Heimdal Security Heimdal Security has generously offered our readers a chance to win one of five 3-year licenses (4 PCs) for their Heimdal Pro security program, currently valued at $139.99 (US) each. They also offer a 30-day trial period for the Pro version so you can try before you buy. On top of all this, […]
When you open VLC to play a video you usually have the controller toolbar at the bottom, i.e., the bar with all the buttons like Play, Stop, etc. You can actually customize that bar by either adding or removing buttons. Two buttons I like to add are Snapshot (the camera icon) to take screen shots, […]
Four Is The Magic Number! Forza Horizon 4 Goes To Scotland E3 this year has so far announced some cracking new games, and seemingly out of nowhere, Microsoft unveiled Forza Horizon 4, which I only discovered this morning in a random Facebook post. To be honest, I thought it was a simulation by some whizz-kid […]
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… Running Now! Heimdal Security Heimdal Security has graciously offered five licenses to […]
Yesterday I noticed that YouTube videos and photos I’d taken were showing up with the black colours appearing washed out and blotchy, giving me concern that maybe my RX580 graphics card was playing up. This didn’t appear to be the case with games however and a quick Google search revealed that the pixel format […]
Yes! I might be a little excited for this article. Time for another installment of adding personality to your gaming system. In the last article (Add a Custom Background On Xbox One) we talked about adding a custom background to your Xbox home screen. We did this by grabbing some amazing backgrounds from the internet […]
I am sure you know how to create a numbered list using the built-in tools provided by Word. If, however, you create a numbered list that contains more than nine items it, you may notice that your numbers are not properly aligned (i.e., your numbers are not lined up with the decimal point). I cannot […]
The Windows Lock Screen was introduced in the now infamous Windows 8 version. People seem to have mixed feelings about it– some like seeing a pretty picture when they start their computer, while others see it as an unnecessary annoyance which involves yet another click of the mouse to get past it (me, for instance). […]
Sometimes, we might want to take a screenshot of a video or movie for whatever reason. Maybe you want to take a shot from a movie and make it your background. Or print up a set of instructions displayed on the screen. I use VLC as my media player and it has a built-in option […]
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… Expired Ashampoo Video Converter Winners Announced! Ashampoo has been kind enough to […]
With me being a gamer, I always love to find out ways to customize my gaming experience. You know– give your personality to whatever your gaming fingers touch. Today is no different. A while back I wrote a Great article (Yes, I said GREAT) on How to Change Your PS4 Theme. Well, this time I […]
Word allows you to search not only for text, but also for special characters that do not print. If you are working with documents that use tabular material, you will find yourself searching for tab characters quite often. Searching For Special Characters Follow the steps below to learn how: Click Ctrl+F to display the Navigation […]