Here’s a quick quiz to test your knowledge of the history of technology. If you get five or more correct, give yourself a pat on the back. Multiple choice answers will be presented but only one is the correct answer. Hover your mouse cursor over […]
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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 are etched in stone. Changes may be made to this list at any time. Here’s what’s happening… Expired! Ascomp
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If you have been following me, you know I have written many articles about social media, including Instagram. I think it is important to know how to use these social media apps well. Today is no different. This time, I want to show you how
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ASCOMP Synchredible Pro Winners Announced! This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! Our friends at ASCOMP have given us five licenses for their version 8.104 Synchredible Professional software. These full-version
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When I print a web page, I don’t want the menus, ads, etc. I only want a clean simplified copy to print. Firefox, my second browser of choice, gives you such an option. I wrote about this before here: How To Clean Up Mashed Up
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There are a fair number of folks out there who consider it very tricky and difficult to create a custom table. I suppose if you want to get all fancy-schmancy with it, it will quickly become a lot trickier than it needs to be. Me?
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There is little doubt that advancements in technology have benefited mankind in many ways. However, there is also a downside to some of these technological innovations and the one I hate most is the awful automated, pre-recorded telephone answering menus. Reasons I Hate Pre-Recorded Telephone
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Overview I recently had to set up a new computer. After installing Windows and MS Office, I noticed that there was a link to an application called Power Automate. Not knowing what it was, I opened it. Microsoft Power Automate is a workflow engine that
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Microsoft has announced that it will soon be removing WordPad from Windows 11. WordPad is a basic word processor that has been included for free with every operating system since Windows 95. One can only assume that this decision by Microsoft is purely to entice
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Removing background objects and photobombs in your favourite photos has always been both fun and very popular. But finding the software to carry out the task without being gouged is not so easy. Google recently introduced Magic Eraser to the Photos app and I only
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Using Quick Create In Hyper-V Manager In the previous articles, we installed a Linux system using an ISO file by following the steps offered in Hyper-V Manager. This method gives you the widest choice of options and experienced users can modify settings to fit their
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You likely have the free IrfanView already installed on your PC, but did you know that it has a very usable collage maker? I use it for such projects as making a collage of photos for my desktop background and for showing all the homemade
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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 are etched in stone. Changes may be made to this list at any time. Here’s what’s happening… Running Now!
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As you all know, I love playing games – from my PS5 all the way back to my Atari 2600. Originally, all consoles used wired controllers but nowadays, wireless is more common. The PS5 uses a wireless controller which is wonderful since my TV is
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