I’m guessing many Windows users might have or might be, toying with the idea of trying out Linux. Installing Linux as a secondary operating system is not only practical but also an interesting exercise. In this article, I’m going to provide a few tips to …
Note: The Google Play Store and Android apps are not supported in this version. You might want to first read a list of other known issues. Warning from their site: Chrome OS Flex is currently released for early access testing and is not suitable for …
I enjoy tinkering with old computers and recently rebuilt a Pentium 4 machine on a quality Intel motherboard, D865GBF, with 2GB of memory. However, the 30GB IDE drive was beginning to fail, so I swapped it for a larger SATA drive which meant a new …
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Bloatware Or Crapware So, you bought your new 2022 PC, you checked out the CPU, memory, and storage I suggested in a previous article. Now what? Well, I hope the computer is exactly what you wanted it to be, but I have a surprise for …
Buying That 2022 Computer The premise of this series was to hopefully make it easier for anyone looking to buy a new PC. Because the process is usually made difficult with all of the variables presented, in the example below, I am only going to …
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Google’s App Install Optimization Recently, I have been getting a lot of apps appearing on my phone. After a little research, I noticed that Google’s App Install and Optimization Tool was set to on and it is the furthest thing from an optimization tool “for …
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My sister had an HP Media Center Laptop at one time that had the ability to handle two hard drives. Most laptops don’t come with that option but you can still add a second hard drive by buying a special hard drive caddy that lets …
Norton is now bundling a crypto mining component with its Norton 360 antivirus range by default. The crypto mining component is currently available only in the U.S. but, according to Norton, it “will be made available to other regions soon”. Norton’s announcement covering the inclusion …
You would probably be aware that there are quite a few methods available that allow users to install Windows 11 on PCs that do not meet the necessary requirements. A new version of Rufus, the popular bootable media creation tool, has recently been released which …
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WordPress And XAMPP – A Perfect Match If you have ever felt the urge to try building a website or blog or just wanted to test your abilities without any added costs like a domain name and hosting services involved, then WordPress and XAMPP is …
I recently purchased a new PC which came with Windows 10 Home pre-installed. I connected an existing Windows 10 Pro system drive to the new PC in the hope of installing Windows 11 Insider Preview on that drive so I could get a handle on …
I was always a fan of the IObit uninstaller until this morning. It popped up an update message, I allowed it but all I got was three programs I didn’t ask for. Nor was I given any opt-out options. Not a fan anymore. For uninstallers, …
Windows XP On SSD Why on earth would anyone want to install Windows XP in this day and age, let alone on an SSD? My answer is — why not? If you’re a tech enthusiast and more particularly if you have an interest in retro …
WordWeb is an excellent free locally installed dictionary/thesaurus that instantly provides users with word definitions and synonyms: One-click lookup in almost any Windows program Hundreds of thousands of definitions and synonyms The latest international English words Works offline, or reference to Wikipedia and web references …
