QR Codes or Quick Response Codes are usually square images that are made up of dots and squares to represent binary code. They can be used used to easily send users to web pages, download apps, and so on, without a lot of typing on […]
I read about someone having issues with streaming YouTube videos using VLC and found out that I had the same issues. Research online found a lot of little tweaks that didn’t work. But I finally found a solution that did. Here is the link to
Here’s a scenario that seems to come up a lot… Your friends are getting friend requests from you even though they are already on your friend’s list. The good news here is that you are not hacked. The bad news, someone pretends to be you
My uncle sends me links to videos on Facebook and wants me to get the lyrics for the songs. Sometimes you can just find them online. Other times, I find myself just listening to the song and writing them out. Sometimes the words are not
This shows you how behind the times I am. Still using a landline with a cordless phone. Every now and then the battery seems not to charge up. And there is a simple fix. Just slide the back cover off and unplug the battery. Wait
So maybe like me, you want to convert an Animated GIF to a video, for whatever reason. You could use any number of Free online services but I still prefer to use a program on my system. And I found one that can do it.
I wrote before about transferring bookmarks by exporting them to another computer. Read here: Transfer Chrome Bookmarks To Another Computer There is a second way to do this and that is by syncing them through your Google account. First, sign in to your Google account
I got a call from a woman who was getting a warning about a possible virus on her system. It was one of those scammer’s ads that tries to convince you that your system is infected. Two things to keep in mind: 1. Never call
I recently wrote about setting up a basic home network. Read here: How To Set Up A Home Network If you got your network set up and working, you might want to add your printer to the network. First, you have to make sure your
Do this on all the computers in your network. Set Profile Account Password First set a password on your profile account in Windows if you don’t have one already. If you are going to be sharing files over a network, a little bit of security
It’s been a weird last few days for my network. Basically, it disappeared completely. None of my computers could read each other. After following some suggestions online that didn’t work I decided to reset my network. Just to be sure, I reset the network on
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I got another laptop (not a new one). Someone I know was getting rid of all their old tech and gave me one of their laptops. It’s a Gateway MS2285 (currently Win 10). After resetting and fiddling with all the settings, it was still as
My sister had an HP Media Center Laptop at one time that had the ability to handle two hard drives. Most laptops don’t come with that option but you can still add a second hard drive by buying a special hard drive caddy that lets
The last couple of days my Gateway desktop has been acting up. The screen freezes and then the fan starts getting noisier. So when I managed to reboot it, I went to the Event Manager and clicked on Administrative Events. And behold the long list
