Our very own Dave’s Computer Tips (DCT) Contest Manager, Editor and Author, Jim Hillier, wrote an article back in March entitled, CDs, DVDs & Optical Drives Heading for Extinction? I’d like to tackle the topic but take a different approach. It would be really neat […]
Facebook Videos I’ve never uploaded a video to Facebook on my own account, but for my Uncle, on his account. To date, I have uploaded 217 videos for him. He’s one of those people who, no matter how many times I show him or write
Microsoft has made some pretty dumb decisions over the years and among the dumbest must surely be dropping the feature which allowed users to natively password protect a zipped folder containing sensitive files. Microsoft touts each new operating system as more secure than the last,
Many times when you are working on documents with other colleagues there is cause to protect certain text in that document; they are marked do not check in the Language dialog box. Also there could be styles that are set so that they will not
Legos Teams With Chrome The LEGO company has teamed up with Google to make something that I think is really cool. It’s called Build with Chrome, and you get to design things online with virtual LEGO bricks. I play with the real ones as well.
Internet Safety Continued This is Part 2 of Using Browser Extensions – Internet Safety. We will be covering the two types of programs that probably have the ability to keep you safer than all the others combined: Password Generators/Managers, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Proxies.
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Windows 10 Windows 10 is a great Operating System (OS). Its only competition is Windows 7, in my opinion. However, it does have its own set of quirks; a work in the making, if you will. There’s an old saying among computer programmers– “A program
If you have read any of my posts, you know I am all about moving forward with Windows 10. However, there are circumstances when that is not possible, particularly with Windows XP. Some proprietary programs or games just won’t work with an upgrade. Also, many
I have clients and subscribers that have used Outlook for years but have no idea what a robust piece of software it is or how it can simplify their lives. So, I have decided to do a post pointing up some of the great features
Just Cause 3 Developer: Avalanche Studios Publisher: Square Enix Release date: December 2015 Review platform: Steam PC version Some games just jump out of the box and yell “Play me!” This is one of those games, which I only picked up by chance in a
Why Use Extensions? If you are on the internet a lot, and most people are, then why not do it with the right tools available. Now that Microsoft Edge will be introducing extensions, that means that every major browser out there has extensions that can
Screen Shots Before VLC At one time it was nearly impossible to take a screen shot of a movie scene because of a thing called interlacing. If you tried using the Print Screen button, I can tell you from experience that all you would have
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[message type=”warning”] Following the instructions in this article requires that you make changes to the Windows Registry. Make Backups before you proceed!! [/message] Missing in Action What’s wrong with this picture? Well, I see a Malwarebytes option to scan a file or folder, but where
