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May 15 2025

Opera – Extension Requires Additional Permissions

By Terry Hollett / 1 Comment

I received this message from my Opera browser on two separate computers. The message read: “The extension upgrade requires additional permissions. Go to the extension manager to accept the upgrade.” Then, an option to click reads “Go to Extensions”. Clicking on it sends you to […]

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May 15 2025

How To Change Side Button Settings Samsung

By Jason Shuffield / Leave a Comment

Last week, I talked about how to change the scroll direction on your Samsung. If you missed that, you can find it here: How To Change Scroll Direction On Samsung I want to stay on the Samsung subject this week and cover another helpful tip.

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May 14 2025

Browser Purple Links Are Gone! How To Fix

By John Durso / 3 Comments

Background After a recent update to my Brave browser, I noticed that visited links no longer appear visited (i.e., the link is not displayed in a different color, commonly referred to as “purple links”). I opened Chrome and it was present there, too. This makes

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May 14 2025

How To Set Camera On Your Smartphone

By Carol Bratt / 1 Comment

I don’t know about you, but I learn something about my phone almost every day, and that is generally a good thing! I sure know that my daughter and her husband are glad I am not asking them how to do everything all the time.

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May 13 2025

VHS To Digital The Highs And Lows – Part Three

By Marc Thomas / Leave a Comment

In July 2024, I updated my VHS odyssey in VHS To Digital The Highs And Lows – Part Two, and since then, things have moved on apace. I forgot to mention that my best customer for digitising VHS tapes is a local photography shop I’ve

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May 12 2025

How To Remove Commercials From Recording – Part 2

By Terry Hollett / 3 Comments

I recently wrote about recording a video from an Android cable box to my PC using Open Broadcaster Software (OBS). The final video was good quality, and I only had one issue. It was recorded on TV, which means there was a lot of advertising,

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May 9 2025

Giveaways & Contests Reminder (Week 1925)

By Richard Pedersen / Leave a Comment

Click here to try out our NEW DCT Forum. 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 set in stone. Changes may be made to this list at any

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May 9 2025

Ribbon Keyboard Shortcuts In Excel

By Carol Bratt / Leave a Comment

You may or may not have been aware of it, but you can combine your Key Tips letters with your Alt key to create shortcuts called Access Keys for your ribbon options. Go ahead and press Alt+H to open the Home tab, and Alt+Q to

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May 8 2025

How To Change Scroll Direction On Samsung

By Jason Shuffield / 3 Comments

Last week, I continued on the Instagram subject. If you missed that article, you can find it here: How To Schedule Posts On Instagram This week, I wanted to change gears and talk about the Samsung Android phone. If you have been following me for

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May 7 2025

Microsoft Says TPM Is Worth The Upgrade – But Is It?

By Jim Hillier / 5 Comments

Microsoft has recently published a document that attempts to convince Windows 10 users that TPM is worth the upgrade. Windows 11 is quickly making up ground on Windows 10 in market share, but Windows 10 remains the predominant Windows operating system, and Microsoft will not

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May 7 2025

Confirmed: Computerized Voting Machines Hacked

By John Durso / 13 Comments

Overview On Thursday, April 10, in a televised cabinet meeting, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard confirmed that investigators uncovered evidence that electronic voting machines were tampered with to rig the results of past U.S. elections. The intel community has known that voting machines

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May 6 2025

How I fixed Windows 11 Bluetooth Failure

By Marc Thomas / 1 Comment

Last October, I wrote about my new mini PC in I Finally Bought A Mini PC and we’ve been enjoying its simplicity for streaming ever since with zero issues. Running Windows 11 Pro, 24H2 with updates enabled, I didn’t notice any anomalies… until now. Although

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May 5 2025

How To Remove Commercials From Recording – Part 1

By Terry Hollett / 3 Comments

Recorded from TV means there is a lot of advertising, so I looked for a way to cut out the ads. I settled on using a program that I’ve used before called “Avidemux”. Remove The Ads Open the program and click on “Open File”.  Select

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May 2 2025

Giveaways & Contests Reminder (Week 1825)

By Richard Pedersen / Leave a Comment

Click here to try out our NEW DCT Forum. 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 set in stone. Changes may be made to this list at any

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