I was playing a YouTube video. It got stuck playing in a loop and I couldn’t stop it from playing. I finally bit the bullet and upgraded my cable to the TiVo system. My main reason was that it was $60 cheaper than what I […]
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The World Wide Web has changed massively since its humble beginnings, and not always for the better. There are quite a few aspects of the modern WWW that disappoint me – the manner in which all the little independent sites have gone by the wayside
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LunaPic is a free online image editor with the most comprehensive range of features and options I’ve ever come across. LunaPic Image Editor LunaPic is free and easy to use, including an intuitive menu system. No account is required, simply visit LunaPic and away you
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I was recently forced to change my personal email address which, in turn, forced the move to a new locally installed email client. Part of that move involved transferring my existing contact details to the new email client. Most email clients support two main formats
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A woman called me because her games were not loading on Facebook. She also wanted her computer cleaned out. She was using Chrome in Windows 10 on a Dell desktop. When I used the computer it didn’t seem slow or anything. I opened up Chrome
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PineTools is a website that provides a multitude of free online tools all sorted into categories. Calculators, image tools, color tools, text tools, timer tools, randomness tools, programming tools, and more. Way too many to list here. Here is a sample: Clicking More will open
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Many of you will already be aware of URL shorteners, such as TinyURL and Bitly, which extract a lot of the junk from URLs. However, Link Cleaner is a different sort of URL shortener in that it not only extracts all tracking, affiliate, and other
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Passwords vs. Passkeys What are Passkeys and why do you need them? If you are like most people, passwords are a pain in the backside. Remembering them can be a problem, we should change them often and make them strong with symbols, caps, and numbers.
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YouTube Premium With Music As mentioned in a previous article, I subscribed to Spotify a couple of years ago because in Argentina it’s very cheap – around $3 a month after taxes, compared to around $15 in other countries. However, one must always view such
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Note: Using this feature requires a Microsoft account Most of you will be aware of the new AI component in Windows known as “Copilot” but did you know that Copilot comes equipped with a range of plugins? The majority of these plugins specifically target certain
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A guy brought me his Chrome Book because the messenger on Facebook was acting very slow. When he clicked on a contact to open a conversation, it would take a few minutes for the messenger to get ready. Sometimes up to 5 minutes. He also
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Three years ago I wrote about resetting a WordPress site in How To Reset Your WordPress Website and four years ago, How To Become A Webmaster, with both articles referring to skill fade which is very real in all walks of life. Since writing the
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Free E-Books, Audiobooks, And Magazines If you are interested in getting free e-books, magazines, or even audiobooks downloaded to your PC, mobile device, or your Kindle, this article is for you. A few years ago, I wrote about OverDrive, Libby, and other software used to
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A collection of four short items. Overview Here are four short items, none of which is long enough for a separate article. The first is an update to the Sports Illustrated article I wrote last month. The second is a preview of a new AI-generated
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