All articles about Computer Operating Systems
If you’ve read Part 1 of this series of articles, then you’ve probably now tried out a few Linux distros using the terrific Ventoy multi-boot tool and are ready to install your chosen distro. Comments from readers in response to an earlier article tended to […]
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Say you are working with a table of contents in Word and you decide you would like to customize something like page numbers. Navigating to the header and footer area is the last place most folks will go to look. So, if you do not
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Today, I looked at Windows Update on my computer and saw a new update available, specifically 2023-10 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5031455), and I decided to install it. I was pleasantly surprised, there were a bunch of new
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I was trying to save some information from X. I saved it as a PDF file but couldn’t open it. I assumed it was corrupted or didn’t save properly so I tried to delete it and couldn’t even do that. I noticed when I saved
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A recent article we published posing the question, what would it take for Windows users to move to Linux, elicited a robust discussion and it was clear from the comments received that some folk are still a bit confused about Linux and where to start.
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I have three sources of inspiration for my articles: waiting for my computer to break, waiting for someone else’s computer to break, and waiting for my Uncle to want something done. And the winner is – my Uncle wanted me to print up a three-foot-wide
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Overview Windows 11 has many settings and preferences that provide Microsoft with information about you. Some of the information that Microsoft collects includes browsing history data, device connectivity and configuration data, inking, typing, and speech utterance data, product and service performance data, product and service
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Overview Everything, that has been around for 18 years, is used by many DCT readers. Many readers may have read Marc Thomas’s post Everything – Windows Search At Light Speed. Everything is on DCT’s list of recommended software. Everything, by Voidtools, is a free Windows
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Microsoft is adding more and more functionality to the Snipping Tool app in Windows 11 and the most recent additions include OCR and a “Redact text” feature. NOTE: These new features are currently available only in Windows 11 Insider builds but will be rolled out
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A recent email discussion between myself and DCT’s Editor, Richard Pedersen (who is also my mate), regarding the advent of a Windows 12 (or whatever the next iteration is called), prompted the question of possibly considering a move to Linux. Windows 11 hasn’t exactly set
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Overview Microsoft PowerToys is a set of utilities developed by Microsoft for use with the Windows operating system. These programs add or change features to improve productivity or add customization. A while ago, I wrote about Microsoft PowerToys and my Top 5 Microsoft PowerToys. Later, I
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Here are four Windows tips you may or may not know about. If the latter, you might find them handy: Turn Any Text Into A Hyperlink Hyperlinks turn text into a clickable link that then opens a specific website. To create a hyperlink you need
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Do temporary files and unused entries in the Windows Registry slow down a modern Windows computer? Overview I am sure you have heard the arguments. Some say that it does not matter how many temporary files you have. They are leftovers. They are not being
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You most likely have noticed the Set As Default option when you were in your Paragraph Settings window when adjusting tab stops or indention. It’s not a big deal, really. It is actually quite easy to miss because there is a lot of other information
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