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For the past few weeks, I’ve been tasked with upgrading six computers at a customer’s office; a challenge that I was more than happy to undertake until a Lenovo laptop with Windows 11 Home Edition entered the loop. The scenario was five desktop PCs with […]
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Getting The Most From OneDrive Assuming you have Microsoft Office 365 and the free 1TB of storage it can be a great tool when saving your photos or videos. 1TB can hold thousands of photos, videos, and documents letting you reduce your phone and computer’s
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I have Linux Mint on an HP 15-bs023ca and I started to use the touchscreen capabilities of the laptop only to have my system go crazy on me opening and closing windows and screens and moving things around. I was going to call an exorcist
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Now I know that there is not a huge demand for OneNote information, but there are still some folks out there who use it regularly, and so I want to be able to help them as well. Follow the steps below to learn how: Open
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No More Android? In a surprising move, to me anyway, the recent introduction of the Windows Android Subsystem (WSA) is now being deprecated starting in March 2025. The ability to download the subsystem actually ended this month. Being a Beta tester I was pleasantly surprised
Windows Subsystem For Android Bids Farewell To Users Read More »
App History and Startup Apps App History, the third tab in Task Manager uses the same column format to organize data. A brief description of the column titles is below: Name: The application or process’s name CPU Time: Indicates the total CPU time consumed by
Unveiling the Magic: Decoding App History In Task Manager! Read More »
Remember the hoo-hah when Windows 8 was released? We hope you enjoy reading this Blast From The Past article by Marc Thomas originally published in July 2014 Let’s face it, Windows 8 is a hybrid operating system which, by definition, is something that is
8 Reasons Why Windows 8 Sucks Read More »
If you know the word and character counts in your document it can assist by helping you better understand things like the readability of your document. It can also show you how much space you are using in your document. Perhaps you did not know
Mastering Word Count: Unveiling The Art Of Character Counting Read More »
Windows Recall is a new feature that will be introduced into and is exclusive to the next generation of AI-driven PCs known as Copilot+ PCs. What Is Recall? Recall is an AI feature that creates and saves searchable snapshots of the screen every 5 seconds.
Windows Recall: Is It A Privacy Risk? Read More »
Users, Details, Services Users The fifth tab in Task Manager is Users. The first column lists all user accounts currently signed in. If you expand the name of a user, you will get a list of the processes equal to the number shown to the
Dive Deeper: Unraveling The Mysteries Of Task Manager Users Read More »
I’ve been experimenting with Linux Mint on my HP laptop and wanted to check the Device Manager. There are Terminal commands you can perform to get this information. To open the Terminal, click on the Start button then Terminal, or click on it in the
Mastering Device Management On Linux Mint Read More »
In a shock move, Microsoft recently announced it will be re-opening the Beta Channel for Windows 10 Insiders so they can test the latest new features. This flies in the face of an earlier Microsoft announcement stating that Windows 10 22H2 would be the final
Microsoft To Extend Windows 10 Support? Read More »
A macro groups commands, instructions, and keystrokes together and will run them as a single command! You can create macros and use them for: Your company letterhead Creating a form letter Formatting objects (i.e., designed pictures or tables) Custom page formats and layouts And a
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This is a question I get asked a lot… is it best to shut down the system when not in use or leave it running? Let’s take a look at all options. Shutting Down When Not In Use Shutting down the system when the PC
To Shut Down Or Not To Shut Down PC? Read More »
