If you’re a Microsoft Windows user you probably know that you’ll need the 25 digit Windows Activation Key (also called the PID) if you ever need to re-install Windows on your PC.
The Activation Key / PID was easy to find with Windows 7 and previous versions since it was written either on the CD/DVD packaging or somewhere on the computer itself.
But if you have recently purchased a PC with Windows 8 or 8.1 pre-installed, you’ll likely find that the Windows Activation Key / PID is nowhere to be found. Why Microsoft decided not to provide it to us with the new versions of Windows is beyond me, but there is a very easy way to retrieve it from the Registry. Here’s how: [Read more…]
Google’s Nexus 7 is an awesome tablet, but it does have one major drawback: the lack of an SD card slot. But that doesn’t mean you can’t transfer files from other devices onto it using an SD card!
Several of my recent posts have discussed the importance of updating a Windows 8 installation to Windows 8.1.
It’s no secret that Amazon has great prices on literally millions of items in virtually every category known to man, but did you know that those prices often fluctuate, sometimes even hour to hour?
I’m often asked how to determine which version of a particular web browser is installed on a computer. In fact, three people have asked me this same question just this week.