Skype Many of us still use Skype for talking with friends, family, and business associates or even gaming (yep gaming… you Streamers know what I’m talking about). Yes, Skype is still around and being used by more than 74 million users as of 2016 according […]
How To Free Up Drive Space If you are lucky enough to own a Solid State Drive (SSD), then you know that drive space can sometimes be at a premium. Windows uses your drive to hold a lot of things other than the operating system.
Fixing Chrome I was trying to help someone work out their Facebook issues but was unsuccessful. They where using Chrome on an XP system with 500 MB RAM. They could get into Facebook, but couldn’t play the games. They already ran an antivirus scan. I
Retro Games Searching for your Childhood The other day, my wife asked me the name of a game she remembered from her childhood. She had been searching for it but had been unsuccessful so far. She thought it was a game from 1980’s or 1990’s
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 in the following list are etched in stone. Changes may be made to this list at any time. Here’s
Environment Variables Since its inception Windows has used environment variables. In fact, all modern operating systems use environment variables in one way or another. These variables are used by Windows and programs you have installed to basically know where everything is, and where to put
Login Screen The Windows 10 Login Screen is the first thing we see when firing up Windows. It displays a generally beautiful image. Even a beautiful image, when seen over and over again, can become boring. How about we change it up a bit? You
In celebration of the July 4th holiday Wonderfox and DCT have joined forces to provide you with an exclusive opportunity to get a licensed copy of DVD Video Converter! This license normally costs $39.95 (US), but for a limited time DCT readers will have one
Movies From The Internet Archive I recently downloaded an older movie from the Internet Archive. Basically, this organization is dedicated to backing up the entire Internet. Anyway, the movie was in MP4 format and it had a bunch of informational promotions in the beginning of
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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 in the following list are etched in stone. Changes may be made to this list at any time. Here’s
What Is A Cache? Here is something I think is important as an owner of an Android phone. What is this important something? I love that you are paying attention. The important “something” would be finding out where the place is on your phone that
TeraCopy “I’ve always maintained, and still do, that no matter what the advertisements tell you, your file transfer speeds are limited by your hardware. No software solution, no matter how sophisticated it may be, will increase those speeds. Granted, with some slick caching tricks, it
Windows 10 Annoyances When you upgrade to Windows 10 there are at least three things that will probably nag you, especially if you never plan to use those features. Those three being: OneDrive nag, Get Skype nag, and Get Office nag. I use OneDrive and
