HideAway VPN is provided by Firetrust, the same New Zealand-based software company that produces the excellent MailWasher email manager/spam filter. You’ve possibly never heard of HideAway VPN but I have been using it for several years and I can assure you it is a fantastic […]
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FolderMove is a tiny free and portable utility that provides a simple method for transferring installation/program folders from one drive or partition to another drive or partition without breaking anything. I first wrote about FolderMove back in 2018, not long after its initial release. The
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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
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Accessing information about a computer’s hardware components can help in many situations including when seeking assistance/support. There are quite a few third-party tools that will accomplish this. However, Windows 10 has a basic System Information tool built in that will provide enough information to satisfy
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HiBit Uninstaller is completely free with a portable edition available and lots of nice tools included. I think everyone would be aware by now that the native Windows uninstall feature is not the best. I’ve always used a third-party uninstaller myself, either Geek Uninstaller (free
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I, among many, was very surprised when Microsoft decided to renege on its promise of “Windows 10, the last Windows Operating System” and release a Windows 11. I was even more surprised, probably shocked would be a better description, at the mandatory Windows 11 requirements.
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Just a quick reminder that you can now submit your questions to our DCT experts. If you are struggling to understand a particular process, software, operating system setting, anything, you can contact our experts and ask your questions. To submit a question simply click the
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The need to sign a PDF is something most of us will come across at some time or the other but finding a free and straightforward method can prove difficult. Fortunately, with the Chromium Edge browser, which comes included with Windows 10, signing a PDF
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Email spam is the bane of every computer user’s life and is difficult to avoid. However, understanding how spammers get hold of your email address in the first place can help at least minimize the risks. Here then are a number of steps you can
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For the uninitiated, Proton is a Swiss-based company specializing in ultra-secure services. The name “Proton” first came to notice with the introduction of its secure email client “ProtonMail” in 2014 and the company offered its VPN service to Windows users in May 2021. Check out
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Back in the day, many moons ago when visiting the world wide web was a pleasant experience, Ian “Gizmo” Richards was the freeware guru. They were exciting times, when new and innovative freeware abounded, and Gizmo was at the forefront of the freeware revolution. His
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Audacity is a widely used free and open-source digital audio recording and editing software that has attracted a large and faithful following over two decades. However, following Audacity’s acquisition in May this year by Russian-based company MuseGroup, the software has been steeped in controversy. The
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In this article I’ll be showing you how to: 1) Create groups of tabs in Chrome and Edge 2) Create Reading Lists in Chrome, and Collections in Edge. How To Create Tab Groups In Chrome This tip is particularly handy for users who tend to
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Microsoft has released an out-of-cycle security update to patch a serious vulnerability. The security flaw, known as “PrintNightmare”, affects the Windows Print Spooler service. This vulnerability was first brought to notice via a Tweet in late May from researchers at cybersecurity company Sangfor who later
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