PayPal Login Issue Without Mobile
Just a quick one. Every time I log in to PayPal I get taken to the page asking me to add a mobile phone number. The problem is I don’t have a mobile device. Problem number two is there are no links on this page […]
How Much Space Is Left On Your Drive?
Ever need to know how much space you have left on your hard drive, or a flash drive, or an external drive, or an SD card? Win+E to open File Explorer On the left, locate This PC to see the drives on the PC. Quick
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How To Save WebP Images As JPEG
A couple of weeks ago at my day job my co-worker was working on a newsletter and needed to get an image off a website. She needed to save them to her computer as a JPEG file. This should have been a very simple task for
Outlook – Automate Recurring Tasks, Quick Steps
Using Outlook 365 to automate repetitive tasks (i.e., inviting a group of people to meetings or forwarding emails to a group). Also, you can automate sequences to perform functions such as deleting messages or moving them. Quick Steps apply multiple actions at the same time
How To – IDE To USB Adapter
I have a bunch of old IDE hard drives. I needed a good adapter to hook them up to my computer so I ordered a new one on eBay. I found this one: IDE SATA to USB 3.0 SATA 3 Cable Adapter Converter for 2.5″
How To Create A List In A Word Document
If you find the need for a list in your document, Word will very quickly and easily accommodate you. Follow the steps below to learn how: Key in your list, only pressing Enter at the end of each item on your list. Select all the
How To Back Up Personal Data
Basic Computing 4 – Backing Up Personal Data A Backup of personal data (pictures, documents, videos, music, etc.) is simply a second copy stored on *external media (preferably USB external hard drive). Think of it this way– you have a hard copy of an extremely
How To Disable Tailored Experiences
Ya gotta love Big Tech’s naming conventions. Tailored Experiences– really?! I’m sure the reasoning behind these clever phrases is to obfuscate their true purpose. ”Tailored Experiences” really means ”We want to track your interests, what you shop for, the videos you like, your tastes in
How To Fix The “Connection Was Reset” Error
Over the last few days when I was browsing online, I would go to a page and get The Connection Was Reset error. I checked online and what suggestions I found, I tried with no success. I even got in touch with the cable company.
Online Privacy – Fact Or Fiction?
There have always been two topics where any sort of discussion is sure to instigate a lively debate– Browsers and Antivirus. These days, I think it’s safe to say that we can add ”Privacy” to that list. Is 100% online privacy a realistic goal? Emphatically,
Wise Disk Cleaner Review
For many years CCleaner has been the ubiquitous free drive cleaner, trusted and used by millions of people worldwide. However, I proved through a series of articles back in 2012 that just about any other free drive cleaner does a better job than CCleaner. That
How To Become A Webmaster
The term webmaster, to me at least, is so very 90s, with connotations of nerdy, beardy types sitting in front of multiple monitors, surrounded by dirty keyboards, cold coffee in Star Trek mugs and half-eaten pizzas in piled-up boxes on a chugging, beige PC. The