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Force Windows to use a wired connection instead of Wi-Fi

Posted on December 31, 2014

microsoft-windowsThere are times when it is best to use a wired Ethernet connection instead of Wi-Fi even if a Wi-Fi connection is available, but most Windows installations will default to connecting via Wi-Fi even when the PC is plugged into a router or modem via an Ethernet cable.

This defaulting to Wi-Fi is quite an annoyance, but it’s one that is easily remedied. Here’s how:  [Read more…]

Clear stuck print jobs with the click of a button

Posted on December 26, 2014

printerIf you use Microsoft Windows you have surely experienced the frustration of trying to clear a stuck print job at one time or another. There are several ways to do it, but none of them are very intuitive or easy to remember.

A nifty little free program called Print Queue Cleaner makes clearing a stuck print job literally as easy as clicking on a button.

Print Queue Cleaner is a tiny utility that runs as a stand-alone program. It doesn’t have to be installed so you can just keep it right on the Desktop and use it as needed. You can also keep it on a USB flash drive and take it with you wherever you go!  [Read more…]

Make new browser tabs open immediately instead of in the background

Posted on December 23, 2014

new-browser-tabsThe ability to open a web page in a new browser tab instead of a new window is one of computing’s most popular upgrades of all time.

But there is one annoyance with tabbed browsing that really gets on my nerves, and that’s how new tabs open in the background instead of opening out in front where you can see them without having to first click on the new tab.

Getting Internet Explorer and Firefox to open new tabs immediately is simply a matter of changing a setting.  [Read more…]

How to uninstall Modern Apps in Windows 8.1

Posted on December 18, 2014

windows-8-1If you’ve been using Windows 8.1 for a while, you probably already know how to uninstall Desktop programs with the Control Panel’s “Uninstall a program” utility.

But you have also probably noticed that you cannot uninstall Modern Apps (that have tiles on the Start Screen) that way.

Well, it’s actually just as easy to uninstall a Modern App as it is to zap an unwanted Desktop program. In fact, it’s even easier because you can uninstall multiple apps at the same time! Here’s how:  [Read more…]

How to instantly convert the audio from a YouTube video into an MP3

Posted on December 17, 2014

youtube-mp3-logoHave you ever watched a YouTube video and wished you could easily (and quickly) convert the audio from the video into an MP3? Well, you can, with an awesome web service known simply as YouTube MP3.

There are numerous online services that will convert YouTube audio to MP3 files, but none are faster or easier to use than YouTube MP3. Here’s all you do:  [Read more…]

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