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Computers are very good at doing the same things over and over and over again. And they do it very fast– billions of errors per second! People, on the other hand, quickly get bored when doing repetitive tasks. Among the items in a long list […]
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How can you take out the trash when you can’t find the trash can? I was working on someone’s computer and there was no Recycle Bin on the desktop. I have no idea where it went but here is how you can get it and
I’ve railed against Microsoft’s policy of forced updates since the very beginning, it’s the one aspect of Windows 10 that I really don’t like. Users can quite easily decide when to install updates, at a time that is convenient, but have little to zero control
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Applies to the new Chromium Edge only. Personally, I use the Favorites feature in Edge to save links to websites and have never really seen the need to create desktop shortcuts. However, many of my clients prefer to have shortcuts for their most often visited
Most if not all of us have used a webcam at one time or another. Used in conjunction with a program like Skype, they are extremely handy for talking to friends, family, and business acquaintances face-to-face almost anywhere in the world. Ah, the world we
Uninstallers play an important role virtually throughout the life of a computer. Most brand name PCs come pre-loaded with additional programs many of which are bloatware and superfluous to needs, and most users will need to uninstall programs along the way for any number of
This applies to those who have updated to Windows 20H2. Windows Control Panel’s Slow, Steady Demise Slowly but surely, Microsoft has been whittling away at the decades-old and familiar Control Panel. I, for one, am sad to see it go. Windows 95 was released in
Many programs set themselves up to start running when you fire up Windows. They run in the background, waiting there until you need them. Sometimes you don’t need them for weeks at a time but they are still using up system resources just the same.
For the second time in a row Microsoft Defender, the antivirus software built into Windows 10, has ranked among the highest in lab tests performed by AV-Test. For those who may not be aware, AV-Test is a highly regarded independent organization based in Germany that
A guy called me because his Facebook didn’t seem to display properly. He couldn’t see who was online in the chat. He’s still on the old version of Facebook where the green dots are separated and to the right of the contact picture. In the
Most Windows 10 users have icons on the desktop. Some have so many it is hard to find any blank place to put another one. Then we get on Zoom or another screen sharing program and demonstrate a particular application and everyone sees our maze
Is Chromium Edge browser not remembering your log-ins? Read on to learn a simple fix. Very recently, my Chromium Edge browser stopped automatically logging me into sites I had previously logged in to. In order to fully understand this problem, you first need to know
Death is a fact of life. This is not only true for flora and fauna but also for software and operating systems. Even the almighty Windows is not immune to this immutable end. Over the decades we have seen many variants of Windows come and
Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10 allows you to troubleshoot or restore your operating system when there are problems you can’t fix from within the operating system itself. Advanced Startup Options isn’t something we need to access all that often but is invaluable when the
