The Simplest Way To Fix A Computer
Still the simplest way to fix a computer. Follow instructions carefully. And if all else fails: —
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How To Restore Windows To A New SSD
No Clean Install A Solid State Drive (SSD) is still the single-most, best, bang for the buck upgrade you can make for your desktop PC or laptop. Migrating Windows (or any operating system) from a mechanical hard drive (“spinner”) to an SSD is a pretty
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How To Find SpellCheck For WordPad
I find many users without the need for an Office Suite. WordPad comes with Windows 10 and they will use it when they need to type a letter or record something in a document file. WordPad is not Microsoft Word but a stripped-down word processor
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How To Pin Shortcut To Taskbar Hack
In Windows 10, the bottom bar on the desktop is called the Taskbar. It has the Start button on the left and the time/date on the right. When we open an application, an icon representing that application appears on the Taskbar with an underline indicating
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How To Access Amazon Photos (Updated)
A few years ago I wrote an article on how you can access your Amazon Photos. I showed you how on your app and on the website using your computer. Well, like all websites they, love to update things and move options around on you.
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How To Send Private Self-Destructing Messages
Privnote is a free web-based service that allows you to send encrypted self-destructing messages to anyone from and to any device. The service is completely free and does not require any sort of account or registration to use. Privnote includes options to encrypt your message
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How To Use Windows Local Account [No Password]
We have been plagued with the requirement to enter a password to startup Windows forever. The addition of a PIN and even facial recognition has been recently added to Windows 10. Yet, there are some who like their computer to start without entering anything. In
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Windows 10 Quick Tips – No More Tips
It probably sounds strange for a Windows tips article to have a title like, “No More Tips”. It was my meager attempt at humor. Actually, I’m talking about the Windows 10 Tips, Tricks, and Suggestions that can inundate you. They can even be a small
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Touchpad Not Working After Windows Update [Solved]
A man brought me his laptop because his mouse/touchpad wasn’t working. I thought it was a simple matter of just enabling it. This was an Acer and the key combination is Fn + F7. Then I discovered the keyboard wasn’t working either. The first thing
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Stop People From Tagging You On Instagram
With me working with so many social media sites I need to know how they work. Recently, I had a client that was being tagged on photos that they did not want to be tagged on. This can be annoying and feel a little intrusive.
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How To Highlight A Box Of Text In Word
I am sure you have had an instance where you just wanted to highlight a certain area of text in your document for one reason or another and instead ended up feeling frustrated because you were unable to do so. So today, I am here
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How To Show Formatting In Word 365
I wish I had a nickel for every time someone has lamented how they could always see their formatting in WordPerfect but cannot in Microsoft Word. Well, rejoice folks! Why? Because you can see your formatting in Word! And what’s more, it’s very easy to
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How To Auto-Start Your Browser
Whether using Windows 10, a Chromebook, an iPad, a smartphone, or a Linux platform, we are all using a browser. As long as we can get to it we can utilize all of the websites and web applications that we need. I have helped
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Windows 10 Quick Tips – Default Task Manager Tab
The Task Manager in Windows is a very useful tool and I use it a lot. It is also very flexible in that you can choose which columns it displays and what order they are sorted in. One very useful feature that might be overlooked
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