Cut The Cord Adding a Bluetooth transmitter and receiver is a great way to upgrade an older TV or a newer one not fitted with Bluetooth. Living in a condo or an apartment often means listening to your favorite movies in a subdued volume so […]
Spam, Spam, and More Spam Spam, Junk Mail, Unsolicited Mail all fall into the same category and can fill your inbox with a ton of unwanted emails. Even when email clients like Outlook, Gmail, and others can effectively move most Spam to the Junk Mail
Using Microsoft Office Templates Templates for Office programs have been around for a long time. Early versions were basic, and users looking for specific formats not available in the Office Library would often download free templates from the web. Some of these free online templates
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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Microsoft Defender Preview Adds New Security Recently released to Windows Insiders, and available in the Windows Store for Windows 10 and 11 even though it has not been officially released is Microsoft Defender Preview. Unlike the Microsoft Defender (formerly known as Windows Defender) already on
The newest evolution in RAM has recently been released to the public. Like any new electronic component release, the prices will stay high for a while but for an initial release, they are more affordable than I would have guessed. With memory manufacturers like Crucial
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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Everything You Need To Know About Storage Solid State Drives (SSD) have been one of the biggest improvements to computer performance in recent years. Unlike traditional analog HDDs that have spinning disks, SSDs have no moving parts, they are faster and more reliable. So why
How To Encrypt MS, Libre, Apache Open Office If you ever have the need to create a Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Access file or even a OneNote section that contained sensitive data or just information you do not want to share, there is an easy
A Computer’s Memory Isn’t What It Used To Be RAM (Random Access Memory) has come a long way since the home computer was released. My first computer had 4K of memory. My current computer has 32GB of ram. Laid out in numbers, that’s 4 000,
New OS vs New Computer In a recent article I read by our own Jim Hiller, The Truth Behind Windows 11, he asks a compelling question about Windows 11 and asks readers for their thoughts. In reading some of the comments it reminded me of
Inside A CPU There are several types of CPUs available for today’s computers. The most common are Intel’s from Celeron, to the Core Series i3 or i7. AMD’s Ryzen series are similar in type and function to Intel’s Core Series. One common factor you should
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Taming Terms Of Service Agreements All of us have been asked to sign the extremely long and hard-to-read “Terms of Service” (TOS) forms that are so prevalent for online websites. Particularly Software and Social Media giants like Apple, Facebook, Instagram, Microsoft, and a host of
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