TechByter Worldwide 2019-03-03: Improving Windows 10: There's a Setting for That. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

In podcast 631, we took a look at some blunt changes to the "toast" notifications that Windows 10 serves. If you'd like finer-grained control, I'll explain how to get it this week, along with some other tips and tweaks that can change how Windows works. In Short Circuits: It's been 30 years since Tim Berners-Lee proposed what would become the WorldWide Web (now just "web") and the European Organization for Nuclear Research has made it possible to see what the work-in-process looked like. Fenando Stalin says I should open a file that explains how $1850 for "my uncle" will be delivered. Do you think I opened that message? A day later, several scam messages appeared and they all seemed to use the same goofy template. This makes spotting phonies easier. In Spare Parts (only on the website): Those who once owned high-end audio gear may have had VU meters on their amps. Now you can add some old-school VU meters to your computer. • IBM and SEAT have announced an application that will help city dwellers know about their daily transportation options: From cars and scooters to bikes and public transit.