iBoysoft Data Recovery For Windows iBoysoft has graciously offered us five licenses for their Data Recovery program. These licenses are currently valued at $69.95 (US), but you can win a free copy by entering this giveaway contest. There is also a limited (1GB) free version available at the above link. Given the recent fiasco with […]
Giveaways & Contests Dave’s Computer Tips is working hard to bring top-quality software to our readers. Please note that none of the upcoming contests and giveaways are etched in stone. Changes may be made to this list at any time. Here’s what’s happening… Update! The long-broken DCT Speed Test link has been fixed! You can […]
Advanced Web Searches Let’s face it, Search Engines (SE) are fantastic! Without them, it would be nearly impossible to locate items, articles, or just about anything else on the web. Search engines continue to evolve and provide us with better ways to search billions of documents in seconds. However, having a billion results is seldom […]
STS (Shiny Thing Syndrome) ~ desire, be consumed with desire for, crave, have one’s heart set on Readers here at DCT may be aware of this condition, which I’ve referred to on one or two occasions in my written offerings and it can strike at any time. For me the most recent case arose in August, about a […]
I am sure that most of you know by now that if headers and footers are defined for your document, you can add a page number by simply editing the header or footer and then using one of the choices available by simply clicking the Insert tab of your Ribbon, and then clicking the Page […]
Ad Tracking Focused ad tracking is a “feature” included in Windows 10. It creates an Advertising ID specific to you, and allows both Microsoft and advertisers to track your internet surfing habits so when they throw ads in your face, they are targeted at you. For instance, let’s say you were just looking at a […]
Windows 10 Updates Troubles This happened on my neighbor’s computer. I was trying to help them with their issues on an Acer desktop running Windows 10 64-bit. Their computer updated on the night before, or early morning on October 1, and the update got stuck at 98%. After waiting hours with no progress, they re-booted. […]
If you are like me, you share your eBay account with your spouse and/or children. Yes, some of us have to share. With me searching for holiday gifts it made me think I might want to clear my browsing history on the eBay account. Don’t want my wife or offspring knowing what I’m buying for […]
Giveaways & Contests Dave’s Computer Tips is working hard to bring top-quality software to our readers. Please note that none of the upcoming contests and giveaways are etched in stone. Changes may be made to this list at any time. Here’s what’s happening… Update! The long-broken DCT Speed Test link has been fixed! You can […]
Outlook Attachments If you have recently worked on something, there is no need to search for it. It is most likely already on the Attach File menu. Follow the steps below to learn more: Save a file in any Office application. Press CTRL + N to open a new message. On your Ribbon, click Message. […]
Microsoft Edge Microsoft Edge is the default browser installed in Windows 10. Let’s just say that when it first materialized, it was not ready for prime time– not even close. It did have one stand-out ability, though. It rendered pages quickly and beautifully. The text was crystal clear and images were sharp as a tack. […]
Dumbing down — the deliberate oversimplification of intellectual content in education, literature, and cinema, news, video games and culture This is precisely what Playground Games, creators of newly released Forza Horizon 4, in cahoots with their masters at Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios, have embedded into their acclaimed and long awaited arcade racing game. The […]