How to Add a Mailbox Folder to your iPhone
I get a lot of email. More than I would like to but it all serves a purpose. When I look at my email on my iPhone or iPad, I don’t want to see my ‘old’ email that I’ve already read, just my unread email.
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How To Change/Customize Your Gmail Theme
It is time for a “How to” since I haven’t given you one in a while. I’m all about making things your own, either by building it yourself or throwing some paint on someone else’s stuff. With the holidays here and Star Wars coming out
How To Fix A Corrupted Registration Database That Stops A Computer From Booting
I’ve fixed a number of computers over the years using the following procedure. I first came across this when trying to fix a Windows XP computer, a long time ago, that wouldn’t boot. No amount of scanning, poking or prodding was able to clear it
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How To Fix: I Can No Longer Update My Computer – Error(s) found: Code 80070005
This problem is from my own computer a short while ago. I first noticed there was an issue when a little ! mark in a yellowish shield appeared on my Start Menu. When I put my mouse over the shutdown button it states Install updates
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How To Fix “New” Option Missing from Right-Click Context Menu.
Got up this morning to a discover a minor problem on my Windows 7 computer. I was trying to create a new text document by right-clicking on my desktop and choosing New and then Text Document, only the ‘New’ option was missing from my menu.
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iOS 9 Default “Feature” May Be Hurting Your Data Usage
Wi-Fi Assist switched on by default One of the nicer features in iOS 9 is the ability to automatically switch to using cellular data if your Wi-Fi is a little sketchy. The not-so-nice thing is the fact that this feature it is switched to ‘On’ automatically
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How To Get Rid of Most Malware
I originally wrote this over a period of time. I started when the most dominant malware around was those fake anti-virus programs – you know, the ones that block your system and try to bully you into paying for an upgrade to remove the so-called
How To Search Using Images On Google
When people are Google searching most of us just use the basic search, right? However, there is more you can do with Google search than you might think. In this article I’m focusing on a certain feature I think is very helpful, and cool. Let’s say
Creating a God Mode Folder on Your Desktop
If you are not familiar with “God Mode” it is a very nice set of commands that allow you quickly and easily access just about anything you can imagine on your computer. There are 234 different commands. All of the commands are actually available within
How to Use Downsampling in Video Games
What is downsampling? Downsampling is running a game at a higher resolution than the native resolution of your monitor, which is then rescaled or downsampled back to your native desktop resolution. For example you could change the in-game resolution settings to 2560 x 1440, which
Embedding an Excel Chart into a Word Document
An Excel chart can be inserted into a Word document. In addition, any edits done to the Excel Spreadsheet can automatically appear in the Chart in Word. Who knew! The beauty of this is any changes made in Excel will be in sync in the Word
Turn Off Peer-to-Peer Update & App Sharing in Windows 10
Many people who have upgraded to Windows 10 may not be aware that they are sharing (as in uploading) installed Windows Updates and apps across a peer-to-peer system which has been dubbed “WUDO” (Windows Update Delivery Optimization). The idea behind WUDO is to speed up
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How To Repair Your Xbox Power Supply
The first sign you have a problem with your Xbox Power Brick is when the red light appears. If you leave your Xbox on long enough, it will collect dust over time. The power brick acts like a small vacuum cleaner and slowly sucks up
How to Setup a Wi-Fi HotSpot On Your Android Phone
You ever want to turn your cell phone into a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot? Well, you can. Many Android devices give you the option to share your internet connection with other devices. This feature will allow you to share your internet connection with 3 to 5
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