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Question from Maurine: I bought a 2TB external USB hard drive to store my large collection of old family pictures on.
When I plugged the new drive into my computer I noticed that it has several files on it already.
One is a file with info about the warranty. Another is a user guide. I’m not sure what the other two files are.
My question is can I delete all these files or do I need to keep them?
Adobe Acrobat is a paid PDF editor that’s extremely popular. But, at a cost of a $156 yearly subscription, it’s perhaps not worth the investment if you’re on a budget or just don’t need a PDF editor in your daily life.
Fortunately, there are many other ways to edit a PDF document without Adobe Acrobat. The sensible choice for many is online PDF editors that are freemium and offer plenty of PDF modification tools, accessible across different platforms and devices.
Additionally, there are free PDF editors that you can download to your PC or smartphone, plus some relatively cheap alternatives to Adobe Acrobat that work just as well as the popular, more costly choice.
Let’s take a look at these options to modify your PDFs other than Adobe… [Read more…]
Two Factor Authentication adds an extra layer of security to any online account, making it more difficult for someone to break into your account without your permission.
Once enabled, two factor authentication will require anyone who tries to log in to your account to have physical access to your mobile phone in order to log in, even if they know your password. It basically works like this: [Read more…]
Many of the tips I post on this blog involve making changes to the Windows Registry.
The problem is, Windows’ native Regedit Registry Editor can be a real pain to use.
One of my biggest pet peeves with Regedit has always been the way we have to navigate several layers deep into the registry tree using the mouse.
But thanks to a fantastic free utility called Registry Finder, you no longer have to. [Read more…]
Has your computer started acting weird all of a sudden? For example…
Do web pages take forever to load or are you getting pop-ups every time you breathe?
Is your web browser covered in toolbars?
Has your home page or default search engine been mysteriously changed without your permission?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, your PC is probably infected with malware. [Read more…]