How To Save YouTube Shorts
If you use YouTube, you might have been seeing the YouTube Shorts they have on there. There are many short videos that I find fun to watch and want to save to one of my playlists. Adding a video to a Playlist allows me to
Block Pop-Up Ad Notifications On Chromebook
A guy came to me because he was getting all kinds of pop-up ads on his Chromebook. These include the type that insists that your system is infected. This is not a virus but just notifications and ads. If you have this problem, you gave
How To Convert Text To Table In Word
Table tools can make lists far easier to customize and reorganize. Let’s say you would like to convert your contact list into a table. Let’s also assume that your list contains names – first, middle, and last. It also contains the city, state, region, and
Claim Free Games On Amazon Prime
Claim Free Games On Prime I have a bit of history with Amazon Prime and first signed up a year or so ago for Prime Video. During that short time, I accidentally came across an article telling us that Prime Gaming, which I had never
Beware: Dog Registration Scam
We’ve just gone through a spate of the infamous “Unclaimed Parcel” scam here in Australia and now, it seems, the scammers have come up with yet another ingenious means to dupe innocent victims. Separate instances of the following text message was received by both my
Installing Oracle VirtualBox VM – Part 2
Using Oracle VirtualBox Oracle VirtualBox VM The VM after its name stands for “Virtual Machine”. It can be installed on your PC and used to install additional Operating Systems. VirtualBox is an open-source program that is free to all users. It allows you to install
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 26 Overview & Giveaway
Ashampoo WinOptimizer 26 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 Ashampoo have given us five licenses for their new version 26 of WinOptimizer. These licenses
Giveaways & Contests Reminder (Week 3423)
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! Steganos
How To Restore Browser Window
Today I was working at my day job and accidently closed my browser. Not only one tab but the whole browser with all the tabs I was working with. This might have happened to you and thought you could never get them back. I’m here
Dell Vostro Power Flicking On And Off
A man called me, his computer an older Dell Vostro 230, would rapidly power on and off continuously. At first, I thought overheating, but there wasn’t much dust inside. I disconnected everything, still the same. I removed the memory chips, there was beeping, a good
How To Use Quick Tables In Word
There are many ways to create custom tables in Word but a lot of folks just want the quickest and easiest method and thankfully we have that. It is called Quick Tables. And what is more, it really is quick and easy! Quick Tables are
How To Fix Problem With External Hard Drive
Macrium Reflect is great backup software. So great that when they discontinued the free version in 2022 I decided to buy the paid version. Currently, the only free Macrium Reflect is the 30-day trial. I’ve had no problems with Macrium Reflect. However, I’ve had problems
How To Auto-Scroll With Your Mouse
I came across this odd trackball mouse that I’ve used on and off over time. I started clicking around with all the buttons to see what they would do. That’s when I discovered this auto-scrolling thing. That is you click on the page and the
Understanding Virtual Drives – Part 1
What Is A Virtual Drive? A Virtual Drive (VD), sometimes called a Virtual Machine (VM), serves the same purpose as a hard drive on your computer. It is used for storing everything from files to complete operating systems. VDs behave like your physical drive but