Computer Club Class Notes 1-21-2020

Edge Chromium Browser Launches
Microsoft is officially launching its new Edge Chromium browser today across both Windows and macOS. A stable version of the browser is now available for everyone to download, just over a year after the software maker revealed its plans to switch to Chromium. Microsoft is initially targeting Edge at enterprise users of Windows and macOS, but consumers will be able to manually download and install it, too.

We downloaded and installed it during class and it worked well; a lot like Chrome and Brave.
https://tinyurl.com/wlldfcs

Google Chrome will support Windows 7 until at least July 2021
Microsoft will end support for its Windows 7 operating system next week on January 14, 2020. The last Patch Day for Windows 7 will provide users with a last round of security updates before support ends.
https://tinyurl.com/vmuofz2

Windows 7 Upgrade
Here is an article I wrote on moving from 7 to 10
https://davescomputertips.com/windows-7-death-knell-thoughts/

Is CCleaner Safe?
Some Windows software has become so ingrained into PC users’ minds that we don’t think twice to recommend them. Unfortunately, this leads to major issues when a popular tool goes rogue. That’s exactly what’s happened with CCleaner. Once everyone’s favorite Windows maintenance utility, its increasingly shady behavior means that you should now leave it in the dust.
https://tinyurl.com/yc2j7b6z

Some Windows software has become so ingrained into PC users’ minds that we don’t think twice to recommend them. Unfortunately, this leads to major issues when a popular tool goes rogue. That’s exactly what’s happened with CCleaner. Once everyone’s favorite Windows maintenance utility, its increasingly shady behavior means that you should now leave it in the dust.



We are testing out Wise Disk Cleaner. It look like a good alternative to CCleaner. I think Glary is also a good alternative and is part of Ninite.
https://tinyurl.com/yc2j7b6z

9 Best Free Microsoft Office Alternatives
Here are several free Microsoft Office alternatives that contain similar versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Many of the Microsoft Office free alternatives listed below open, edit, and create Office documents. Although they don't have all the cool Office features, many get close.
https://tinyurl.com/rf5yrx3 

I use Google Docs for most of my word processing. I do use MS Word since I own a copy and I can access Word on my Microsoft account on the web using my OneDrive. There are mini-versions of all the Office applications available there for free.

What about WordPad? It is free as it comes with Windows. It is useful for most of what iI use Word for and is very quick to open. The only downside is that it does not include a spell checker. Enter tinySpell. This is a very small spell checker that adds the capability to WordPad among other applications.

LibreOffice vs OpenOffice
In a battle between OpenOffice versus LibreOffice, which office software suite would win? They're both 100% free and are great alternatives to MS Office, but which one will bring home the productivity title for you or your organization?
https://tinyurl.com/vmju8q6

Notes is a simple and free note-taking application for Windows
Sometimes, we may need a quick way to write down something. Notes is a simple and free note-taking application for Windows that can be used for that.

This was an interesting article but we downloaded and installed it during class. It seemed very difficult to use.
https://tinyurl.com/r5bhwms


Simple Sticky Notes
We reminisced about the sticky notes that came with Vista. So we did a Google search and found one. It was easy to install and works just like the one we remembered. It adds yellow (or whatever color you choose) notes to the desktop. You can resize them and type whatever you need right on them!
https://www.simplestickynotes.com/download/

Sticky Notes

Then I found that a similar application is built into Windows! To find the application in Windows 10, click on your start button and type in sticky notes. If you do not have a place to type then Win+Q will show the place to type. Select the Sticky Notes option. Right-click the entry in your start menu and select Pin to taskbar so you can open the program directly from your desktop.

Informed Delivery
I demonstrated how I receive an email from the USPS each morning showing me what mail to expect that day. Here is the site to access to set that up for you.
https://tinyurl.com/seh3vpo

Backup Review
I have written an article on backing up using EaseUS. You can download the application from the club site at www.cccgc.info and read the article at:
https://davescomputertips.com/how-to-lets-talk-backups/