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If you’re like me, when you use Windows 8.1 you probably use your Desktop apps a lot more than any of the Modern apps that are native to the Windows 8.1 “Start” screen.
If so, there’s an easy way to make your Desktop apps be displayed before the Modern apps on the “All Apps” screen (which makes them a lot easier to find in a jiffy). Here’s how: [Read more…]
I’ve never really been one to make New Years Resolutions, but this year I’ve come up with 10 of them that can help all of us keep our computers running smoothly and the hackers at bay. I hope you find at least a few of them useful.
Note: All of the links contained within the following list of resolutions will open in a new window. This will make it easy to return to the next resolution by simply closing the current browser window or tab.
Rick’s 10 New Years Resolutions for computer users: [Read more…]
To wrap up 2013 I thought it might be fun to take a look at my blog stats to see which post was read the most over the course of the past year. What I discovered astounded me.
The most popular post of the year wasn’t number one by just a hair. It actually had a whopping 22% more page views than the runner up. [Read more…]
Some computers (especially laptops) have trouble with Youtube videos because they simply don’t have the “muscle” required to display them smoothly. I’ve discovered that using a different web browser will often improve the viewing experience considerably, and the one that I recommend most often is Opera.
Thanks to the speed at which it renders video, Opera seems to work better with Youtube than any other browser that I’ve tried. If your Youtube experience is less than desirable, why not download it and give it a try? Simply visit this page and click the red Download button. [Read more…]
I don’t know about you, but I really like how Internet Explorer 11 provides a drop-down list of site suggestions when I type a letter into the address bar.
For example, if I type the letter R it’ll display RicksDailyTips.com, RealClearPolitics.com and several other sites that begin with the letter R. To visit a site on the list, all I have to do is click on its URL. [Read more…]