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Yes, I know a gazillion people who think it is just easier to keep hitting that Tab key all the way across their document so that blocks of text will line up for them. That’s all well and good if they like wasting time and […]
Have you ever watched a YouTube video, especially a do-it-yourself type video and wish you had a written copy of the instructions being spoken in the video? Well, I figured out a way to do this. How To Save The Transcript First, go to the
Domain Name System “The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical decentralized naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities. Most prominently, it
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As you probably know, I have three sons and one of them has his own YouTube Channel. He uses it to live-stream and create videos of himself playing games and doing voice-overs (strange, I know). Today, I was notified by my phone that he was
Utopia Unless you live in a utopian dreamworld, you most likely lock your windows and doors. Perhaps you even have a security alarm system or a video setup, or a big mean dog to scare off intruders! And why do you do this? Well of
Notepad++ I recently decided to give Notepad++ a try as my main text editor. The only downside that I can see is that multiple text files would open in one tabbed window, which I very quickly began to hate. It would even show tabs for
Schedule System Restore Points At Start Up System Restore Points are basically little snapshots of your current system state. Windows takes these snapshots on a regular basis and also when a big change is made to your computer, such as installing MS Office, for example.
By accident, I realized I could stream videos/pictures from my computer to the TV through my Maestro cable box. I wrote before about how to disable the streaming of media from your computer: Disable Media Streaming For Privacy Then I discovered another issue. If you
For the past week I have been playing a lot on my PS4, one of the reasons is my sweet wife bought me the game Evil Within 2 for Christmas. I played number 1 and loved it so had to play this one. This is
Data Usage Sometimes it is useful to know how much internet bandwidth you are using. This would be especially true if your ISP host is imposing a data cap. It might also come in handy if you suspect a rogue piece of software is misbehaving.
If you run a website that handles sensitive information such as email addresses, passwords and more importantly, personal financial information, you should consider converting your site to SSL (Secure Sockets layer, aka TLS) for the peace of mind of both you and your users. What
Emoji, Emoticons, Smileys… Smileys have been around for as long as people have been sending messages to each other using computers. So much can be lost or misunderstood when using text alone. A little smiley can go a long way towards turning what may have
Background Images In Outlook Do you have a background in Outlook? If so, is it monochromatic or very colorful? You are not locked into a white background in Outlook. You can use any image as a background for an e-mail you compose. I don’t know
Poll Results Let me begin by saying, “Thank you!” to everyone who took the time to leave their comments on last week’s Quick Tips post. The results were totally positive in favor of continuing these Quick Tips articles into the future. Hearing all the kind
