The Task Manager in Windows is a very useful tool and I use it a lot. It is also very flexible in that you can choose which columns it displays and what order they are sorted in. One very useful feature that might be overlooked […]
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Here is a video from our DCT YouTube Channel archive which explains how to use the excellent FastStone Image Viewer Freeware. The problem with resurrecting this type of archived material is that the information is often out-of-date. However, even though this video was created in
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If you’re suddenly seeing a new weather widget displayed on the Taskbar chances are you’ve recently installed update KB5003637. Apparently, Microsoft first announced this impending new widget back in April 2021 and started delivering it as part of the May Update. However, for some reason,
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Made up of millions of lines of code, Windows 10 is a complex beast. With complexity comes the ever-increasing odds of failures. If you’ve never experienced Windows failing, then you are truly a blessed person. On the other hand, if you are one of the
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I have been writing on how to use Facebook lately. I figured that I could continue down that path and give another useful how-to article. If you have missed some of my previous ones, here are the links. How To Schedule Posts On Facebook Page
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Opera has given you the option to set a background picture on the Speed Dial page for a long time. It also gives you the option to set an animated background, basically a video as a background. The easiest way to add an animated background
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Whether you kn0w it or not, sometimes there is information in the content of a document that you cannot see when in your current view (i.e., hidden text). So how do you know if there is hidden content in your document? Well, you can see
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Windows Defender does a great job of protecting us from all sorts of malware. Sometimes, however, it gets a little too aggressive and quarantines a program that you happen to know is safe to use. Defender is not the only AntiVirus (AV) program that pops
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When Microsoft released Windows 10 the company vowed and declared it would be the last Windows version ever. However, recent events and announcements have fueled a serious rumor that the next major Windows update, due in June 2021, will be a brand new version, Windows
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Cairo Desktop is a free shell environment for Windows that changes the way in which the desktop and associated user interface displays and behaves. I tested out Cairo Desktop on my Windows 10 and was very impressed. The download is a mere 2.28MB executable but
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There are a few sites online that try to simulate or emulate different operating systems. I’ve come across a few listed here: ChasM’s On this site, look at the menu on the left-hand side of the page. So let’s try the Mac and pick macOS
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There seems to be some confusion about Google Photos charging as of today, June 1st. Many seem to be panicking and looking for ways to pull their photos off Google. Wow. There is no need. All the photos you have on Google photos right now
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I’ve been using OneDrive for several years now, because you get 5GB of free storage, added to which I got an extra 30GB free when I acquired a Samsung Galaxy S8 mobile phone. But that extra storage only lasted for three years, so I was
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