How To Test Your Computer’s Memory
I have two older Dell towers. One is a Dell Inspiron 531 with 2 GB RAM. The other is a Dell Inspiron 530 with 1 GB RAM. They both take DDR 2 RAM and I realized I had a bunch of 1 GB DDR2 RAM […]
Do You Miss The “Close All Tabs” Question?
If you previously used Mozilla Firefox and enjoyed having the optional question about closing multiple tabs, I have news for you. When I switched from Firefox to Google Chrome, it was that simple capability that I missed the most. Time after time I closed the
How To Fix Diskette Drive 0 Seek Failure
I was given a Dell Inspiron-530 Desktop. A Vista Home Basic, Intel Celeron CPU 450 @ 2.20 GHz, 288GB hard drive and 1GB RAM. It was an old desktop owned by a late neighbour. When I turned it on, it would give an error message:
Giveaways & Contests Reminder (Week 3322)
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How To Adjust Amazon Push Notifications
If you are like me, then you shop on Amazon a little too much. When using the Amazon App you can get push notifications and this is usually set by default. This is a great feature that tells me when a package is shipped, delivered,
Fix WebGL Is Required To Play This Game
I have an account set up with our local lottery service. I can purchase lottery tickets online. They also have the equivalent of those scratch-off tickets turned into mini-games. The one I like is called Emoticollect Vacation Riches. When I tried to play the game,
How To Insert Illustrations In Word 365
There are many sorts of graphic objects than can be considered illustrations in Word. In this post, I am going to tell you how to view them and what they all mean. Follow the steps below to learn how: On your Ribbon, click the Insert
Gmail Users Beware: New Malware Threatens Privacy
Cybersecurity firm Volexity has discovered relatively new malware that can read and download affected Gmail users’ email. Dubbed “SHARPEXT”, the malware was first discovered 12 months ago but Volexity reports it has since matured into a highly effective and not easily detected spying mechanism. Reportedly
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How To Prioritize Facebook Friends
I recently wrote this: Trouble Signing In To Facebook One commenter wanted to know if it was possible to reset Facebook so old friend’s posts would show up again. Short of deleting your account and starting up a new one, I don’t think a refresh
Why You Should Not Post Your Kids’ Images On Social Media
Parents are naturally proud of their offspring but many do not realize that posting images and videos of their kids on social media can attract the seedier side of the world wide web. I have recently read an interesting article on the Malwarebytes security blog
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How To Improve Your Video Game Recordings
Why Improve My Game Recordings? Because when you upload videos to YouTube, there’s a noticeable difference in the quality you see on your PC and what YouTube shows you. This is due to the AVC1 compression that YouTube uses when your video is published. One
Creating Strong But Easily Remembered Passwords
We’ve published numerous articles over the years explaining various methods for creating very strong yet easy-to-remember passwords but, considering the vast numbers of users who are still using weak passwords, it’s a topic that bears revisiting. In this day and age just about every online
Are Firefox Menus Too Large?
After a Firefox update, I noticed a problem with the browser interface being too large for my taste. I had this problem with Opera but the fix I applied with Opera didn’t work for Firefox. Read: Is Your Opera Interface Too Big I found a
Abelssoft Win10 PrivacyFix Overview & Giveaway
Abelssoft Win10 PrivacyFix Winners Announced! This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! Abelssoft has graciously offered DCT five licenses for their Win10 PrivacyFix software. These licenses are currently valued at