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Watch for this email to find out when your share of the $725 million user privacy settlement will finally arrive.... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
AI can do more than just write your essays - a new model is advancing drug discovery for hard-to-treat diseases.... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
While ChatGPT users are asking for help on tasks like writing, Claude users are all about automating and giving directives, data shows.... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
HP's OmniBook X Flip 14 delivers a premium experience for the everyday user, but different configurations are more optimal than others.... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
Last year, Amazon skipped its annual Devices & Services event. Could product update surprises be in store this time around?... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
Apple CEO Tim Cook says iOS 26 has been the most popular beta ever, and now the general release has arrived. Here's how you can install it.... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
AI is creating new cybersecurity threats - and solutions. A new tool from Crowdstrike and Meta aims to help businesses find the right models for their needs.... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
For a smoother and safer upgrade, follow these essential steps before installing the new update.... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
Here's a breakdown of which iPhone models will support the next iOS update - and which ones are being left behind.... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
Acer's 27-inch Nitro GA271U smart display has a 180Hz refresh and QHD resolution that compares to more premium options, but for quite a bit less.... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
ISSUE 22.37 • 2025-09-15 FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT By Deanna McElveen Sometimes we get a little help from one of our daughters when she’s not too busy. We like to set up a temporary email account for her on our server and an email client to handle only those emails. It just... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
Source: Ask Woody Blog
LEGAL BRIEF By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq. Not so fast, Mr. Shakespeare. Before you show your lawyer the door, let’s see whether artificial intelligence can provide the advice you need to stay out of trouble. We ran a series of experiments with two widely used, free (after all, the goal... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
Source: Ask Woody Blog
APPLE By Will Fastie The usual fall iPhone event was unusual this year. I’m not yet sure what it portends for Apple and its customers, and I’m not alone. I don’t want to get off on the wrong foot. This event was about Apple’s personal devices — iPhones, AirPods, and... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
Source: Ask Woody Blog
PATCH WATCH By Susan Bradley September may be back-to-school for many students, but I’m back to testing Microsoft updates. As usual, my eyes and ears (in fact, all my senses) are glued to the latest patching news, reports, social media posts — all my sources — looking for the tiniest... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-15
Source: Ask Woody Blog
I often recommend updating your firmware to the latest before installing a feature release. But if you have ever followed my patching advice you will know that I stay away from betas, pre-release, and all other “bleeding edge” sort of software. I mean, the release software is buggy enough. Do... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-12
Source: Ask Woody Blog
The latest version of  Flyoobe version 1.10 allows you to bypass the hardware requirements of Windows 11 on your older PC now includes Abbodi86′s script to enroll into Windows 10 ESU. Download the tool on your Windows 10, pull the arrow key down to review your upgrade options and now... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-11
Source: Ask Woody Blog
I’ve updated the master patch list here.  Please note I am not recommending installing updates at this time, we are just testing and reporting. September has been quieter so far. Not seeing anything trending yet at this time but it’s still a bit early for issues to start bubbling up for... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-10
Source: Ask Woody Blog
Today is update date as well as Apple announcement day. Remember at this time we are in test mode only for Windows updates. I don’t anticipate that the September updates will have some magical fix for the SSD issues swirling around in social media after the August updates. Mainly because... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-09
Source: Ask Woody Blog
ISSUE 22.36 • 2025-09-08 PUBLIC DEFENDER By Brian Livingston The Intel Corporation, long the world’s largest manufacturer of processors for personal computers, fried investors’ money with a catastrophic loss of $20 billion in the 12 months ending June 2025. Intel’s manufacturing (foundry) division alone lost $8 billion in the same... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-08
Source: Ask Woody Blog
MICROSOFT 365 By Peter Deegan There are many font options for Office, including some you probably don’t know about. There was a time when fonts were simple. For most people, there was only one sort of typeface with bold, italic, and underline. The boom in fonts came with TrueType (.ttf)... Read more
Published on: 2025-09-08
Source: Ask Woody Blog