9 Last-Minute Tech Gifts
It is that time of year and we are all trying to find that one gift for the techie in our life. Even if you missed the Black Friday deals and the Cyber Monday ones you still can find some pretty awesome gifts for a […]
The Tech I Use As A Motorcycle Courier
Using Technology To Plan My Routes I started my motorcycle courier business a couple of years ago, but it wasn’t until the total lockdown was imposed on 20th March that business went off the chart. Since then, I’ve ridden about 15,000 miles, made around 750
How To Fix Facebook Lagging In Opera
The past week or so, Facebook on my system was really lagging and slow to respond. I cleared out the cache, thinking it might help but didn’t. After a few minutes on Facebook, the page becomes more and more unusable. Response times are slowed down.
Windows 10’s Speech To Text Feature
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
How To Set Up WiFi Guest In Windows 10
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.
Online Video Converter And Much More
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
How To Share The Mouse And Keyboard
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
6 Most Commonly Confused Computer Terms
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
Where Is That Shortcut?
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
Giveaways & Contests Reminder (Week 4920)
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… Running Now!
How To Use New Facebook Activity Log
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
Avast Security Warning When Opening Opera
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
How To Format Captions In Word
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
Are Modern Communications Ruining The English Language?
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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