Bits and pieces that aren’t necessarily tech or computer related.
Living up to my nom de plume, Mr. Off Topic, I couldn’t help but notice that some books are now banned in many US schools, so I ventured forth to discover which books were so vile as to deserve this treatment. The results of my […]
Why Microsoft Rewards Are Worth It? With Edge being my default browser and Bing my default search engine, I tend to get a lot of Award points added to my account. Originally named Bing Rewards, Microsoft renamed it to Microsoft Rewards to extend the rewards
In a quite staggering act of double standards, Meta, the parent company of Facebook has apparently sent emails to Facebook’s moderators to allow posts from certain countries that call for the deaths of Russian soldiers, even going so far as allowing posts calling for the
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Major Corporations Pulling Out Of Russia Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the list of corporations, both tech and otherwise, pulling out of Russia is growing by the day. Microsoft announced on Saturday, 5th March that it would stop selling products in Russia and that it
I first highlighted this outrageous situation on 24th November 2021 in Facebook Bans Links To Dave’s Computer Tips and nearly two months later the censor hammer is still in place. Collectively we writers at DCT have submitted tickets to Facebook’s so-called help desk on numerous
Actually, this list is more what I would like to see happen in 2022 but probably won’t. Alternative title… We Live In Hope Microsoft to release a cumulative Windows Update that isn’t buggy and doesn’t break anyone’s operating system — we live in hope People
This year and last year were different but the same. 2020 For me anyway, 2020 kicked off quite nicely and the virus was simply a blip on the horizon. I repaired numerous PCs and laptops, wrote a handful of articles for DCT, and even managed
Microsoft Is Now Leading The Woke PC Culture Army If you think the Windows 11 debacle was enough to make you wonder what they are smoking at Microsoft, just get a load of these introductions from the team opening the recent Microsoft Ignite conference. It
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A new den In my last article in this series, A Day In The Life Of A PC Technician – Day 15, in August, I mentioned that I would be moving my workshop from the garage. Well, the day finally arrived when my wife’s son
With Halloween only a few days away, I’m a fan of these two-sentence horror stories. Each one is only two sentences long, as the name implies. Here are some I like: Have you heard any? Got any to tell? To the comments with you.
How would you feel if every online purchase (except domestic purchases) you made was subject to taxes amounting to 65%? Additionally, it being non-refundable on your tax return? Well, that’s the reality in Argentina today, a country that lurches from one financial crisis to another
Speed skating final 2002 Winter Olympics. Please watch the video through to the end, I guarantee it is worth it. Commentary is provided by a couple of Australian comedians so is very much tongue-in-cheek. The Australian skater who ended up winning gold is Steven
This is a new game studio, Raccoon Logic, co-founded by Alex Hutchinson, ex creative director at Ubisoft for Far Cry 4 and Assassin’s Creed III. You don’t need to look too closely to see that the group is made up entirely of men, or as
I wish I had something from my parents that told their story. Sure, I remember a little that they told me as I was growing up. There are old photo albums but they are mostly pictures of people I do not know. Back then there
