Have you ever wondered how to change the date and time on your PS4? Or even change the format of the time? If you have, then you are reading the right article. The reason this article popped into my head was because I have been watching too many military movies. Yes, military movies, and I […]
The World is essentially divided into two distinct groups– those who love gadgets and those who don’t. I happen to fall squarely in the former group, if it plugs in or takes batteries, I definitely want one! It’s circa 1970 and a salesman knocks on our front door. Turns out he’s selling this new gadget […]
Once again I have been asked to review a website and share my thoughts with all of you. So, I’m going to be your personal tester, that way you don’t waste your time on a website or App that could be no good. What have they asked me to review? Great question! This time I […]
In my business I’m asked to design websites, banners, ads and many other image-intensive projects. With that being said, recently I was asked to review a website that helps you create custom logos for free. They had me at the word FREE. Great, I have no problem giving my opinion on things like this so […]
Gifts For Everyone With the holidays here and all of my kids asking for tech gifts, including me (yes, my 11-m.o. daughter is very advanced for her age), I thought it would be a good idea to write an article about the must-have tech gifts for any occasion. No matter the time of year, there […]
Thanksgiving is almost here which got me thinking of what tech gadgets I need. Yes, even this holiday needs tech to make it a true holiday. Christmas always has all the fun with everyone making lists of the tech gadgets they want. Why not find some gadgets that will help you through Turkey Day? With […]
VHS To DVD When I first started fooling around with TV Tuners, I didn’t want to turn my PC into a media studio, but just wanted to be able to record a program every now and then, otherwise it was fooling around with a VCR and VHS tapes. I wrote before about using a VHS […]
Unboxing Videos Unboxing videos have become a phenomenon in recent years. On YouTube the growth of unboxing clips grew by over 50% alone in 2014 and by over 870% since 2010, indicating that it’s also a very lucrative business for YouTubers. Considered by many as somewhat nerdy and oddball, it is however very easy to […]
VHS to DVD You still might have a bunch of old VHS movies laying about, but have no way to watch them or maybe you just want your home movies transferred to DVD. I use a Toshiba DVD Video Cassette Recorder D-VR7, my Uncle’s actually. Note: This device cannot transfer copyrighted movies. It’s a VCR […]
With this being my 100th official article with Daves Computer Tips I have decided to write one that’s fun. Not only will this be my 100th article, but this month I turn the big 4-oh. Yes, this Tech is at the top of the hill but we all know the downhill part is the most […]
Once the euphoria of unboxing your shiny new Android phone has calmed down a tad you’ll need to install your favourite Apps. Your first port of call should be Google Play where you’ll find more Apps than you ever thought possible. Here’s a selection I installed on my shiny new Galaxy S8 out of the […]
Retro Games Searching for your Childhood The other day, my wife asked me the name of a game she remembered from her childhood. She had been searching for it but had been unsuccessful so far. She thought it was a game from 1980’s or 1990’s and was for a PC (she didn’t have a console). […]