Happy Mother’s Day

By Sean Christopher On In Tech Tips


This blog isn’t about all your amazing mothers out there, it’s about the mother of your computer: the motherboard. When you think about your computer, you might picture the screen, the keyboard, or maybe even the cute little mouse. But have you ever thought about what’s inside that makes everything work? Well, one of the most important parts is the motherboard.

When the NSA Investigated Furbies

By Michael Gregory On In Fun Stuff

If you were conscious and in the Western world in the 90s, you were likely aware of so many must-have holiday toys, but perhaps one of the most famous (and nightmare-inducing) was the Furby. Equal parts annoying and creepy, it was the Tickle-Me-Elmo of Christmas 1998. Now, I didn’t ask for one, because I had been incredibly underwhelmed with the previous year’s mega-hit, the Tamagotchi, and figured it wasn’t as smart or fun as the commercial made it seem. I did have several friends who got one, and the consensus is that after a few days, it ended up with the batteries removed or in a closet with a blanket over it, like a cross between a gremlin and a parrot.

Microsoft’s New Default Font

By Kristin Imperio On In Tech Tips

Almost a year back, we wrote about Microsoft changing its default font to Aptos (fka Bierstadt). While some of you may have already embraced this adjustment, some of you might not be quite ready. In our field, we see how challenging it is to accept these changes. So, if you’re wanting to go back to Calibri (or heck, Times New Roman!), here’s how:

In the classic version of Outlook for Windows, the plain text font can be modified via Composing and reading plain text messages at File > Options > Mail > Stationery and Fonts > Personal Stationery.