This is a paid program but not a paid-for review. It concerns a program called Audials One 2020. (Ed note: You have a chance to win a copy of this software by entering our contest at Halloween 3-Pak Giveaway Contest! $150 Value!) I like to call it a downloader on steroids. It has many built-in […]
When I clicked on a PDF link on a page, it downloaded, but now it opens in Opera first. This change came after an update. I want it to download. Here’s how to change it back. In the address or URL bar type: opera://settings/content/pdfDocuments and press enter. On the page that opens, turn on Download […]
Many users find themselves with the starting page for the browser they are using changed by some unknown source. Some have just left the defaults that came with the browser and have to manually open their favorite website each time they open the browser. When you open a browser, the first website you see shows […]
I am frequently questioned about the favorites or bookmark bar on a browser. They want to know where it is, how can they make it show, and how to place things on it. Displaying The Bar This is what my bookmarks bar looks like. It is found under the Address Bar on my browser. The […]
I wanted to install an extension in my Opera browser but it was developed for the Chrome browser. To run it in Opera, it’s simple enough. All you have to do is install an extension in Opera called Install Chrome Extensions. Just go to this web address in Opera: https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/install-chrome-extensions/ Click on the green + […]
YouTube has declared war on downloading videos from its site. Most downloading programs and extensions no longer work. There is one that still works but only in Firefox. It’s a bit of a pain to set up. Installing The Add-On Just go to this address in Firefox and click on the big blue button + […]
Let’s face it, saying or writing GPU is a lot easier and quicker than Graphics Processing Unit, or even the terribly 90s WYSIWYG instead of What You See Is What You Get –who still says that, anyway? But sometimes the gobbledegook can be challenging. Tech terminology, abbreviations, and acronyms are not quite as flowery as […]
We saw how to create an icon for a single web page in my Elderly Computing article. Sometimes the icon that is created is an empty square– no picture. Let’s take a look at changing the icon to something else. Open your browser and locate the website you want a shortcut for. Note: I am […]
Have you ever wanted to know how to change the download folder your browser uses? I know I have, and recently someone asked me where the downloads go (this is very common in my line of work). At my day job, I help customers with eBook downloads and other tech issues. Usually, if you are […]
If you’ve been fooling around with networking at all, you probably came across this issue more than once. You try to access a computer on your network and get a network error: Windows cannot access \\ (your computer). Search online and you’ll find 101 solutions or more, but finding one that works might be a […]
This past week at my real job (yes, I have a real job) my coworker was being set up with a new computer for her job. To me, this is no big deal since as a Tech, we do this all the time. Now, she was doing fine moving her files over until I heard […]
This morning I realized I was on my last roll of toilet paper. This wasn’t an emergency since I still had a whole roll to use, but what happened next is relatable to millions across America. I sat down, went on my phone, opened Amazon and ordered a new pack to arrive the next day. […]