks: ImageGlass

By Kevin / August 25, 2024

For this Pick, I’m focusing on the fantastic and FREE image viewer called ImageGlass, though you can purchase it through the Microsoft Store if you want to support them.

It’s a lightweight image viewer with a simple user interface and vast format compatibility.

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The Mark Cherrington Podcast: Episode 3 – Legal Aid Crisis, Colonial Trauma, and Community Support

By Kevin / August 12, 2024

In episode 3 of this podcast, Mark reconnects with Kevin to shares his insights on the Legal Aid Alberta crisis, the impacts of intergenerational trauma, and the uphill battle many families face with the justice and Child Welfare, and Income Support systems.

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Why It’s Usually A Mistake To Buy A Computer at A Big Box Store

By Kevin / June 3, 2024

If you or someone you know is thinking of getting a new computer at Best Buy, please STOP and watch this video by Dawid Does Tech Stuff.

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The Mark Cherrington Podcast: Episode 2 – Fundraiser Gala, Income Support Challenges, and Donations

By Kevin / June 3, 2024

In this second podcast episode, Kevin and Mark discuss the successful fundraising gala held on May 2nd, various challenges and successes as he fights to get Income Support for some vulnerable people, and we discuss more in-depth the kinds of donations Mark needs and the ways people can support those Mark is trying to help, including monetary, essential items, and e-transfers.

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Quick Tip: Activate a Window Simply by Moving Your Mouse Cursor Over it (instead of needing to click it)

By Kevin / May 10, 2024

In this Quick Tip, I will show you how to “activate” any Window or app to use it instead of first needing to click it and use it. This is particularly useful to login details on a web page. You start typing or even copying and pasting, only to realize it didn’t work because that app wasn’t selected.

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Quick Tip: Hide Clutter in Windows 11 Desktop Search

By Kevin / May 10, 2024

The search box on the taskbar and the pop-up search both have “highlights” that recommend all kinds of distractions, including shopping content, games, and more. Here’s how to turn that off.

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Quick Tip: Get Rid of Notification Ads and Full-Screen Upsells in Windows 11

By Kevin / May 10, 2024

Windows will occasionally send you notification pop-ups with “tips and suggestions.” These tips can include messages pushing the Microsoft Rewards program and other things.

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How To Use Mastodon: Part 2: Connect With Those You Know, Advanced Mode

By Kevin / May 8, 2024

Of course, you want to connect with many of the folks you interact with on Twitter (even if you don’t leave Twitter). You may also want a Tweetdeck-like altenrative. So let’s talk about that.

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Tech News: Dropbox Says Hackers Stole Customer Data From its eSignature Service Dropbox Sign (HelloSign)

By Kevin / May 3, 2024

Dropbox has revealed a major attack on its digital signature (Dropbox Sign, formerly HelloSign) systems that saw customer data accessed by unknown and unauthorized entities.

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Kevin’s Picks: In My Pocket, A Firefox Browser Extension

By Kevin / May 1, 2024

In My Pocket gives you a very convenient way to quickly access the items you’ve saved to your Pocket account, which I basically use as recent bookmarks across my devices. You’ll need to login, but beyond that it’s super easy.

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Kevin Talks Tech Episode 7 – Clare in Arctic Bay, Nunavut

By Kevin / April 30, 2024

In this episode of Kevin Talks Tech, I spoke with Clare about his life and experiences, including his years working and living in Arctic Bay, Nunavut.

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The Mark Cherrington Podcast – Episode 1 – Introducing Mark Cherrington and the Coalition for Justice and Human Rights

By Kevin / April 28, 2024

In this inaugural episode of Mark’s podcast, he delves into his advocacy work focused on dignity, justice, human rights, and homelessness. He emphasizes that his efforts are solely supported by donations, with no government funding involved. Mark discusses the nature of his work, the formation of the Coalition for Justice and Human Rights, and their dedication to meaningful advocacy.

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Tech News: Microsoft is Bringing More Junk To Your Lock Screen That You Never Asked For – Like Sports, Traffic, and Finance Updates to the Windows 10 Lock Screen

By Kevin / April 26, 2024

Microsoft is up to their tricks again, and apparently has nothing better to do than introduce ads and other related tips to your lock screen aka your login screen in Windows 10. The same thing is already happening in Windows 11.

They just keep cluttering up Windows with stuff no one asked for.

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Tech News: What Chrome Incognito Mode Really Does and What Everyone is Getting Wrong About It

By Kevin / April 26, 2024

In this blog post, I’ll mention the lawsuit that Google settled, claiming the company had been misleading users about Chrome’s Incognito Mode.

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Tech News: Microsoft Reveals You’ll Need To Pay $90 Per Computer For The First Year, and More After That To Keep Using Windows 10 Securely Beyond October 2025

By Kevin / April 26, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll take a look at Extended Support for Windows 10, which Microsoft will begin offering in October 2025. This means Microsoft will continue to offer security patches after that, but for a price.

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Tech News: A Few New Things Your iPhone Can Do in iOS 17.4

By Kevin / April 12, 2024

In this blog post, I will talk about what’s new in iOS 17.4 for your iPhone, including updates to Stolen Device Protection, automatic live podcast transcription, and more.

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Quick Tip: Turn Off “Use Your Google Account To Sign In” Website Pop Up Prompts

By Kevin / April 10, 2024

In this Quick Tip, I’m going to show you how to get rid of the fairly new and incessant “Use your Google Account to sign in” prompt on a given website. It’s in your face and hard to ignore. You can still choose to sign in with your Google account if you want to.

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Tech News: Brave Browser No Longer Forces Their VPN to Install on Your Computer

By Kevin / April 8, 2024

Back in October, Brave started installing its VPN program for all Windows users, despite the fact that you couldn’t use it unless you paid for it.

As Martin Brinkmann over at tech news site GHacks.net points out, most Brave browser users do not use Brave Software’s VPN service, but they still got the VPN service installed on their machines without consent or any intention of using the VPN. That is clearly NOT okay.

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Quick Tip: How to Use A Password Instead of a PIN in Windows 11

By Kevin / April 6, 2024

In this Quick Tip, I’m going to describe how to change your Windows PIN to a much more secure password. By default, Windows 11 asks for a PIN to login to your account, but this is a convenience at the sacrifice of good security. Better than nothing, but barely.

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Kevin’s Picks: Groupy 2

By Kevin / April 6, 2024

In this pick, I am focusing on Groupy 2 from Stardock. It enables tabs in File Explorer, which windows 10 does not have by default. These are similar to tabs in your browser. I literally use and depend on Groupy every single day, and it makes me more productive.

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