All articles about Computer Operating Systems
Computer jargon, as in any field of study, is complicated by the fact that some “things” can go by many names. Today’s discussion about DPI settings is no different. Dots Per Inch (DPI) refers to how many “dots” there are per inch on your monitor. […]
Windows loves to help you. It will send you targeted advertising because you will like it, it will give you games that you need that you didn’t know you needed, and it will offer up advice on how to make your computing experience more wonderful
EasyCAP I’ve been fooling around with TV capture devices on and off for years now. This allows you to hook up your cable/satellite to your computer. I’ve rediscovered this one recently called EasyCAP that I purchased a few years ago. I decided to hook it
System Tray Clock Windows 95 was the last version of Windows to display the seconds in the System Tray clock. Microsoft’s reasoning when they removed this feature was, since system memory was limited at that time (measured in megabytes), that continually updating the seconds put
One thing that Microsoft Windows does not manage well is windows. You can move all your windows into positions that work well for you, resize them to your liking and next time Windows opens the windows they’ll not be where you left them. It’s as
It used to be, in older times when we actually paid for our operating systems, that imposed advertising would not have been tolerated. Nowadays it has become the standard and regardless of whether we have to pay for our systems, the abusive advertising practices in
I am sure you have seen people with two or three or more monitors on their computer. Well, maybe on a TV show. Two is easy with a laptop. Just plug a second one into the VGA port on an older laptop or the HDMI
Environment Variables have been around since the DOS days. These variables are used by Windows, Apps, and various other programs to know where things are on your system. For example, it would be difficult for a file manager to know where the AppData folder is
My system is getting a bit flaky so I’m torn between a reset, reinstall or wait for the next update. Sometimes you can clear up your problems by creating a new account. So here’s how to create a new account in Windows 10. Start typing
Ever since Windows 95 we have been able to press F8 while the computer was starting and boot into Safe Mode. We could elect to boot with or without networking and even to boot to a DOS-like command prompt–C:\. Enter Windows 10 and the old
Left to its own devices Windows will happily run all sorts of stuff in the background on your PC. A lot of the time you might not even realize it’s happening. One important thing to consider, however, is that all these background Apps use up
Past versions of Windows have required a nominal amount of disk space to run properly. The required storage amounts for the different editions of Windows was a tight fit, but with only a few programs it was doable. The new minimum space requirements beginning with
Windows keeps a record of everything and that includes information, warnings, and errors that occur while you are using the system. Wouldn’t it be nice to see all this information in one tidy graph? Well, you can and today’s Quick Tips article will show you
I remember the days when I would turn on my computer and go make a pot of coffee. When the coffee was done, I would take a cup back to my desk and maybe it was ready for me to sign in. Then computers got
