Ashampoo Backup Pro 15 Our friends at Ashampoo have generously offered us five licenses for their Backup Pro 15 software. These licenses are valued at $49.99 (US) each but are currently discounted to $24.99. “Ashampoo® Backup Pro 15 takes the fear out of viruses, ransomware, …
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A few years ago I wrote an article on how you can access your Amazon Photos. I showed you how on your app and on the website using your computer. Well, like all websites they, love to update things and move options around on you. …
Privnote is a free web-based service that allows you to send encrypted self-destructing messages to anyone from and to any device. The service is completely free and does not require any sort of account or registration to use. Privnote includes options to encrypt your message …
I read an article this morning from a pretty prominent purveyor of Microsoft Office “how-to” articles. The title of the article caught my eye and so I read it. I am sad to say that articles like this one are why it is so difficult …
We have been plagued with the requirement to enter a password to startup Windows forever. The addition of a PIN and even facial recognition has been recently added to Windows 10. Yet, there are some who like their computer to start without entering anything. In …
It probably sounds strange for a Windows tips article to have a title like, “No More Tips”. It was my meager attempt at humor. Actually, I’m talking about the Windows 10 Tips, Tricks, and Suggestions that can inundate you. They can even be a small …
Aomei is currently running a giveaway for two of its fantastic products: Aomei Backupper Pro and Aomei Partition Assistant Pro. The giveaway expires on 30th June. Aomei Backupper Pro This is my own backup software of choice. I’ve tried them all and Aomei Backupper Pro …
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A file extension consists of the characters after the dot in a file name. It designates which application was used to create the file. By default, file extensions are not displayed in File Manager. In Windows 10, extensions are also referred to as file types. …
I see articles on Linux and most of them seem to indicate that there’s a big learning curve. Very few seem to talk about how easy it is to slip from using Windows to using Linux with many of the distributions and still do all …
A man brought me his laptop because his mouse/touchpad wasn’t working. I thought it was a simple matter of just enabling it. This was an Acer and the key combination is Fn + F7. Then I discovered the keyboard wasn’t working either. The first thing …
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With me working with so many social media sites I need to know how they work. Recently, I had a client that was being tagged on photos that they did not want to be tagged on. This can be annoying and feel a little intrusive. …
What is update KB4023057 and why does Microsoft keep re-issuing it? Microsoft keeps releasing this same KB4023057 update over and over again at fairly regular intervals. At first, the update was issued only with a brief description that it addressed situations that could prevent “important …
