Let’s Go Incognito
Do you remember ever watching a TV show or movie and a character gets hurt and his only concern is getting his Internet history erased? Are you one of these people? The best way to get rid of a browser’s history is not to save […]
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How To Opt Out Of Nielsen On Hulu
If you are unfamiliar with the Nielsen Rating System, I am happy to explain, or may I say, let Wikipedia explain: Nielsen Ratings are the audience measurement systems operated by Nielsen Media Research that seek to determine the audience size and composition of television programming
Windows 10 Quick Tips – Network Data Usage
Data Usage History Windows has always stored information about nearly everything that happens on your system and your usage of the internet is no different. Sometimes it can be a handy thing to know which programs and utilities are eating up your precious bandwidth and
Ransomware – A First-Hand Experience
When Criminals Take Over Your PC A couple of days before New Year’s Eve, I received a very anxious phone call from a customer saying that he could no longer open any of his files. Windows 10 had suddenly changed and he could no longer
How To Download Video With Avast Secure Browser
If you want to download videos and are concerned about the software and what is bundled in it, here’s a more secure way to do it. One commenter in a previous article suggested using Avast Secure Browser, so I decided to try it out. Avast Secure
How To Clean Up Mashed Up Prints
I like to save copies of my uploads to Daves Computer Tips. Originally I used the MHTML format to save the documents. This allowed me to save the document as one file compared to saving it as a complete web page. But this format seems
GoDaddy Backtracks On JavaScript Tracking
GoDaddy JavaScript Injection Slows Down Your Website I have three websites hosted at GoDaddy and recently I noticed a marked slowdown when loading all three of them, so I ran some speed tests through GTmetrix and Google Page Speed Insights. Both came back with slower
How To Adjust Printed Web Page Borders
Every now and then I want to print some information I found online or if I made a purchase on eBay, I like to print up a copy of the order. These printed copies usually end up in binders so I like to have at
How To Make Cortana Work With Other Browsers
Using Cortana With Other Browsers As I mentioned in an earlier article, I momentarily lost access to my Edge Browser. One of the reasons I lean on Edge is its integration with Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant. Many of us already use Cortana as the default
How Safe Is Your Browser?
Your Browser’s Ability To Protect You Against Phishing, Socially Engineered Malware (SEM) We have talked about Browser and Web security several times on this site, but it is important to remember that the bad guys do not sit still. They are very aggressive in their
My Systems, What I Use, And Why
Having read fellow author Richard Pedersen‘s excellent article, laying bare the details of his system, my interest was piqued and I couldn’t resist the chance to show off my systems. What I Use I run two main computers which are predominantly gaming machines and I also
Older Versions of Windows To Support Edge
Nothing Is Impossible Life is funny, it was not too long ago that I saw a thread on the Microsoft Answers web page, where a user asked if it was likely that Microsoft Edge will eventually become available on Windows 7 and 8. The surprising
How To Record Internet Audio With Audacity
There are many ways to record audio off the Internet. This way involves using a cable called an aux to aux. It has identical Aux 3.5mm plugs on both ends. Record With Audacity The procedure is simple: Take one end of the cable and plug
Change Language Settings On Amazon Android App
Since 99.9% of shoppers are on Amazon and with Christmas shopping in full swing, I thought it would be fun to share a How-To about these guys. What could I tell you that most of you don’t already know? Then it hit me– I will