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 […]
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
System information tools help users identify and record details of hardware specs, the operating system, and the software environment. These types of tools can range from basic to comprehensive and, while not needed all that often, do come in handy on occasions, particularly when seeking
More and more people are making podcasts, adding audio to their blogs, or even making audio messages to family and friends sent by email. There is no reason to go looking for an app to do it. Windows 10 has a built-in voice recorder. Note:
Yesterday morning, I finally got into the Exclusive Website. Read: Mystery – The Exclusive Website And as one commenter stated, not much to see. It’s a black page that states, You are in the website. It only has three clickable links: The first is at
Giveaways & Contests Dave’s Computer Tips is working hard to bring top-quality software to our readers. Please note that none of the upcoming contests and giveaways are etched in stone. Changes may be made to this list at any time. Here’s what’s happening… Expired! Audials
Ashampoo Backup Pro 15 Winners Announced! Ashampoo has graciously offered our DCT readers a chance to win one of five licenses for their new Backup Pro 15 software. At the time of writing these licenses are normally valued at $49.99 (US) but are currently discounted
2020 has made it normal for us to do most of our shopping online (thanks 2020! … I’m being sarcastic). With the holiday shopping season in full swing, we will be heading to our computers to do the shopping. The number one shopping site that
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Windows 10’s Ease of Access settings provides a number of useful options for the disabled, particularly for those who might be sight or hearing impaired. One of those options is to increase the size of text when navigating through Windows. I am well into my
First of all, this information does not pertain only to Outlook. It also is relevant for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ok, now that that is out of the way, let’s move on. As you know, you can create links to new files or to ones
Recently, I had to change a Registry setting that was protected by Windows. This happens rarely but there are times that I want to do something that Windows chokes on. I am not one to give up when it comes to computer problems. I had
A Present From Microsoft Edge Like Santa’s Elves, Microsoft has been working overtime for the holidays! A new feature normally reserved for the “Dev” version of Edge, released to Microsoft insiders, has already been rolled out in the latest version. Online shopping keeps getting bigger
The main reason for writing this post is because I wanted to write another one. The “cart before the horse” sort of thing. This article is posted so you can learn how to change the permissions in the Windows Registry. The Registry is an amazing
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