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Every file stored on the computer is named. That name consists of two parts. The left portion is the actual file name. It ends with a dot or period and is followed by what is called an extension. [Almost] every file has one. That extension […]
One of the biggest problems Help Desks complain of is people describing their problems using incorrect terms. You cannot fix something if someone is telling you it is one thing and that thing is not broken! I remember when I taught Microsoft Word to adults
CBZ means a Comic Book Zip Archive. It’s just a bunch of pictures (usually comic pages) put into numeric order, like the pages in a comic book. Most compression programs can extract the individual images from an archive. The last letter of an archive usually
Death is a fact of life. This is not only true for flora and fauna but also for software and operating systems. Even the almighty Windows is not immune to this immutable end. Over the decades we have seen many variants of Windows come and
God Mode is the name that was given to an option that has long been available in Microsoft Windows. It gives you quick access to most of the applets and commands from the Control Panel. So God Mode or Windows Master Control Panel is a
Let’s face it, saying or writing GPU is a lot easier and quicker than Graphics Processing Unit, or even the terribly 90s WYSIWYG instead of What You See Is What You Get –who still says that, anyway? But sometimes the gobbledegook can be challenging. Tech
When thinking of an article to write for the week I go through a brainstorming process that resembles a category 5 hurricane. It’s a whirlwind of ideas smashing against one another, a rapid stream of thought going 180 miles an hour and in the end,
Windows 10 updates are bug-ridden these days. That has become the natural state of things and we have all settled into the “it is what it is” mentality accepting whatever may befall us. There was a time, some of you might remember, when this wasn’t
SEQ vs LISTNUM Ever wonder what the difference is between the SEQ and LISTNUM fields? Suppose you have a document you would like to divide into numbered sections, and you need something that will update automatically if you add or delete a section, and something
Dave’s Computer Tips Dave Hartsock. He is the man behind the scenes who started it all. He hails from the great Hoosier State of Indiana. A most kind and generous man in my estimation, and his DCT Bio reads as follows: “Executive Editor/Owner/Admin of Daves
The Top 10 Posts In 2017 #1 – Is ScanGuard Legitimate Just recently I’ve had a number of people ask me about a relatively new program called ScanGuard. The company behind ScanGuard describes it as “The All In One Security & Optimization Software” and, apparently,
Registry Cleaner Scams The Registry Dave’s Computers Tips has often published articles that suggest making changes to your Windows Registry. This can be a hazardous place in which to be tinkering. We always try to warn you before making changes to your Registry; you should
What Is ISO In today’s Quick Tips we’ll be talking about ISO files. Specifically, Microsoft’s Windows and Office ISO files. “And the tip?”, you ask. Well, I am going to show you how to get many ISO files, all legal mind you, containing different versions
Metadata This is a picture I took. With my camera, from the stone ages, like all of my tech. 🙂 I can tell you the exact date and time: 01/04/2016 5:22 PM I can tell you the exact size: 4320×3240 (4.43 MB) I can tell
