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Data Usage History Windows has always stored information about nearly everything that happens on your system and your usage of the internet is no different. Sometimes it can be a handy thing to know which programs and utilities are eating up your precious bandwidth and […]
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Recently, I was working on an article about activating the Parental Controls on a Fire Tablet. You can check that out right here at this How to Activate Parental Controls on Fire Tablet page. After writing the article, I needed to also create the how-to
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If you want to download videos and are concerned about the software and what is bundled in it, here’s a more secure way to do it. One commenter in a previous article suggested using Avast Secure Browser, so I decided to try it out. Avast Secure
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Automatic Maintenance Schedule Windows 10 tries to keep your PC running smoothly by running certain maintenance tasks on a schedule. This includes such things as keeping Apps up-to-date, running virus/malware scans and updating Windows, too, if needed. Windows tries to run these tasks when they
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Christmas 2018 was a big hit for my kids. Santa brought all the boys brand new Fire HD 8 tablets plus Faddy received a new router to handle all the devices. With the tablets and my kids being kids, I really wanted to make sure
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I just read an article about a user who was revising a long list of styles in a template and came across the Hide Until Used feature in the Recommend tab of the Manage Styles dialog box. If she marks a style as hidden, it
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I like to save copies of my uploads to Daves Computer Tips. Originally I used the MHTML format to save the documents. This allowed me to save the document as one file compared to saving it as a complete web page. But this format seems
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Microsoft has been trying to focus people’s attention on their online store for a few years now. They want everybody to get all their Apps from that Cloud service. There is free stuff there, and of course, the usual paid-for stuff, too. Many times, these
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Every now and then I want to print some information I found online or if I made a purchase on eBay, I like to print up a copy of the order. These printed copies usually end up in binders so I like to have at
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Using Cortana With Other Browsers As I mentioned in an earlier article, I momentarily lost access to my Edge Browser. One of the reasons I lean on Edge is its integration with Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant. Many of us already use Cortana as the default
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I wrote before about using 4K Video Downloader to download YouTube videos. One reader suggested another downloader and I decided to check it out. It’s called aTube Catcher. Be careful during the setup– it offers to install McAfee Web Advisor and The Brave Browser. Accept
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As a business owner, I need to let people know what services I offer– from websites and social media to business cards and anything else that will attract customers. It is important to have all services advertised on your website and especially on your social
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If you would like your Outlook calendar to include all the public holidays, you do not have to Google them and insert each and every one of them individually into your calendar. Outlook can automatically add them to your calendar for you! And there are
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Windows 10 Administrator Tools There is a folder in Windows 10 (and previous versions) that holds a whole passel of administrator tools (read: utilities). Some can be accessed by using the Windows Key+ X hotkey (the so-called WinX Menu). However, there are many more utilities
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