We recently published an article on how to make text bigger in Windows 10, a very helpful option for users who might be sight-impaired. These types of assistance features/options are available via Windows 10’s Ease of Access settings. In this article, I’ll be showing you […]
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With the widespread use of cell phones today everyone who comes to visit wants access to your WiFi. Not wanting to give out my WiFi key to the world, I used to set up a second router in my house and give out its credentials.
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FreeConvert.com A while back, I wanted to convert a couple of video files from the AVI format to MP4. Windows chokes on AVI files and you need a third-party program like VideoLAN (VLC) to play them. This is one of the rare times that I
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I was with someone this week who has a new laptop but he still had his previous one not doing anything. I searched for a way to let his old laptop serve as a second monitor. I found that this is possible with Windows 10
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Computer Speak Ah, the mystical world of computer terminology. It’s not uncommon for people to confuse computer terms. Let’s face it, they can often be inherently confusing. Here is an explanation of the differences between six commonly confused computer terms that I hope will help
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Occasionally, when I install an application in Windows 10 it does not add a shortcut to either my desktop or my Start menu. This happened recently when installing Frontpage 2003 on my new laptop. I will use that one as an example but you can
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If you want to know how to get started with the New Facebook activity log, then you are in the right place. Here I will be showing you how to use the new Facebook activity log on your computer. Now, I will not show you
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The last week or so, when I opened up Opera, I would get a security warning concerning a website it blocked named laqur.check-stat.com. I checked online but couldn’t find out much about the site. I went to the Opera forum to see what other info
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So, in previous posts, we have covered How To Add Captions, How to Add A Caption to A Floating Object, and How to Update Caption Numbers. In this post, I will tell you how to format captions! Follow the steps below to learn how: Now
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I often cringe at the incorrect spelling and grammar I come across regularly in posts and comments across forums and social media. I’m not sure if this has eventuated because of the abbreviated language often used in messages these days or because of poor schooling.
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A nephew, who is into gaming, spilled some wine on his Razer Blackwidow Te Chroma v2 keyboard. They cleaned out the keys, but then it seemed like the “A” key got stuck. It wasn’t sticky or anything, it’s just that when I plugged it into
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It never ceases to amaze me that, despite many warnings over many years to the contrary, people continue to use weak and easily guessable passwords. NordPass, in conjunction with a top security firm, has recently published its list of the 200 most commonly used passwords
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Sending a postcard seems to be a thing of the past. I remember when we used to go away on vacation and send postcards to those back home with pictures depicting the places we were. We would buy them off a rack in a local
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