PDF Readers The ubiquitous Portable Document Format (PDF) file has been around for nearly as long as I can remember. Created by Adobe, its main appeal is that it is not platform-dependent. PDFs can be viewed and edited on any modern operating system. Adobe, of […]
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The Used Laptop A few months ago, a customer arrived at my shop asking me to fix a Windows installation on his Lenovo laptop and also to fit a new keyboard which he’d bought himself. Oh, and could I please find a buyer once I’d
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Scroll Lock? The scroll lock key can be a mystery to many. Most keyboards still have one although they are slowly disappearing due to atrophy and becoming vestigial parts from a distant past. I am well-familiar with the “old days” and even I can’t remember
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With this being my 100th official article with Daves Computer Tips I have decided to write one that’s fun. Not only will this be my 100th article, but this month I turn the big 4-oh. Yes, this Tech is at the top of the hill
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ADR1FT Released March 2016 Developer – three one zero Publisher – 505 Games Review platform – PC Sometimes a game comes along that’s so immersive and beautiful that it almost takes your breath away and ADR1FT is all those things and more. A couple of
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Administrator Permissions When you set up a single account on a Windows System it will be, by default, an Administrator Account. However, when you run programs or Apps, they will be run with a standard user access level. This is a security feature that was
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Once the euphoria of unboxing your shiny new Android phone has calmed down a tad you’ll need to install your favourite Apps. Your first port of call should be Google Play where you’ll find more Apps than you ever thought possible. Here’s a selection I
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We’ll be talking about the Windows Character Map today. Actually, the new Character Map App that you can get for free at the Windows Store. Its use is so simple that demonstrating it would insult peoples’ intelligence, so I won’t bother with that. The main
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Weird Video Games In a competitive game market you need to stretch your imagination and push the creative boundaries in order to get noticed. And then there’s just weird. Goat Simulator Be a goat, you know you want to. According to legend, Goat Simulator was
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I first played DOOM 3 when it was released in 2004. At the time I was running a Pentium 4 3.2Ghz PC with 2Gb of RAM and an Nvidia 6800GT 256Mb AGP video card. Of course back then I thought my PC was the mutts nuts
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