I’m a dyed-in-the-wool desktop man, mainly because I built my gaming machine for just that – gaming. I do however use it for writing and all the other day-to-day stuff that we do. However, recently I have had to become flexible because we are having […]
I was playing a YouTube video. It got stuck playing in a loop and I couldn’t stop it from playing. I finally bit the bullet and upgraded my cable to the TiVo system. My main reason was that it was $60 cheaper than what I
Managing Parental Controls Today it is common for children to have their own smartphones, tablets, and laptops. While fun and educational, they also pose risks if not properly monitored. Most devices have some sort of parental control. In addition, using parental control on your home
As many of you know, I ride a motorcycle for both work and pleasure, but I never hankered for motorcycling and hadn’t even sat on a bike before. It was more of a fait accompli because we had sold a car, I needed wheels and
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Aiarty Image Matting would normally sell for $49.00US for a one-year license but you can get a one-year license right now for free – the offer ends on 15th March. Aiarty Image Matting uses advanced AI to remove backgrounds in just one second. With 8K
I was talking to someone who had locked themselves out of their Windows account because they put in the wrong PIN too many times. If you get the warning that you put in the wrong PIN too many times you may see the message to put in
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Last week I covered how to block someone on Facebook. The week before, I showed how to unfollow people/pages on this platform. If you missed those two articles, you can find them here: How To Block People On Facebook How To Unfollow Facebook Pages/People I
Back in early 2020 Jim questioned Microsoft’s decision to do away with the team of experts who double-checked new Windows updates/features and instead rely on feedback from the Insider program. Jim thought it was a bad decision then and nothing since has changed his mind-
So you had a job to do and you thought you had done it very well. Then you take it to the boss and the boss agrees with you, but would like some pages moved around to suit the way he would like it to
A couple of days ago I restarted my Windows 10 system only to be immediately confronted with a full-screen message from Microsoft informing me that “It’s time to upgrade your PC before end of support“. (note: the screenshot below has been resized/adjusted to meet web
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A recent analysis of data from haveibeenpwned.com, which maintains a database of over 320 million leaked passwords and PINs, has revealed the 50 most commonly leaked 4-digit PINs. It seems many users are choosing weak PINs they can easily remember over strong PINs, thereby duplicating
If you have trouble coming up with good passwords and you use the “Bitwarden” browser extension, you are in luck. Bitwarden has a built-in password generator. I am going to demonstrate how it works by creating an account at tinyurl.com Go to their site and click on
In this article, I’ll explain some steps you can take to help secure Windows 10 after end-of-support (14th October 2024). Many users own Windows 10 PCs that are perfectly capable of running Windows 11 but are unable to upgrade due to Microsoft’s strict requirements. Then
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