One of the biggest problems Help Desks complain of is people describing their problems using incorrect terms. You cannot fix something if someone is telling you it is one thing and that thing is not broken! I remember when I taught Microsoft Word to adults […]
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Malwarebytes Browser Guard is a free extension, available for all major browsers, that helps protect users from scammers, malicious pages/websites, browser hijackers, and more. What impresses me about this extension is that it blocks access to tech support scams. I’ve published warnings previously about the
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This video will show you how you can enable Windows 10 on-screen keyboard. If your laptop keyboard goes out or your PC keyboard stops functioning properly then this is the video for you. Using the On-Screen keyboard will get you by, at least for the
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Lots of people like to save useful articles and posts to their local computer for future reference– how-to guides, interesting facts, special interests, etc. The traditional method is usually to save as an HTML file but there is another very simple option that provides excellent
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A company that rents out access to more than 10 million Web browsers so that clients can hide their true Internet addresses has built its network by paying browser extension makers to quietly include its code in their creations. This story examines the lopsided economics
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I have been using TinyURL for a number of years. It is very useful in cutting down the lengthy URLs we copy into a short or tiny URL to pass on to others. I have a shortcut on my shortcut bar that I can click
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I downloaded a 7GB movie from archive.org. I wanted to keep it, but 7GB was too big. So I downloaded and installed HandBrake I’ve tried using this program before to make files smaller without losing quality. I got it working once, so now I just
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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! ASCOMP
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Ashampoo Snap 11 Winners Announced!! The winners will be notified by email. Ashampoo has graciously offered our DCT readers a chance to win one of five licenses for their Snap 11 screen/video capture software. These licenses are currently valued at a discounted price of
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If you did not know, I have started a Gaming channel with my sons. I have been into gaming all my life and doing this with my kids makes it more fun. My kids have been asking me for years to start a YouTube channel
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Google provides a free Cloud Storage service to everyone with a Gmail account. This free storage space defaults to 15GB and covers the following: Original quality photos and videos backed up to Google Photos Gmail messages and attachments, including your Spam and Trash folders Most
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Who doesn’t like to save time and keystrokes? As you all know, I am all about saving time and keystrokes. Because of that, I am going to share some really good shortcuts to use in Microsoft PowerPoint with you. Creating Presentations: CTRL | N –
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The internet turns 52 this year and, to celebrate more than 50 years of the invisible information superhighway, here is a list of pivotal moments. Please feel free to mention, in the comments below, any events you think should have made the list. 1969 ARPANET
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In this video, I’m going to show you how to turn off active status on Instagram. This will be demonstrated on my laptop at instagram.com and on my Android phone Instagram app. All of us are probably on one social media site or another. With
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