This week we are going to jump back in with a new gaming ‘How-to.’ If you follow me, you might have noticed that I play video games with my kids. The reason I bring this up is recently my son asked me a question. He […]
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
Say you are at an interview or an event or in school, etc. You cannot possibly type notes quickly enough! What to do?? Well, you can use OneNote to record audio notes! Yes, It does sound too good to be true, but it really is
How often do you need to be notified when someone you don’t know and are never likely to meet, posts an Instagram picture of them sipping a cappuccino in Starbucks? Or worse still, someone berating you for liking a Twitter post and questioning why you
Have you ever wanted to play more than one video at a time? Neither have I. But maybe you need to, like comparing two videos for editing. To play more than one video at a time, simply open VLC. Go to Tools -> Preferences or
Many of you who are mature enough will remember the old saying… don’t believe everything you read in the newspapers. In today’s digital world, the same can be said for what is published online. One of my pet peeves is when a comment includes a
Yesterday while watching a YouTube game review I scrolled down to the comments, which is always a futile exercise, only to discover that I didn’t recognise what I was reading. This could be down to my age now that I’m on the wrong side of
This is Part 2 of a 2-Part article. Please be sure to read Part 1 first: At the end of Part 1, I posed the questions: How do you create a strong password? How do you measure password strength? How strong is strong enough? Please
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Change The Case In Rows Or Columns In Excel Now that you have listed your entire DVD or CD collection and added the list of artists, you notice that some entries are capitalized, and some aren’t. The thought of going through 400 or 500 lines
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! Audials
Recently, I was working on my computer, and all of the sudden the address bar showed the Yahoo! icon. This was at the front of the address bar of my Google Browser. What this meant was that it was using Yahoo to search when I
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Ashampoo Privacy Inspector 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 kindly offered our DCT readers a chance to win a free copy of their all-new Privacy
Email Discipline Email has become an evil necessity in today’s electronic world. Email is used by just about everyone “as of 2021 4.26 billion people around the world use email” (Source: 99 Firms Blog) with a mobile device or computer. Understanding that “Spam comprises 85%
CPix is a small, free portable photo viewer that can also encrypt, resize, edit, convert from one format to another, and much more. For a full rundown on all CPix features visit FileFriend CPix Feature List You also might like: How To Edit Photos With
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