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Update: You can now add some blazing-fast USB 3.1 Type-C ports to your computer.
This post explains how.
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In my opinion, no innovation in computer technology has had a greater positive impact on the average computer user than the Universal Serial Bus – commonly referred to simply as USB. [Read more…]
As you probably know, the Internet is a massive repository of information, useful tools and services that can help children learn and mature.
But there is also a downside to the web: It also has a wide variety of potentially harmful content and services that are easily accessible by youngsters.
There are a number of good child safety apps that you can install on your family’s computers, but if they are running either Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 you don’t have to install anything extra in order to protect your kids from the darker corners of the web. [Read more…]
If you use Yahoo Mail or AOL Mail (or both) you should know that the latest changes they’ve made to their Terms of Service (TOS) completely trashes your privacy.
Both of those services are now owned by Oath, the media division of Verizon.
Oath has merged their two TOSs into one and made some pretty disturbing changes in the process. [Read more…]
Question from Paula: My computer is a Dell desktop running Windows 10 and I’m having an irritating problem with it.
I have a folder that I’ve been using for months and all of a sudden it gets stuck when I try to open it. It just freezes up for a while and displays the message “Working on it…“.
If I wait long enough the folder will eventually open and I can use it like I always have, but it seems to take longer and longer every day. It took well over a minute to open a little while ago.
How can I stop this folder from freezing up on me? All the other folders on my computer open just fine.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
If you’re a Mac user who tends to have several windows open on the desktop at any given time, you might find yourself getting distracted at times by all the other stuff that’s on the screen.
If so, there’s a fantastic app called HazeOver that can help minimize the distractions from background windows.
In a nutshell, Hazeover dims everything in the background while keeping the active window bright and clear. You can still see everything that’s dimmed in case something important changes, but your attention will remain focused on the active window.
Here’s a short video that shows HazeOver in action: [Read more…]