Windows Is Deprecating Microsoft Publisher The decision to deprecate certain Windows apps has sparked various opinions within the tech community. While some users might feel inconvenienced by these changes, compelling reasons exist to support this strategy as a positive step towards innovation and efficiency. Recently, […]
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No Physical Repair, No Problem Undoubtedly, AI has been an exciting, if intimidating, area in most areas of previously “human-only” domains. One of these is computer repair. Here are a few ways AI is being integrated. While not applicable for physical repairs, their services include:
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The Need For High Refresh Rate Monitors In the world of gaming, where every millisecond counts, the demand for high-refresh-rate monitors has surged exponentially. As technology continues to advance, these monitors are not only a luxury but a necessity for even casual gamers. The necessity
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Google’s Shielded Email A Game Changer? Online privacy is a current and continually growing concern. Google is upping its game with a proposed feature for Gmail: Disposable email addresses. Currently called “Shielded Email”. Its goal is to provide users with the temporary, burner email address
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What Is An SSID? SSID stands for Service Set Identifier. It is a unique name that identifies a particular wireless network. When you connect your device to a Wi-Fi network, the SSID is what appears as the network’s name in the list of available networks.
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Your Router’s WPA Button – How To Use it Prior to the introduction of the WPA button (often called WPS or Wi-Fi Protected Setup) there were several steps that had to be completed to ensure that your wireless device correctly connected to you home router.
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Managing Parental Controls Today it is common for children to have their own smartphones, tablets, and laptops. While fun and educational, they also pose risks if not properly monitored. Most devices have some sort of parental control. In addition, using parental control on your home
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Are Pop-Up Notifications Affecting You? Persistent Pop-Ups can happen to anyone. With the proper protections, you are much less likely to get one. There are legitimate websites that have been hacked and before they remove the hack, you might get a Pop-Up Notification. Some less
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Ripping Music vs Recording Music As promised, I said I would cover the possibility of recording vinyl records that can be converted into MP3 files for use in your favorite music player. Ripping a CD is straightforward and easy. Windows built-in Media Player Legacy will
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What Is The Best Music Player? I am a bit of a music buff. I have too many CDs and vinyl records. Playing an entire album is no problem but often I just want to hear a few of the tracks. Not every vinyl album
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Revisiting “How To Search Online” A while back, I wrote an article about why search engines (SEs) end up providing misleading results. I wanted to revisit that topic because misleading searches can do more than provide you with outdated answers; they can direct you to
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How Do You Use Copilot? Many of my clients are still unaware of what Copilot is and how it can be used. There are few limits on what you can ask and there isn’t a wrong way to ask it. You can use it to
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MP3 Batch Editing You finally got around to ripping your personally owned CDs to make .mp3 or similar files that can be played on your PC or Phone. You might have noticed that there are times when a file fails to capture all the information
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Bulk Rename Utility The Bulk Rename Utility has several functions that can be used individually and in combination to create changes to your files. The program’s menu and file structure are very professional-looking, with probably more functions than you will ever use. In the bottom
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