How To Download An Attachment In Gmail
A guy called me and he wanted to know how to download an attachment and how to send it to someone else. He had a Gmail account, so I printed this up for him to show him how to do it. Open your Gmail and […]
How To Create A Time-Lapse Video
Have you seen videos where you watch a seed grow into a flower? That’s a time-lapse video. I will show you how to do a simple time-lapse video using what’s built into Windows. Open the camera app. Either find it in the Start menu or
How To Fix Monitors Not Going To Sleep
I have my system set up so it doesn’t sleep (disabled) but the monitor will power down after 15 minutes of inactivity. It was set up and working like this for a while now until a few nights ago and for no apparent reason, my
How To Manage YouTube Subscriptions
To manage your YouTube subscriptions, first go to this Subscription Manager page and sign in if needed. You’ll see a complete listing of all your YouTube subscriptions. First click on the A-Z button in the top right-hand corner. Clicking on it gives you some options
How To Reset Microsoft Edge Using Start Menu
Sometimes your browser can get screwed up. I recently had to reset it for a woman to clear it out. Resetting Edge brings it back to using all its default settings. Here is a quick, simple way to get at those settings from the Start
Easy Way To Open CMD Prompt To A Folder
Sometimes I want to open a command prompt to a certain folder. In my example, I want to open a CMD prompt to the folder Downloads on my E drive. I could just open up CMD prompt that defaults to C:\Users\Terry and then navigate to
1150 Free Movies Online
If you’re a fan of classic movies, then Open Culture is the site for you. They host an impressive list of links to comedies, dramas, Hitchcock, noir, horror, thriller, martial arts, westerns, documentaries, silent, and animated films. So go to their site, scroll down through
Your Computer’s Infected, Call 1-800-XXX-XXXX
A woman brought me her new laptop because her browser, Microsoft Edge, was being blocked with a message claiming her system was infected and to call 1-800-XXX-XXXX. It’s just a scam. I’m surprised that this thing is still around. I used a small program called
Bypass “This Server’s Security Certificate… ” Error
Warning, proceed with caution. The website in question might be compromised by a hacker. A woman called me and wanted me to print up a few sewing patterns for her. But when I tried to get to the website, I got a warning message that
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How To Fix Paused Updates In Thunderbird
I use the Thunderbird email program and this morning I noticed two unusual marks in my newsfeed accounts. In front of the account name was a pink triangle with an exclamation point inside it. I right-clicked on one account listed and I noticed on the
How To Create A Contact Sheet With XnView
I like to keep photos of my property in case it ever gets lost or stolen. I also create contact sheets where I put multiple images on a single page. You can do this manually but there is a quicker way using XnView. I’m just
How To Align A Canon Printer
My uncle got in touch with me awhile ago. He had put ink into his printer but it wouldn’t work. In his case, he forgot to take off the protective plastic strips from the ink cartridge. But someone suggested to him that he needed his
How To Help Fight COVID-19 With Your Computer
The Folding@Home mission according to their website: Folding@home is a project focused on disease research. The problems we’re solving require so many computer calculations and we need your help to find the cures! Basically, you can donate some of your computing power to help fight
How To Work Around Canon Scanner Error
I was trying to use my scanner on my Canon PIXMA MX492 when I got an error message saying that my scanner software Cannot communicate with the scanner. I usually go to Start – Canon Utilities – IJ Scan Utility. This opens the little scanning