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Browsers And Search Engines Many (if not most) of my clients do not understand the difference between a browser and a search engine. So, for the uninitiated, let’s start there: Browser: A web browser is a software application that allows users to access and view […]
Overview For those of us living in a hemisphere where Vegemite is NOT considered fine cuisine, summertime is approaching. That means surf, sun, travel, and time with family. It also means you may need to use public Wi-Fi. Public Wi-Fi is an open network often
Last week, we started our series on Android Tips. That one was, “How To Disable Hidden Tracking On Android,” you can find it here: How To Disable Hidden Tracking On Android We are continuing this with another tip about your Android device that will keep
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
Last week, we covered how you can manage Instagram Comments. If you missed that one, you can find it here: How To Manage Instagram Comments This week, I want to start a small series of articles on Android tips. I am going to show you
My uncle wanted to sell something on Facebook Marketplace. He wanted me to post it on Facebook for him. So, I signed into his account. Down the left-hand menu, click on “Marketplace.” If you don’t see it, click the “See more” option. Then scroll down
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
The other day, my wife came home with a couple of laptops belonging to a close friend of hers. The task was to remove all their personal data so that she could either sell them or give at least one of them to a deserving
I tried to print something on my HP OfficeJet 3830, and the paper would not feed through the printer. Research online indicated it was probably because of dirty rollers. Depending on your make and model, cleaning the rollers is no easy task because you don’t
Last week, we covered how to hide the reaction count on Facebook. If you missed that, here it is: How To Hide Reaction Count On Facebook This week, I wanted to talk about the platform Instagram. Many of my articles give you tips on social
When I try to select a photo to upload to Twitter, instead of the select the pictures to upload dialogue box that you would normally expect, I get this band of pictures at the bottom of the browser screen. It wouldn’t be so bad except
All antivirus solutions will occasionally flag a harmless file as being malicious, and these instances are generally known as false positives. The problem with antivirus software is that it is unable to distinguish between the potential for malicious use and actual malicious use, so it
