How To Add Task To Google Calendar
At my day job, I use Google Calendar to remind me about tasks. These tasks are usually a job that I need to do once a month or twice a month. This gives me a reminder on that day so I do not miss it. […]
Ashampoo Backup Pro 17 Overview & Giveaway
Ashampoo Backup Pro 17 Winners Announced! This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! Ashampoo has generously offered our DCT readers a chance to win one of five copies of their
How To Find, Replace Spaces/Tabs Before A Pilcrow
Recently I came across an article about how to find and replace unwanted spaces and/or Tabs before a paragraph. I found this interesting because many, many people have no idea how powerful that Pilcrow (paragraph mark) is. If you copy the Pilcrow at the end
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Artificial Intelligence Failed A Math Test!
I want everyone to know that this is NOT a math lesson. If there is one thing I thought Artificial Intelligence (AI) would be wonderful for, it’s math. That’s because, unlike touch-feeley questions presented to AI, math is very well defined. You would think AI
Artificial Intelligence Set To Dominate PCs
We recently published an article reporting that Microsoft will soon be introducing a new AI-powered feature called Copilot into an upcoming Windows 11 Insider build: Are We Heading For an AI-Driven Windows 12? The massive difference between the AI-powered chatbots we’ve been hearing about and
Will Amazon Publish The Next Tomb Raider?
Embracer Group Loses Major Deal In December 2022, Amazon announced that it had struck a deal with Crystal Dynamics to develop and publish the next Tomb Raider game. Since then, we haven’t heard anything more about the game except that it is currently in early
What Are False Positives & Why Do They Occur
“False positives” occur whenever a file is flagged as being dangerous or malicious when it is in fact quite safe. Anyone who’s ever dealt with antivirus software has come across false positives at some time or another. To this day, I still receive numerous comments
How To Send Full Size Images In WhatsApp
WhatsApp Image Quality Have you ever noticed that when you send a photo in WhatsApp the end result is a much degraded picture? This is because the images are automatically resized and compressed. For example, a 4000 x 1868 pixels image (1.95MB) when sent via
Giveaways & Contests Reminder (Week 2523)
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!
How To Add Note To Phone Contacts
Today I was trying to figure out what I should do for my how-to this week. Then my beautiful wife gave me a great idea. She told me that you can add notes to your phone contacts. This can be helpful if you need to
How To Enable Bookmarks Sidebar In Chrome
Google has recently introduced a bookmarks sidebar feature into its Chrome browser and in this article, I’ll show you how to enable it. There was a time when browsers included a bookmarks sidebar by default, but these days only the Firefox browser retains this feature.
How To Use Find, Replace Without Capitalization
A subscriber contacted me recently and asked if they could replace an all-caps abbreviation/acronym (ie., NAACP) with another word without all caps. They said every time they used Find and Replace it was all caps and wanted to know if there was any magic fix
Antivirus Vendors Doing It Tough?
Most of us are aware that Microsoft’s built-in antivirus started life as a bit of a joke but through several iterations, it has now become generally regarded as being among the best antivirus solutions available… free or otherwise. Malwarebytes Antimalware Package Deal I recently received
Methods To Assist With Color Blindness
I recently read a comment from a DCT reader who indicated that he had difficulty identifying a link on our DCT pages because he is color blind. I thought, there must be a method of changing colors or themes on a computer to improve vision