All articles about Computer Operating Systems
We recently published an article taking tech writers to task with regards to their overuse of click-bait articles– those articles that sensationalize a non-event and make mountains out of molehills: Tech Site Journalism Reaches All-Time Low. Controversy sells, don’t ya know. Once again, a bunch […]
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I’ve written about programs auto-starting with Windows many times and how they can be unnecessarily consuming valuable resources. Apparently, many software developers believe that their programs are so good they need to be running all the time. The fact of the matter is, most of
I recently wrote an article on inserting special characters in a Word document and showed how to do the same in Google Docs. A comment by one of our readers reminded me that Windows gives us the ability to locate and copy any character and
File Explorer Views You may not realize it, but every time you open a folder in your File Explorer, the contents appear in one of eight views designed to make it easier for you to work with your files. There are four views that are
A guy brought me his old desktop and wanted me to see what pictures were on it and to save them on a flash drive or som e DVDs. This was an Acer Aspire AXC-603-ER12 with Windows 8. Unfortunately, it was locked with an unknown
One of the things I come across quite often when working with clients’ machines is multiple printers listed under Devices and Printers. This occurs over time as older printers break and are replaced with new printers without removing the old printer from Windows. It won’t
Proof Your Writing Microsoft’s newest addition to Microsoft 365 is Editor. Being a long time Grammarly user, I was curious as to the difference. Comparing the two applications depends on the version of Grammarly you use. Download the free version for Google. The Edge version
It’s no secret that Microsoft is in the process of doing away with Control Panel altogether and migrating everything over to the Settings app. Personally, I dread the day when Control Panel is finally no more. The migration is proving to be a painfully slow
Recently I purchased a new laptop to replace my 8-year-old one. Then, I had to set everything up the way I like it again– this included changing my desktop wallpaper. The one thing I didn’t realize was that doing this would change the wallpaper on
A guy bought a second-hand laptop from someone and wanted me to reset it to clear it out. Turns out that the seller already had done it. I noticed that the laptop was a bit choppy in speed. I usually do most of the tips
Ever done some troubleshooting on your computer? Yes? Then you understand how maddening it can be when you cannot share the results with someone savvier than yourself. Ed Bott recently wrote a very helpful article regarding this problem and I found it very useful and
Microsoft has been doling out the Windows 10 2004 update for a while now. Given the many previous buggy updates that have caused countless headaches for many people, Microsoft seems to be soft-pedaling this one a bit. By that I mean some users are not
Optimize Windows 10. Try out these 10 simple steps to help speed up your PC and make it less prone to performance issues. These simple tips probably won’t make all that much difference if you’re running a machine with high-end specs but can certainly help
When the operating system will not boot and when the operating system will boot. The best free malware scanners, offline and online, plus the best free bootable rescue solutions. Recent Malware History The incidence of malware infections on home computers has slowed quite dramatically over
