Let’s Go Incognito
Do you remember ever watching a TV show or movie and a character gets hurt and his only concern is getting his Internet history erased? Are you one of these people? The best way to get rid of a browser’s history is not to save […]
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Windows 10 Quick Tips – Icon Spacing
We all know that you can easily change the desktop icon size in Windows by holding down the CTRL key and rolling your mouse wheel. This is a down-and-dirty way to re-size your icons but the spacing remains the same. This week’s Quick Tips article
Have I Been PWNED?
PWNED – PassWord owNED Yet another security breach in the news. Want to find out if any of your email accounts have been breached? Just go to Have I Been PWNED. Type in your email address and click on the pwned? button at the end.
How To Improve YouTube Video Quality
YouTube Video Quality Can Be Disappointing I’ve been uploading videos to YouTube since 2007 and whilst it’s true that any video uploaded will only be as good as the original source, with the advance of technology in the last twelve years everything has changed. In
How To Make An Unforgettable Password
The Password Quandary Passwords have been around seemingly forever. Try as we may, there seems to be no way to remember them all so we do things like use the same one everywhere. That is easy to remember but makes us vulnerable on many levels.
How To Share Large Files
Dropbox is a good way to upload your data to a safe cloud. If you download the Dropbox Application to your computer it will even synchronize data in your Dropbox folder to your Dropbox cloud. I use it for saving data, but not for keeping
How To Opt Out Of Nielsen On Hulu
If you are unfamiliar with the Nielsen Rating System, I am happy to explain, or may I say, let Wikipedia explain: Nielsen Ratings are the audience measurement systems operated by Nielsen Media Research that seek to determine the audience size and composition of television programming
How To Remove The Language Bar
If you look down by the clock you may or may not see an icon as in my case it looks like the letters ENG. It’s so you can change the language quickly if you need such a service. In older versions of Windows, this
How To Force Page Break Before Paragraph In Word
When you create your documents, there might be paragraphs that should always begin at the top of the page. One example could be that you have a certain paragraph format that you are using as section headings. Your document design needs all sections to begin
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Windows 10 Quick Tips – Network Data Usage
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
How To Factory Reset Kindle Fire
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
How To Download Video With Avast Secure Browser
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
Windows 10 Quick Tips – Automatic Maintenance
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
How To Activate Parental Controls On Fire Tablet
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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