Tech Tips, Tricks and Guides
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3 Ways to Bypass a Windows Login Screen if You Have Lost Your Password
It happens more often than you think
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7 Health Issues Caused by Computers and How to Prevent Them
Practical advice that may save your life
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Basic One-Column and Multi-Column Data Sorting in Excel Spreadsheets
A simple but very powerful tool
Two of Excel’s primary functions are to allow you to manipulate and view data from different perspectives, and one of the program’s more simple but powerful tools for doing so […]
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9 Useful Things Linux Can Do that Windows Can’t
Plus, it's completely free to use
Think Windows is the only operating system out there? Think again. Have you heard of Linux? Linux and Windows are considered to be the world’s best-operating systems. When deciding whether […]
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Fix Repeating Keys With These Tips
Get rid of an annoying problem easily
If you’ve ever had a repeating key, you will know how annoying it can be. Every time you have to double back to erase a duplicate “i” or “s,” you […]
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4 Ways To Edit a PDF File
It's not as easy as it should be
When John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe, developed the Portable Document Format (PDF), he wanted to make it easier for people to distribute documents without the need to print them. Surprisingly, […]
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6 Easy Ways To Speed Up Your Ubuntu Installation
From the obvious to the obscure
Have you noticed your Ubuntu system’s performance has slowed down? Even though Ubuntu 18.04 (the most recent version) is a very powerful Linux distribution, over time, your installation can become […]
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12 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With The Windows 10 Taskbar
Optimize and organize with these tips and tricks
A key to quality work is a quality workspace. Organized, a place for everything and everything in its place. That’s one of the ideas behind the Windows toolbar. Let’s learn […]
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The DOS Commands Every PC User Must Memorize
One day, there WILL be a test
To the average Windows user, DOS commands seem like a relic of its time. However, they’re still around and are just as useful as they were years ago. To fully […]
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How To Manually Set Up WordPress On a Domain
It's easy but there are a few things you need to do
If you have you own domain name already set up, setting up a WordPress site on it is very easy. However, there are several things you’ll need to get ready […]
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How To Encrypt Zip Files
For Mac, Windows and Android systems
You’ll want to encrypt a Zip file if you don’t want just anyone to be able to open it. A normal, unencrypted Zip file can be viewed in seconds on […]
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Everything You Should Know About Power Banks
Including if they will they explode on you
Is there anything worse than battery anxiety? We’re all becoming dependent on wonderful mobile technologies such as smartphones to make our lives easier and more pleasant. While these devices have […]
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How to Remove Malware Completely With Free Tools
Be sure to follow all the steps
If you’ve picked up some malware, and you want to know how to remove it, this guide is for you. I will be explaining how you can remove malware completely […]
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The 3 Best SEO Plugins For WordPress
For beginners as well as advanced users
Anyone that’s so much as breathed a whiff about Internet marketing has heard the term SEO, an acronym for search engine optimization. This is the process of building clout on […]
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How To Hide Your WiFi & Stop Strangers Logging In
Including a very important thing to remember
You pay full price for your Internet access. So why let leeches piggyback for free? Wireless connectivity has its strengths but it’s far from perfect. A tech-savvy person can tap […]
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How To Create a WordPress Child Theme
Prevents you from losing all your hard work
Why should you never customize WordPress in the existing parent theme? What happens to your customizations when the theme you are using is updated? The answer is they are lost, […]
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How To Get Faster Internet Without Paying for It
Maximize network speed with these tips
Faster Internet for free? It sounds wild, but what’s the catch? Can you really get faster Internet without paying extra? Absolutely but maybe not how you think. Technically, you can’t […]
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How To Create a Password Reset Disk The Easy Way
Never be locked out of your system again
How often do you forget your Windows login password? If it happens way too often, maybe you should create a password reset disk. In this post, you’ll learn how to […]
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How To Fix ‘Filename Is Too Long’ Issue In Windows
There's an easy fix and one that's less easy
If you’ve ever seen this issue, it was probably a simple fix for you. If you’ve seen this error more than twice, then you also know that it can be […]