Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Have you ever accidentally deleted a photo, Microsoft Word document or some other file that you actually had no intention of deleting? The fact is we have all done it at one time or another.
A fantastic free program called Recuva will scan your internal or external hard drive, USB thumb drive or the memory card from your camera or smart phone and give you the option to “undelete” any deleted files that it finds.
And guess what? It works like a charm! [Read more…]
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…
As you probably know, Windows 10 has both a Control Panel and a Settings app that make it easy to change a plethora of Windows settings and either enable or disable a number of Windows features.
Unfortunately, these powerful tools also make it very easy for inexperienced users to make system changes that end up causing issues with either the Windows installation itself or the programs and apps that run under it.
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…]
There are several handy free utilities out there that will tell you what hardware’s inside your PC, and one of the best I’ve ever used is HWiNFO.
Like Speccy, HWiNFO is a free program that provides tons of details about your system’s CPU, motherboard, memory and such.
But HWiNFO also provides a live snapshot of the CPU temperature and various system voltages, great information to have if you’re a computer tech or system builder.
Here’s a screenshot of the HWiNFO Summary page: [Read more…]
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