Tech Tips, Tricks and Guides
Disable the Trackpad/Touchpad on Mac and PC
Sep 9th, 2012 by Aseem Kishore
It can be annoying when the cursor jumps
Device Association Framework High CPU Usage in Windows 10?
Sep 8th, 2012 by Aseem Kishore
We'll show you how to disable it
Create a Custom Windows 7 Install Image
Sep 7th, 2012 by Aseem Kishore
The easy way with way less hassle
Change Default Media Player and Photo Viewer in Windows 8
Select the program you want to use
I’ve been running Windows 8 for a few weeks now and I recently ran into an issue when trying to play some video files. I take a lot of video […]
Turn on Fast Startup Missing in Windows 8/10 Power Options?
Have your PC boot as fast as possible
If you have a PC running Windows 8 or Windows 10, you definitely want to make sure your machine is booting as fast as possible. By default, Windows 8/10 enables […]
How to Tell if a Folder is Shared in Windows 10
Why did they have to make it so darn complicated?
Starting in Windows 7 and continuing into Windows 8/10, Microsoft has removed the feature whereby when you shared a folder, it would change the folder icon so that you could […]
Create a Multi Operating System Bootable USB Flash Drive
You can hang it from your keychain
If you work in IT or offer your own IT services, you probably install and reinstall operating systems for clients quite often. Traditionally, operating system installs have been deployed directly […]
Fix NT Kernel & System Process High CPU Usage in Windows
A couple things to check immediately
I recently ran into a strange problem where a process called System (NT Kernel & System) was using about 15 to 30 percent of the CPU on my Windows machine […]
Troubleshoot and Fix Office Problems with Repair
If it's slow or you're having some other issue
If you’re having problems with any Office program like Word, Excel or Outlook, you can always perform a repair, which will try to fix any issues that may be causing […]
What Happened to Disk Defragmenter in Windows 8/10?
Same program now under a new name
In Windows 8 and Windows 10, the name for a few features from Windows 7 have changed. For example, Windows Anytime Upgrade is now called Add Features to Windows 8/10. […]
Fix Windows Explorer Window Opening on Startup
6 solutions to a very annoying problem
I recently ran into a really annoying problem on my Windows 7 64-bit PC: every time I restarted it and booted into Windows, the Windows Explorer Libraries window would pop […]
Copy Data Off an Unbootable Laptop or Desktop Hard Drive
We'll show you the best docking station to buy
I recently had a client who was running Windows 10 and got a horrific computer virus that prevented him from starting up his computer. Unfortunately, he had a ton of […]
How to Run Disk Cleanup in Windows 10
We'll walk you thru all the different ways
Even though Disk Cleanup is not a very often used tool in Windows, it still does come in handy and I have found that it does a good job of […]
Install Purchased Apps from Windows Store on Another PC
You can do it for up to 10 PCs
I’ve been using Windows 10 for a while now and one thing that I have done is purchased a few useful apps from the Windows Store. If you have ever […]
Enable Windows 10 Hyper-V
You get free server virtualization as well
In Windows 10 there is a new feature called Hyper-V that is basically the same thing as XP Mode in Windows 7. It allows you to run as many guest […]
Remove Dotted Border Around Icons on Windows Desktop
You will be glad that you did
Have you ever noticed that sometimes Windows will give your desktop icons a dotted line border? It’s really annoying and definitely doesn’t look good with the neat and sleek Aero […]
Scale Down an Image in Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android
Get those photos to the right size
So you just downloaded some pictures from your new fancy Canon or Nikon camera? Well, get ready for some huge pictures with lots of resolution! You’re talking about 20+ megapixels […]
Windows 8/10 Desktop Gadgets
You need to use a third-party app
In Windows 8, Microsoft is moving away from desktop gadgets. Instead they want developers to write Metro-style apps, which also have the ability to be docked to the right-side of […]
Log on as Administrator in Windows 10
It's disabled by default - here's how to get in
By default, the local Administrator account in Windows 10 is disabled. There are certain programs that require the user to be logged in using the local administrator account in order […]
Remove Duplicate Contacts on iPhone
Including ones with different names but same info
I love my iPhone and I also like iCloud, but what I hate is that I have a ton of duplicate contacts! Why is that? Well, it’s because I use […]