Boston  LegacyWorks, LLC offers talks on technology topics and computer usage, so you can manage and maintain your computer, your network of computing devices, or how they connect with the  world.  We want you to realize your goals  and include your computing devices among the tools to improve and enhance your  life.
Boston LegacyWorks is no longer providing individual consultations and support as of April 1, 2026 (no fooling!).  This change does not impact Brian's classes and other speaking engagements.  People who need individual technical assistance are invited to consider the service providers below.  Each of these individuals share our philosophy around customer service and support, but have their own skill sets, ways of working and rate schedules.  You can learn about them below:
Please read about Jeff, Bridget and Tim to see if they are a match to your needs.

The next Computer Q&A at Third Place Commons is April 26nd, the fourth Sunday of the month.  (more details). We also have other classes/talks available.  See our full speaking schedule.

LegacyTalk

Thoughts on improving and simplifying your life through technology.

Recent Posts:
The Mythology of Macs and Malware
At Sunday’s Computer Q%A at the Commons, one of the participants shared her experience at a local Apple store while buying a new Mac. Multiple employees assured her that she didn’t need any anti-virus software...<more>

It’s a Mystery!
...I love mysteries. Whether it’s technical troubleshooting or a TV murder to solve, I enjoy the process of un-wrapping the situation and working back from an event to find the cause, and, hopefully, a solution...<more>

Are You Using Your Lock Screen?
Nearly all desktop, laptops, smartphones and tablets have a “lock screen.” But is it just an annoyance that you swipe or click away or is it actually locked with a pin or password?...<more>

Making Email Work Best in a Mobile World
Email used to be simple. Connect, access your email and disconnect. However as more of my clients access email between their PC, and newly purchased smartphones and tablets...<more>

When Text Size Varies and Defaults Don’t Apply
A couple of weeks ago, I started talking about how to make text and objects on your screens more visible and usable. It’s a step in my personal campaign to have technology work to our benefit instead of us having to accommodate small screens, tiny pointers, ...<more>
“We’ve noticed you have a virus on your computer…”
This week I had intended to follow up with part 2 of my exploration of how to make your computer adjust better to your needs. However, as they say in the news media: We interrupt our regularly scheduled program for this important announcement...<more>

Do you accommodate technology too much? Sizing up the options
The tension is obvious. Head and neck pitched forward; shoulders hunched; brow furrowed, eyes squinting …We work very hard to create, modify, read, and navigate our computers and mobile devices...<more>

A Little White Lie Trips Up Apps
“Quicken 2014 says my Windows 7 is not supported.”
That was the problem posed to me a few weeks ago by a client who had been using Intuit’s accounting package for years, faithfully upgrading it each year. Starting Quicken after his most recent upgrade produced two puzzling error messages. <more>

  “It was working fine until I installed/updated/changed that
  @%$^$@%^ thing!”
 In the years supporting computer software, this is probably the most common phrase I have heard and continue to hear. While you may not think you can go back before the problem occurred, Windows System Restore does make it possible...<more>

Commons QA: Moving Email from between Web Mail  Services
 One of the questions from February "Computer Q&A at the Commons"
  involved how to tranfer your address book and email from Comcast to
  Frontier...<more>

 Multiple Certificate Errors Can Simply Mean a Date
  Mismatch
If you have these problems when connecting securely to your regular web sites, there is a simple solution...<more>

Reducing  Mouse Dependency
Imagine  a world where computer mice  had not yet been invented. Everyone would use their  keyboard to move around the  screen, run programs, access information...<more> 

Insights on  Accommodation, Ease of Use, and Universal Design
On Saturday, I attended Insight: a low vision  expo put together by Community Services for the Blind and  Partially Sighted.
  With about 300 people preregistered...<more>

Boston LegacyWorks, LLC.

Boston LegacyWorks, LLC supports beginning and  intermediate computer  users through education.   Through this site we share   information and resources for  people looking to use their computers more  effectively and securely.

phone:  206-992-1435
email: bostonlegacyworks@proton.me
 
PO Box 55003
Shoreline, WA  98155