Corrupted Thumbnails Sometimes, files get corrupted. That’s a fact of computer life. On the left you can see a classic example of what I’m talking about. The first row of images aren’t showing anything, the second row seems to be OK, and the third row […]
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I have received frantic e-mails and phone calls from clients telling me that all of a sudden when they open Word their document opens up with a strange graph paper effect. Well, there are a couple of reasons why this may have happened, but the
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By some kind of divine cruelty I’ve ended up with the iPhone referred to in my article Apple iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy S3 because my wife’s Motorola finally bit the dust and I felt obliged to rescue her by handing over my much revered
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Everyone at Dave’s Computer tips would like to welcome you to the beginning of a new year with all the hopes and anticipation that accompany its arrival. We look forward to providing quality articles which are both useful and entertaining. We all thank you for
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I don’t mind saying I’ve been backing up since day one. My first computer was a 486SLC. It only had a floppy drive and that’s what I originally used. They would only hold about 1.4 MB of data. At the time, you really didn’t need
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Microsoft has done things backwards when it comes to Cortana, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) that is shipped with Windows 10. In typical Microsoft fashion, Cortana is enabled by default. If a customer decides they don’t want Cortana running on their computer, they are forced to
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As always, I love to change the look of programs; you need to make it your own and show your personality! As in some of my other articles, “How To Change Twitter Theme Colors,” “How To Change Facebook Colors In Chrome,” and “How To Change
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Mirillis Action! In two previous articles How to Record Your Video Game Action Part 1 and Part 2, I reviewed numerous game recording programs, including Mirillis Action! which I was using as a trial at the time. I was so impressed with the program that
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From everyone at Dave’s Computer Tips, we hope you, your family, and your friends all have a Wonderful Holiday! —
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The Command Box In the old days, it used to be called a DOS Box, but times change. Thankfully, it remains the same steadfast utility it has always been and power users, myself included, can’t seem to live without. There is now what is called
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How to Turn Off your PS4 Just the other day my wife asked me if there was more than one way to turn off the PS4. This also came up because of our youngest son turning on the PS4 when the TV is off. Then,
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The Shortcut Arrow Be forewarned that this “Quick Tip” isn’t so quick. Last week I wrote a Windows Quick Tips article about removing the word “Shortcut” from shortcuts. In response to that post, our DCT Forums moderator, Dandl, asked about removing the little arrow that
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A Weird Site Redesign A few weeks ago I tuned into Netflix to catch up on Henry VIII and his bodice-busting antics in The Tudors only to find that the good people at Netflix had seen fit to ruin the interface and for me to
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Warning: this article contains no computer tips whatsoever. Pistols at dawn Besides the comings and goings of my troubled customers, the ebb and flow of ordinary life goes on and in the case of the first known residents’ committee meeting was far from ordinary. You
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