Closing In on Windows 10’s Anniversary It was just about a year ago I wrote my first article for DCT. “Discovering Windows 10”. I thought it was time to see just how well Windows 10 is being accepted and what works and what does not. …
We Are Still Watching You! Just a few weeks ago, I mentioned that using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) can help keep your Internet Service Provider (ISP) from spying on your activities and selling some of the information to others. It is just one good …
Multiple Desktops Many people are not sure why you might want to use more than the one desktop provided in Windows. That is a valid question and I will try to address that in this post and hopefully you too will soon be benefiting from …
From Then To Now I have to admit that I have always been attracted to cameras and I have had quite a few over the years. Also, through the years I managed to evolve from a basic Brownie to those wonderful (at the time) throw-away …
Chrome, A Memory Hog? If you have ever wondered why your Chrome browser can be such a memory hog, try looking at it in Resource Monitor. To access Resource Monitor: press Ctrl + Shift + ESC to open Task Manager. Now select the Performance tab …
What Is a VPN? A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a group of computers and or networks working together that allow users to use a Private Network to communicate over a public network, usually the internet. This includes not only the WWW like websites but …
What is TOR? Tor is a free software browser that is designed to defend against traffic analysis. Traffic analysis is a fancy way of saying that there are individuals and organizations who monitor your internet traffic and use that information in many ways. By knowing …
The demand on today’s internet bandwidth is greater than it ever has been, with Pandora, Spotify, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and a host of others filling the Ethernet with an incredible amount of data. This data is being delivered primarily through DSL and Cable which …
Over the last few years we have posted several articles about antivirus, anti-malware and how to protect yourself from identity theft. We have talked about the privacy or non-privacy you might experience in your operating system and the sites you visit. All that is fine …
In today’s landscape of cyber fears and ways to protect ourselves against cyber intrusion, wouldn’t it be nice to see a “one size fits all type solution”. I am talking about a solution that would protect me from internet malware, identity theft and even maybe my own stupidity. Bitdefender …
My, my me oh my, we all love Pie, right now my favorite is Raspberry. The song refers to the editable and tastier types of Pie but I am also a fan and would not mind singing the praises of the new Raspberry Pi Zero or any …
Autoruns is just one of Windows many Sysinternal programs. It is used by many if not most professionals when troubleshooting a computer but it is by no means difficult to learn and with a little practice it can be mastered. This post refers to version …
More Articles in this series: Part 1: Resource Monitor Part 2: Even Viewer In this post on Administrative Tools, I will be covering perhaps the best security feature you will ever have against unauthorized access to your machine from the Internet, your Firewall. If you …
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More articles in this series: Part 1: Resource Monitor Part 3: Widows Firewall With Advanced Security This is the second part of a series on Administrative Tools. Event Viewer has been around for quite some time. It has helped me understand several instances of computer …
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