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I decided to make my CyberPowerPC my main system, switching over from my ASUS. A little bit more power. That meant installing and setting everything up in a way that was similar to the ASUS. I had no real problems until I tried to set […]
I wrote before about this, but I couldn’t figure out why VLC couldn’t see my shared video folder. I recently discovered why. It was because I forgot to share the folder. 🙂 When I had my Maestro cable setup, I didn’t have to share any
As recently reported by our John Durso, Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May 2025. I’ve always viewed Skype as being one of the marvels of technology and this most popular communications application will certainly be missed by a large percentage of users. Microsoft acquired
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In my last post, I told you how to recover deleted items and said I would include more where that information came from in my next post. Well, this is that post! There may be times when you need to restore items from your Junk
You have painstakingly completed a lengthy email to be sent to all your colleagues and you are about to send it out when you get a phone call. Turns out this was a rather lengthy phone call and when you return to your keyboard, thinking
An older couple was having problems with their computer. It initially seemed like it was having an issue keeping its settings. For example, I would set up Chrome for them, and then it was gone. Without going into too much detail, I gradually realized what
Ashampoo has kindly offered our DCT readers a chance to win a copy of Privacy Inspector 2. We have five licenses to give away to five lucky winners. These lifetime licenses are currently each valued at $40.00 US. Ashampoo also offers a 30-day trial period
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The KB5051987 February 2025 update for Windows 11 24H2 is causing major issues. At a time when Microsoft is aggressively urging users to update to Windows 11 24H2, the last thing the company needed was yet a further series of issues created by an official
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
I was talking to someone who had locked themselves out of their Windows account because they put in the wrong PIN too many times. If you get the warning that you put in the wrong PIN too many times you may see the message to put in
Back in early 2020 Jim questioned Microsoft’s decision to do away with the team of experts who double-checked new Windows updates/features and instead rely on feedback from the Insider program. Jim thought it was a bad decision then and nothing since has changed his mind-
So you had a job to do and you thought you had done it very well. Then you take it to the boss and the boss agrees with you, but would like some pages moved around to suit the way he would like it to
A couple of days ago I restarted my Windows 10 system only to be immediately confronted with a full-screen message from Microsoft informing me that “It’s time to upgrade your PC before end of support“. (note: the screenshot below has been resized/adjusted to meet web
Windows 10 End Of Service Notice – A Blatant Privacy Violation? Read More »
In this article, I’ll explain some steps you can take to help secure Windows 10 after end-of-support (14th October 2024). Many users own Windows 10 PCs that are perfectly capable of running Windows 11 but are unable to upgrade due to Microsoft’s strict requirements. Then
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