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Forgotten Password A man called because he couldn’t access his email. A forgotten password. He was using Chrome. I went to the password manager in Chrome, and it had somehow saved his email address as the password, which I was pretty sure it wasn’t. In […]
The Benefits Of Using Dual Account System How using separate Admin and Standard User Sign Ins can improve your safety. A dual account system means having two user accounts: one with administrative privileges and one without. It is recommended to use your standard account on
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A woman brought me two HP laptops to check over for her. Both had Windows 10 but were not compatible with Windows 11. Otherwise, they were both in pretty good shape. A problem on one of the computers was a constantly high CPU and disk usage,
I never tried to get a Netflix account because I assumed you needed a credit card to sign up. Something I’m lacking. But as it turns out, you don’t. You can do it with “Netflix gift cards”. My Brother recently gave me a card, so
The power has been blinking on and off all morning. A woman called because she was getting an error on her TV screen after the power came back on. It would first say E126 and then 8888. I believe she is still using a “Motorola
Yes, you read that correctly! I know, I know! It sounds crazy, but yes, that’s yet another cool thing you can use your iPhone for! Who knew? Certainly not me! But when I found out, I had to try it. It works! And since it
A guy came to me with his Chromebook. On Facebook Messenger (Chrome browser), he had no scroll bar, so he couldn’t scroll back to see older messages with someone he was chatting with. I cleared out the temporary files, reset the browser, disabled the extensions,
I opened a document in LibreOffice and saw a barely readable black document with black text. This is apparently from an update. It uses the system colour scheme to display documents, but it doesn’t work. There is a quick fix. Go to the “Tools” menu
Google’s Shielded Email A Game Changer? Online privacy is a current and continually growing concern. Google is upping its game with a proposed feature for Gmail: Disposable email addresses. Currently called “Shielded Email”. Its goal is to provide users with the temporary, burner email address
I am writing this to remind our readers that DCT has a YouTube channel. This channel has been successfully managed by our very own Jason Shuffield for several years now. Here are a few details: Here is the latest: And here are a few of
An older couple was having problems with their computer. It initially seemed like it was having an issue keeping its settings. For example, I would set up Chrome for them, and then it was gone. Without going into too much detail, I gradually realized what
I used to have the Maestro cable service but upgraded because of the costs. Streaming videos from PC to TV was a breeze with the Maestro’s built-in support. My new TiVo service uses an Android TV box with no such support. After some trial and
Yes, you can add widgets to your Lock Screen. Sounds like a bit of fun doesn’t it? Well, it definitely can be fun but more importantly, it can make things easier for you and keep you from wasting time and key strokes, which you all
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You may not be aware but you can personalize your iPad lock screen by selecting a wallpaper, having a photo you love, or even changing your fonts every now and then. You can add widgets, too, if you like! And wrap your head around this
