I know there has been a lot of AI news recently that ranges from “the greatest thing since sliced bread” to “the end of civilization”. Who knows where it will eventually lead? I certainly don’t. What I do know is that it has been very …
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Recently I noticed that one of my apps from the Microsoft Store was not updating. In researching updating apps in the Microsoft Store I found this great article “Windows 10 Quick Tips – Update Store Apps“. In the more than four years since that article …
I know that most of the people reading this are not computer programmers. What if I told you that by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) you can use a computer programming language you know nothing about to do amazing things in Windows? Even if you DO …
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You’ve likely been reading recently that “AI” is the up-and-coming technology. I’ve even read predictions that AI will make Google search obsolete. In fact, Microsoft’s Bing search engine is already working on integrating Bing search with the OpenAI program through their own new system called …
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A virtual machine (VM) is like a physical computer except that it is implemented through software rather than hardware. It consists of a physical machine called the “host” and a VM called the “guest” or “client”. The physical machine uses an operating system, for example, …
When I switched from cable TV to streaming TV a problem arose that I didn’t have on cable. I was frequently getting those little circles with the arrow trying to catch its tail called “buffering”. Buffering is designed to store some of the streaming data …
Many electronic hardware devices need some form of maintenance, from physical maintenance like cleaning cooling fans to electrical maintenance like rebooting. This article is about electrical maintenance of the electronic devices on your home computer network. Reboot Your Computer The way I like to think …
Have you ever wanted to control access to the Internet for one program? There is a way to do it by making changes to the Windows built-in firewall, but it’s complicated. This article will show you an easy way to block or restore Internet access …
If you are not familiar with Microsoft PowerToys, you should be. Unlike other Microsoft software, PowerToys is open source which means there have been many contributors. There are lots of cool things you can do with it. Even if you have other software that has …
If you are like me, over the years you’ve been collecting dozens to hundreds of browser Bookmark or Favorite links to various Internet pages. Have you ever wondered if some of those old links still work? There are several reasons why Internet links might no …
If you previously used Mozilla Firefox and enjoyed having the optional question about closing multiple tabs, I have news for you. When I switched from Firefox to Google Chrome, it was that simple capability that I missed the most. Time after time I closed the …
Did you know that you can convert all your browser Bookmarks into one HTML file that contains all your browser links? Then, after putting that HTML file on a flash drive, you can take it with you and access them with any computer that has …
When the micro-sd card in my Android phone failed, the phone suddenly no longer recognized that I had an SD card installed. The accumulated images, music, and videos from the past few years were no longer available. For this Google account, I had checked all …
When you receive an email from a person or a company that you don’t know, would you click on the Internet links in that email? I would hope not. That’s because the links could let spammers, who harvest email addresses, know that you opened their …
