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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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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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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
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In version 1.92, Brave introduced Brave Containers, a new feature that gives users a convenient way to organize and isolate different parts of their online activity. This feature is designed to keep different browsing activity separate without having to create multiple browser profiles. Whether you’re
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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
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I received an email concerning an “All In One” bootable image that contains several useful tools for troubleshooting your computer problems. I decided to check it out. Note: This is not a paid review. Download All In One System Rescue Toolkit Download the ISO. Then
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I’m back! Yep, the little old lady with the weird sense of humor is back and ready to show you some more interesting tips and tricks that you may not have ever thought of using – that is, before you heard about them! When I
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How to back up your system drivers using only the “Command Prompt” or “Windows PowerShell”. First, select or create a folder for your driver’s backup. I created “D:\CyberPC Drivers May 15 2026”. It includes the name of my computer and the date, as of this
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I lost the ability to control the volume on my TV through the TiVo remote. I also noticed the mute and power buttons weren’t working. The TV controls work, and so does the original TV remote. Online, it was suggested to reset and/or pair the
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I use PhotoFiltre as my photo editing software. Sometimes I want to select a colour in the photo to apply it elsewhere. Normally, I would go to the toolbar on the right-hand side. Select the “colour picker tool”, which looks like an eye dropper, and
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I downloaded a few images from a site to use as desktop backgrounds on my computer, but I couldn’t open any of them afterward. Sorry, no screenshots. One corrupted picture, no big deal, but when they all start showing the same error message. In practice,
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One of the first problems I had with my TiVo cable service was that the batteries in my remote seemed only to last a week. I got in touch with Tech Support, and they only sent me a new remote. When you move or shake
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I previously wrote about the “Activity History,” but it wasn’t the original article I planned to write. I was originally going to write about “how to delete the activitiescache.db file manually”, but I had some issues with it on one of my computers. When I
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