Internet related articles
Readers of DCT will remember that in November 2021 we reported in Facebook Bans Links To Dave’s Computer Tips that all links to our articles on Facebook were being blocked, with a message stating that our content had been reported as abusive. Naturally, we were …
Ok, so technically, someone tried to hack into my home network. Although they did not get in, I thought it would be informative to go over what happened. In this article, I will explain the different methods used to get into my network, what the …
Readers will know that I live in Argentina which is considered by most people to be a third-world developing country and as such is privileged by geographical pricing for many online goods and services. I refer specifically to downloadable media such as video games, music, …
Google Maps Timeline is an optional feature that you can turn off at will but I have opted in because I ride to so many places on my motorcycle that it’s a great way to keep track of my movements. Some may wave their arms …
Opera has a new feature that, in theory, will help sharpen videos and pictures on the websites that you visit. It’s called “Lucid mode“. To access it, go to the “Easy setup” menu – three stacked lines in the top right-hand corner. When the side …
I had an unusual problem. I wanted to read an article called, “PicPick Adds Delayed Capture Functionality” by John Durso – you can read it here: PicPick Adds Delayed Capture Functionality But the page was displaying weirdly. The first thing I saw was what I …
On November 30, LastPass reported that they were breached and an unauthorized party, using information obtained in the August 2022 incident, was “able to gain access to certain elements of our customers’ information”. On December 22, Karim Toubba, the CEO of LastPass, announced that the …
Edit Images Directly In Edge In the latest release of the Dev and Canary channels, you can start editing web images right in your browser. Simply hover over the top right corner of any web-based image. Beneath the familiar four corner icons are two hidden …
I’m not an avid football (soccer) fan and only watch the sport when the World Cup comes up every four years. But this time around I was presented with a dilemma because, although I was born in England, I’m descended from Welsh parents and live …
Edge Preview Channels In the last year Microsoft’s flagship browser, Edge, has had a phenomenal market share growth of just over 1,300%. Some of the growth has to do with the retirement of Internet Explorer on June 15 this year and some has been the …
I have written about the pitfalls of online shopping previously but with Christmas around the corner and more and more people shopping online, I thought it might be timely to repeat some of the steps to help consumers avoid a disappointing, or even disastrous, online …
A man called me because he was having trouble with a streaming news website. The video would play for a while and then crash with the error message: The video file cannot be played. (Error Code: 232011) From research, this is more than likely a …
Sharing Your Photos Social Media is not the only way to share photos. There are safer and more practical ways. Sometimes your photos are only meaningful to a select group of people. Being able to store and share groups of photos on a secure cloud …
You are trying to connect to a website and having an issue. Is the problem with the website, or is it with your setup? This just happened to me. Here is the error I received when trying to log into a bank account. Here is …
