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Customizing Things If you have been following my writing for the last couple of years you would have noticed that I love adding my style to things. You know… customizing Account Pages, Profile Images, banners or even the background picture of websites. Like I always […]
Hotkeys Most, if not all of the past Quick Tips articles that have been published on Dave’s Computer Tips (DCT) have asked you to use Hotkeys. Some examples would be: WinKey + R (Run Box), WinKey + I (Settings App), WinKey + X (WinX Menu),
Opera VPN If you are using Opera, you may or may not be aware that Opera now has a Free VPN built in. VPN or Virtual Private Network is like using a proxy server to hide your browsing habits, but unlike simple proxy servers, VPNs
Did you know that many people use their PayPal account for everyday transactions with Amazon, eBay and many other on-line retailers? So I asked myself, “Can I send an invoice to someone using my personal PayPal account?” With a business account it’s a fairly easy decision
eBay Profile Page A long, long time ago in a far off galaxy… wait… wrong story. To boldly go where no… not that one either. Here it is… there once was a man who sold on eBay (got it). Now, this was back in 1999/2000
What Is Homegroup The Windows Homegroup allows people to share files, printers and other devices on a Local Area Network (LAN) without having to install drivers on the individual computers or keeping multiple copies of files on several computers. This can be very handy for
What Is RSS? Really Simple Syndication (RSS) provides a way to watch particular web sites’ posts as they are published. It allows you to aggregate a list of information to your liking. Only the information you choose will be displayed. This is a great boon
Cortana And Bing Don’t Forget Cortana is your personal assistant. She is forever eavesdropping on your activity and searches. She perhaps knows your habits better than you. Not only that, but she shares everything she knows with her old pal Bing. For privacy-conscience people, this
Remote Hardships Remember way back when you had to turn your TV on by getting up and walking over to it? Or forcing the youngest kid in the family to do it? If you said YES, then you are from my generation. If you said
Ad-Aware vs Malwarebytes Ad-Aware In the beginning, my first choice for anti-malware was Ad-Aware. That is, until they came out with the 2007 version. A complete overhaul of the interface, and the program was never the same again. I ended up fixing more problems caused
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Windows 10 Game Mode, Et Al… The Windows 10 Creators Update introduced a new feature called Game Mode. Its purpose is to potentially speed up a game’s responsiveness by focusing system resources on said game rather than other possibly less-needed background processes. According to many
Amazon Video PIN Most of us probably have our own Amazon Prime account. With all the benefits why would you not? Now, if you have children, they will probably be wanting to use some of the features it offers– most likely the streaming video service. Great!…Right?
Drive Fragmentation In the old days one of the necessary chores was to defragment (Defrag) your Hard Disk Drives (HDD) on a regular basis. This helped them to run at peak efficiency, reduced “head thrashing”, and prolonged the life of the drive, not to mention
