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Registry Finder: A fantastic replacement for Regedit

Posted on February 7, 2023

 

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…]

Why OlderGeeks is my favorite free downloads site

Posted on January 4, 2023

Regular readers of this blog know how much I enjoy recommending the great free software tools that I use every day on my own computers and mobile devices.

One of the most amazing things about the Internet age is how we can download useful programs and apps to complete most any task we can imagine at absolutely no cost whatsoever.

I like to call it the era of ubiquitous freebies.

But the above being said, free downloads can often have a dark side…

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How to use your smartphone as a portable document scanner

Posted on December 10, 2022

Important: After I published a link to this post in my newsletter I found out that CamScanner is now downloading a trial version of the app instead of the free version by default.

This is very misleading and I can no longer recommend it in good conscience.

If you’re still interested in the app, you can read more about the various plans right here.

This is a sad development because it really is a fantastic app. But I just can’t recommend something that misleads its potential users.

I apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.  [Read more…]

How to quickly lock down ALL of Windows 10’s privacy settings

Posted on November 9, 2022

As you probably know by now, Windows 10 is a nightmare when it comes to privacy.

Truth be told, if you accept all of Windows 10’s default privacy settings you won’t have much privacy at all while you’re using your PC.

There are almost two dozen important privacy settings that need to be changed in order to lock down your privacy as much as possible, but unfortunately they’re scattered all over the place throughout your Windows 10 installation.  [Read more…]

Tips for speeding up a sluggish Windows PC

Posted on October 21, 2022

Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.

Modern personal computers are amazing machines.

They allow us to do things in minutes that once took hours or days as well as many other things that couldn’t be done at all in times past.

But even with all their awesome power and capabilities, computers are no fun to use when they’re running slowly and freezing up at random times.

Today I’m going to discuss a few things you can do to help speed up a sluggish PC and hopefully avoid having to deal with erratic system performance.

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