Tech Tips, Tricks and Guides
How To Get As Much Free Cloud Storage As Possible
Jul 15th, 2019 by Ollie Green
Plus which one to sign up for first
What You Need to Know About the Raspberry Pi 4
Jul 15th, 2019 by Aseem Kishore
Entry-level desktop machine for $35
Check For Outdated Or Missing Windows Drivers With Driver Booster
One of the best free tools, with a few caveats
Driver Booster is a free program you can install in Windows to check for outdated or missing drivers. If you’ve plugged something new into your computer only to have Windows […]
How to Block Websites on Google Chrome
Stop yourself or your kids from seeing certain stuff
Living in an age with high-speed internet is incredible. With all the information that can be easily yours, you can learn how to do almost anything. And with all the […]
How to Password Protect a PDF to Keep It Safe
Totally doable, also easy and free
If you have confidential PDF files, you don’t want just anyone to access them. Otherwise, they can change what’s inside. The next thing you know, you can’t recognize the original […]
How to Automatically Forward Email in Outlook 2019
In case you need access outside of work
When going on vacation, a wise trick is to not have access to your work email. This way, you won’t be stressed out thinking about too many work-related stuff. The […]
How To Find Out Where Those Short URLs Point To
A great way to avoid visiting phishing websites
With the popularity of social media and affiliate links, turning a long URL into a short one is essential. Even when Twitter increased the character count to 280, space was […]
How to Block Someone on Gmail The Easy Way
Say goodbye to unwanted emails forever
Don’t want to receive those annoying product reviews from a person or company you once liked? There’s an easy solution for that: block them. And you can get around to […]
How To Activate Google Inactive Account Manager
What happens to your data when you die?
As the cheerful old saying goes, there are only two things certain in life – death and taxes. And it pays to be extremely prepared for both, especially if you […]
How to Migrate a Firefox Profile the Right Way
Don't worry, it's not as complicated as you think
So you’ve scored a new Windows machine. Congratulations! But now comes the annoying bit: Firefox profile migration. You’re now tasked with migrating your web browser profile to your new computer. […]
Quickly Remove Background Noise in Your Recordings with Audacity
A free program that's very easy to use
The secret to making great audio recordings isn’t all that secret after all. All you have to do is record in a good acoustic environment, use a decent microphone, adjust […]
6 Solutions to Your Laptop Fan Problem
Before it totally screws up your computer
It’s not unusual for laptop fans to break down over time. And if ignored, the damage to your computer can be catastrophic. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to […]
How to Convert WEBP and HEIC Files into Usable Formats
Plus how to do a bulk convert
WEBP and HEIC files are used on the web or on mobiles for better file size compression without impacting the quality of the image too heavily. The trouble is, if […]
How to Fix “Your PC Ran Into a Problem And It Needs to Restart” Error
Don't worry, you can handle this on your own
Have you encountered the “Your PC Ran Into a Problem And It Needs to Restart” message? Are you wondering what you should do about it? Despite the vague nature of […]
How to Find NTP Server in a Domain to Sync All PCs
Don't worry, we show you where to begin
To keep all PCs synchronized, updating the internet time will help you pull it off. And to do that, you need to find the NTP (Network Time Protocol) server first. […]
How to Use an Elgato HD60S with a Laptop to Record or Stream Console Gameplay
Plus an important step to take if you have a PS4
The Elgato HD60S is an external capture card that can be used to record or stream console gameplay via a PC. Whilst many capture cards slot into the PCI-E slot […]
How To Rip Your DVDs & Blu-Rays Effortlessly With MakeMKV
Making a backup isn't illegal
Whatever the dubious legality surrounding it is all about, I would argue that you have every right to make a digital backup (“rip”) of your legally bought DVDs and Blu-Rays. […]
How to Change Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows
So you can make changes as you please
Having full control over a user account on your system means you can make changes to that account owner’s files. But before you can have that control, there’s no shortcut: […]
Everything You Need to Know About External GPU Enclosures
An alternative way to boost the graphics prowess of your laptop
Modern laptops have solved almost all of the compromises that have been inherent to the form factor from the first ever clamshell machines to enter the market. In the past, […]