An odd problem occurred recently and a NAS drive could not be accessed even though it was on the network and up and running. Pinging it was the solution and here’s how to wake up […]
Radio communication technology has changed our lives. We are connected with our equipment without a wire. Nowadays almost everyone is using a wireless connection (Wi-Fi) in their cell phones, laptops, PCs, gadgets and other devices.
Do you have network or internet connection problems with your laptop computer? Does the internet work, but then after a while it stops? I had this problem and the solution could be quite simple. You […]
Can you speak your Google Keep notes in Windows? Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply say, “OK Google Keep, create a note and…” and dictate what you want to store in the note. […]
An irritating fault that can occur with Chrome is that when it is started, it opens your home page as normal, but then it also opens another page on another tab. What is causing this […]
Save a tree and read an ebook! Google is giving away ebook for free and you can read them on your computer in Windows or Linux. You can even read them on your phone and […]
A small, but significant number of people have problems with Windows Update and it produces error messages, gets stuck part way through a download, it keeps reinstalling the same update and more. Fix those Windows […]
The software on your Windows computer could be out of date, even if you only installed it last week or yesterday. Applications and utilities are frequently updated and you can keep on top of the latest […]
DNS (Domain Name System) servers are not something most people are concerned with, but they should be. They affect the speed of the internet connection and your security. Switch to a new DNS server and […]
Does Google Chrome keep crashing? Is it bloated and slow? Do you wish it was as fast, light and stable as it used to be? If you are having problems with Chrome, here are the […]
If you have Windows 8 and a Microsoft account, you have OneDrive, formerly called SkyDrive, and this means that you have access to several gigabytes of online storage free of charge. Any type of file […]
The most notable feature of Windows 8 is the Start screen with its tiles representing built in apps, apps downloaded from the Windows Store, and traditional software that has been installed. It is interesting, up to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Action Center is a Windows feature that aims to highlight potential problems with the computer or to show you useful information, but sometimes it is annoying. Stop those pop-up messages.
When reading articles and news stories, do you come across words you are not sure about? Add a Chrome dictionary extension and you can see an explanation with a couple of mouse clicks.
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