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Fix Windows Explorer crashes when opening a folder

Windows Explorer seems to have a problem with certain types of photo or video files and it can crash when certain folders or files are accessed. This can happen when opening a folder in an Explorer window and it may be related to a problem that [...]

2014/11/05 // 0 Comments

Clean temporary files in Windows to fix problems

When Windows is going about its business of running software, downloading and installing updates, and so on, it creates temporary files. When programs are run, they can also create temporary files. These are not permanent files like the program, [...]

2014/10/27 // 0 Comments

Think you have malware? View network activity

Start your computer and watch it carefully. After some initial activity it settles down into an idle state. The desktop doesn’t change, the icons and folders on it don’t change, nothing else appears on the screen, and you might think [...]

2014/10/14 // 0 Comments

Google Keep top tips - get more from this note taking app

Google Keep tips and tricks and secrets

Google Keep is a handy utility for storing notes, lists, images and reminders. It isn’t like OneNote or Evernote and it is a much simpler app. However, a lightweight app can be more convenient for certain tasks. Here we take a look at updates, the [...]

2014/10/10 // 7 Comments

Which is the best antivirus software? Could it be Panda?

Here is the dilemma: You know you need antivirus software to protect your Windows PC from malware on the internet, but there are so many antivirus products it is hard to choose the best one. Is one package better than another? Is one more secure? [...]

2014/09/14 // 0 Comments

Configure Chrome’s search engines for faster, better results

As you browse the web you may have noticed that many websites have a search facility. Whenever Chrome detects a search box on a web page, it stores it in its search engines list. It isn’t obvious that it is doing this, or why it is doing it. It is [...]

2014/07/25 // 0 Comments

Sort your Chrome bookmarks into order

Adding a website your web browser’s bookmarks does two things: It saves you having to remember the URL and it makes returning to the site a simple point and click process. Unfortunately, the more bookmarks you add, the more of an untidy mess they [...]

2014/07/23 // 0 Comments

How to spot a fake Amazon email

There are several ways that viruses can get onto your computer and one is through email. A malicious program can be attached to an email message and if you open it, you risk infecting your computer. Malware can lock your PC until you pay a fee to [...]

2014/07/10 // 0 Comments

What happens to Gmail messages you archive?

If you are a Google Mail user you will have noticed options to archive email messages. There is a button to archive the currently selected message in the toolbar for example. What happens to emails you [...]

2014/07/01 // 0 Comments

Store notes on your PC, Mac, phone using Google Keep. Run Google Keep on the desktop in its own window | rawcomputing.com

Abandon sticky notes and put Google Keep on the desktop

When you are working on your computer or simply browsing the web for fun, you will occasionally need to temporarily store information. One way of doing this is with sticky notes apps and there is no shortage of utilities, but Google Keep now runs on [...]

2014/06/28 // 9 Comments

Move the taskbar to a better position in Windows

For many years computer monitors were square. They roughly measured the same horizontally as they did vertically and having a taskbar at the bottom of the screen made sense. Today’s monitors are not square and the bottom of the screen may not be [...]

2014/06/24 // 2 Comments

Use a NAS drive with Windows 8 File History backup

File History is a new way to back up your files in Windows 8 and it replaces the old backup facilities that were in previous versions of the operating system. The problem is that people never bothered to back up. This one is simpler, you don’t [...]

2014/06/04 // 0 Comments

Add a preview pane to Gmail

Google Mail is not like other email services and people either love it hate it. One of the ways in which it is different is that it does not have a preview pane. Do you miss it? do you wish Gmail had one? You can add [...]

2014/06/03 // 0 Comments

Discover alternatives to popular websites

There are tens of millions of websites on the internet, but how do you discover them? Many people know the popular sites for news, sport, their favourite hobby or interest and so on, but obviously these are not the only sites that cover these topics [...]

2014/05/23 // 0 Comments

Replace Windows Firewall with Comodo Firewall

Windows already has a firewall, so why would you need another one? That’s a bit like saying Windows comes with Paint, so why get a photo editor, or it already has WordPad, a word processor, so why bother with Word? Windows Firewall is simply very [...]

2014/05/17 // 0 Comments

Use Microsoft Office in Linux

Microsoft Office is the standard when it comes to word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. It is used in millions of offices around the world and the file format has become a standard way to exchange documents. It runs on Windows and Apple [...]

2014/04/29 // 0 Comments

Search Word for invisible characters like tab and return

People do strange things in Word and if you work with documents created by others you will find odd things like lots of extra spaces at the end of lines and paragraphs, extra carriage returns where none is needed, multiple tabs, section breaks and [...]

2014/04/25 // 0 Comments

Stop the annoying green bar in Explorer windows

When opening an Explorer window you sometimes have to wait while a green bar very slowly works its way across the address box at the top. This can happen occasionally to everyone, but to some people it is a constant irritation. What is going on and [...]

2014/04/17 // 5 Comments

Show recently added files and photos in Windows

The Pictures folder or library in Windows is ideal for storing photos and you can organise them into subfolders by date, occasion, subject or whatever is most useful. How do you view the most recently added photos though? It is easier than you might [...]

2014/04/03 // 0 Comments

Boost privacy with self destructing cookies

Whether cookies are harmless or whether they are evil devices for tracking people's activities on the internet is debateable. If you believe the latter you might want to take a look at a Firefox add-on called Self Destructing Cookies. It protects [...]

2014/03/29 // 0 Comments

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