HTTPS Is Secure Browsing The green padlock you see at the top left of most browsers indicates that the website you’re visiting is using TLS encryption, meaning that any data passing between you and the server is encrypted– hence the HTTPS prefix. In other words, […]
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Welcome to the new Dave’s Computer Tips Tech News where we’ll try to bring you the latest news on all technology-related matters. Nothing moves quite as swiftly as computer-related technology and keeping up with developments is what we do here at DCT, so let’s get
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It used to be, in older times when we actually paid for our operating systems, that imposed advertising would not have been tolerated. Nowadays it has become the standard and regardless of whether we have to pay for our systems, the abusive advertising practices in
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By 2006 Dave had fallen into the role of tech support, or “techy go to guy” for most of his friends, family, and co-workers. After working a full day with technology it wasn’t out of the ordinary for Dave to come home and have several
Brian Krebs is a friendly reporter of IT news who is willing to share with us. Thank you Brian… In the early days of the Internet, there was a period when Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses (e.g. 4.4.4.4) were given out like
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Ah yes, Google ads. The very stuff of Google itself. It’s how it makes its money and knowing more about you is what makes it tick. But what does Google really know? How accurate is their information? You might be surprised at the amount of
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Ever since Windows 95 we have been able to press F8 while the computer was starting and boot into Safe Mode. We could elect to boot with or without networking and even to boot to a DOS-like command prompt–C:\. Enter Windows 10 and the old
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In August 2017, Marc Laidlaw, the former Valve writer of the entire Half-Life series, penned a tongue-in-cheek storyline entitled Epistle 3 on his website, which fans saw as his interpretation of what Valve may have planned for Half-Life 2: Episode 3 (aka Half-Life 3). Most
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If you have stopped using Internet Explorer (any version), then good for you! I know there are some die-hards out there who are still hanging on to Windows XP for goodness sake, so anything is possible I guess. According to NetMarketShare, there is still a
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Since the Windows XP days Windows has had some burning capabilities built into it. I decided to experiment with this in Windows 10. I am going to burn a folder called docstosave. Here’s How… First, open up File Explorer. It’s usually pinned to your taskbar
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