Ashampoo WinOptimizer 19 Ashampoo is giving away a free copy of their WinOptimizer 19 software to DCT readers. You read that right – normally this program sells for $49.99 but as a DCT reader, you can get a free copy today! “Windows is great–but there’s […]
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After the last security breach at LastPass, and spending a greater part of a day changing all my major passwords, I decided to move on to KeePass. Unlike other password managers, KeePass saves your passwords in an encrypted file on your computer. Export Passwords From
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How To Create An Icon To Disable UAC On Demand In Part 1 of this series, I wanted to make clear that there are some specific times that not having the UAC Prompt appear would be beneficial. Part 1 covered how to enter specific programs
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Stopping The UAC Prompt At Startup I would first like to state that bypassing the entire User Account Control (UAC) is almost never a good idea. It is there for an exceptionally good reason and that is to prevent unauthorized access to programs that can
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Overview Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client developed by the Mozilla Foundation and operated by subsidiary MZLA Technologies Corporation. Many DCT readers use Thunderbird as their default email program. Betterbird is a fork of Thunderbird that the project refers to as a
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(Ed note: JD is a new writer for DCT. Welcome!) Browser extensions are great for adding features and functions to a browser and enhancing the browser experience. But what if a website is misbehaving? What happens if your browser is crashing? Perhaps your browser is
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When I hover my mouse over a link in a webpage, the hyperlink information should pop up at the bottom of the screen, showing me the full web address. For some reason, it stopped working except for on the Speed Dial page. To Fix: Type
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It’s something we’ve probably all experienced occasionally, when access to the normal shutdown and restart options are unavailable, such as when the Start button and/or menu are unresponsive. Most of us will resort to holding the power button in to power down and then pressing
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I’m guessing many Windows users might have or might be, toying with the idea of trying out Linux. Installing Linux as a secondary operating system is not only practical but also an interesting exercise. In this article, I’m going to provide a few tips to
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Sometimes you may have issues with your browser and resetting is the only option to fix it, so here is how to do it with the most popular browsers. This list is based on the browsers I have on my system at this time, all
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