Trouble Signing In To Facebook
A guy brought me his new laptop to set up for him. Then he came back because when he signed in to his Facebook account, it was behaving like he had just set up a new account even though he’d had one for years. No […]
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How To Take Your Browser Bookmarks With You
Did you know that you can convert all your browser Bookmarks into one HTML file that contains all your browser links? Then, after putting that HTML file on a flash drive, you can take it with you and access them with any computer that has
How To Navigate YouTube With The Tab Key
Some people prefer the mouse to navigate and some the keyboard. I’m mostly a mouse person with a dash of keyboard shortcuts thrown in. If you prefer the keyboard here is a tip on using the Tab key to help navigate YouTube. First, go to
Browser Privacy: Fact Or Fiction?
The browser acts as an interface between the device and the world wide web and is one piece of software we simply cannot do without. Yet, in terms of privacy, the browser is also your most vulnerable piece of software. Many of you will have
Google Takeout Can Be Helpful
When the micro-sd card in my Android phone failed, the phone suddenly no longer recognized that I had an SD card installed. The accumulated images, music, and videos from the past few years were no longer available. For this Google account, I had checked all
How To Boost Your Windows Security
Security In Windows 10 And 11 Degree of Difficulty Level 1 (Ed Note: To learn all about Degrees of Difficulty, please read Windows Tips.) Tips and Techniques for adjusting settings in Windows or in a browser can change the security level of your entire operating
Update: Download PDF Files In Opera
I wrote before about how I prefer to download PDF files rather than have Opera open them. A previous Opera update didn’t respect my choice because it change the setting back to open in Opera. Read: How To Download PDF Files In Opera So again
Big Tech Out Of Control?
Seems to me that big tech – and we’re talking Microsoft, Google, Facebook, etc, – are out of control and treating users with disdain. Whatever happened to customer support and why is there no longer any human contact with these major online presences? Microsoft: Microsoft’s
Which Is Your Favourite Streaming Service?
It All Started With Netflix It’s hard to believe that we’ve been subscribing to Netflix since 2012 and I distinctly remember my wife’s son suggesting that we give it a try, at which I was a tad sceptical. Up until then, we had been watching
How To Reset Your Browsers
Sometimes you may have issues with your browser and resetting is the only option to fix it, so here is how to do it with the most popular browsers. This list is based on the browsers I have on my system at this time, all
Rest In Peace IE
Microsoft finally dropped support for Internet Explorer on June 15 after 27 years. I know it’s a bit late writing this but then I came across this: A South Korean fan named Jung Ki-young created an Internet Explorer gravestone. Its epitaph: “He was a good
Uploads Fail – Facebook On Android
My uncle got in touch with me and said he could upload messages to Facebook on his Android phone but couldn’t upload videos or pictures. I suggested restarting his phone first. Sometimes this clears things out – like restarting a computer That didn’t work so
How To Leave A Facebook Group
Many of us use Facebook daily and some for many years. You probably have been invited to groups on Facebook. On my account, I have joined many over the years but recently realized I’m not active or interested in some of them any longer. You
How To Turn On Chrome’s Enhanced Protection
Google Chrome is the most used/popular web browser on the planet dominating the desktop market for some years now. Chrome comes with “Standard protection” enabled out of the box but you can easily enable the browser’s “Enhanced protection” with just a few clicks. Here’s how: