Shortcut Nagging Windows has all sorts of little annoyances and, for me anyways, one of them is the word “Shortcut” added to desktop shortcuts. Don’t ask me why. Maybe it’s because I’m already mad about being old and it doesn’t take much to keep me […]
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In my business I mainly work with image files like JPGs and PNGs. Most of the time I need to design a banner, custom art or an ad for one of my clients. This includes taking multiple images, such as a business logo and a graphic, and merging
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Whether just getting started with Windows 10 or looking to improve your experience, here are links to 20 tips and guides to help you get to know the new operating system better, all in one place for your convenience: 3 Must-Do Things: Three essential steps
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One of the things I do when cleaning out a computer is to reset all the browsers including the ones not being used. This post will concentrate on Internet Explorer (IE) version 11 running on Windows 7, but the same steps will apply to other
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MBAM and AdwCleaner MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) is one of my favorite go-to programs for finding the bad guys on my computer. They have a great reputation for being able to not only find, but ultimately remove, malware. Finding it is one thing; being able to
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An active zero-day exploit has been discovered affecting both the Firefox and Tor browsers – the latter because it is based on the former (specifically, on the Firefox ESR browser). At this point it’s not known who first started wielding the exploit, however, it is
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Yes! It is that time of year where you give and receive gifts. We all know the one person in the family who is the hardest to shop for… DAD. Since I’m Dad, I thought it would be great to write an article on the
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What Is Safe Mode? Safe mode is a diagnostic mode of a computer operating system (OS). It can also refer to a mode of operation by application software. Safe mode is intended to help fix most, if not all problems within an operating system. It
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As you may or may not know, in Excel you can add a comment to a cell that is only visible when someone hovers their mouse over it. But can you do it in Word as well? The short answer is no, it does not
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Retention Policy This is something I never knew Mozilla did until I started looking for an old eMail and could not find it. For some unknown reason, after a month or two my Inbox and Trash messages would disappear. It was either my wife deleting them,
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