Accessing network shares through a Chromebook. Windows networking has always been a nightmare. Hit or miss. It only works when it wants to. So I’m going to add to that nightmare by trying to access it through a Chromebook. 🙂 On your Chromebook, click the
Print on both sides of a page using LibreOffice and a Canon TR4720 printer. I wrote about this before: How To Print On Both Sides Of A Page So I went to print a 4-page document only to discover the necessary settings were missing from
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Thunderbird has changed its email program so that clicking the X no longer closes the program but minimizes it to the system tray (down by the clock). Here’s how to change that. Previously, when I clicked the minimize button in Thunderbird, it minimized to the
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Did you know you can get adware on your system on your monitor? Here’s your best defence to stop it. When you plug in a device, Windows automatically downloads and installs the drivers and other software from the device manufacturer. As I understand it, LG
Watch lots of streaming videos by downloading an online playlist. And yes, oodles is a real word. It means a great amount or number. Merriam-Webster: oodles I came across these streaming playlists online. You will need a media player like VLC or PotPlayer that can
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I wrote previously about not being able to turn on my TV. I traced the problem to my Acer Desktop computer being on since I had been using my TV as a monitor. I was trying to figure out what went wrong. My TV isn’t
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I wrote about this problem before: I could not get my TV to turn on without unplugging the power first. For the last couple of mornings, when I got up, my TV was ON. It turned on by itself. If I turned it off for
Quick fix for a TV that will not turn on. I woke up early yesterday morning, and my TV was on. I turned it off, and when I tried to turn it on later, it wouldn’t turn on. This is an “Element” brand TV. A
I like to save downloaded programs to DVDs/CDs. Then I keep a list of the programs on each disc. When I was typing up the latest list, the lines looked double-spaced, which I did not set up on purpose. I don’t understand why things change
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How to fix a maximized, non-resizable selection box in Opera. When you save/upload an image (or anything else) in your browser, it opens a box to select the file to upload, or if you are downloading, it asks you to select a folder for the
If it’s more convenient for you to have information on a website read to you, then this “text-to-speech” extension may be what you are looking for. I’m going to test this on the first article that appears on DavesComputerTips as I write this. And the
I moved $75 from my PayPal account to my bank account. Here is how I did it. Sign in to your account. On the first screen, look for the “PayPal balance” box and click on “Transfer Money”. Or you can click “Wallet”, and then “Transfer
This is for your computer, and not you. 🙂 You can use a Chrome extension to easily enable or disable your system from powering down. It’s called “Caffeine – Keep Awake”. If you were doing something on your computer and didn’t want it interrupted by
I put my CyberPC on the desk and am trying to turn off the RGB (the coloured lights inside the case). Here’s how… I really don’t care much for RGB lighting. I know they are just LEDs and don’t use much power, but I always
