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Why I recommend replacing Notepad with Notepad++

Posted on January 4, 2020

The Windows Notepad utility is one of the handiest little programs there is, but it comes with a number of frustrating limitations.

But even with those limitations I found myself using it several times a day simply because it’s so convenient.

But no more. I long ago switched to a wonderful free Notepad replacement app called Notepad++.

Notepad++ does everything the standard Windows Notepad does, only better. I won’t list all the great features here, but there are three features that really made it worth the switch for me: [Read more…]

Discover tons of technical info about your Android device with CPU-Z

Posted on January 3, 2020

A while back I told you about a great free program called Speccy that lists pretty much every technical detail there is about your PC.

If you have even a passing interest in what hardware and software is inside your computer’s case, you need to download Speccy today.

If you have that same curiosity about what’s inside your Android phone or tablet, a wonderful free app called CPU-Z will tell you. [Read more…]

How to use ‘Ultimate Windows Tweaker’ to quickly lock down ALL of Windows 10’s privacy settings

Posted on December 28, 2019

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

To be blunt, 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.

That makes it very difficult and time-consuming to make all those tweaks, and the task can be virtually impossible if you don’t know where to find all of them!

Luckily, an awesome free tool called Ultimate Windows Tweaker makes it very easy to change ALL of Windows 10’s important privacy settings at one time.

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How to quickly display (and lock down) ALL of Windows 10’s privacy settings

Posted on November 15, 2019

In my opinion Windows 10 is the best version of Windows ever released by Microsoft. But that being said, its default privacy settings are extremely invasive.

Luckily, you can change the privacy settings to make Windows 10 just as stingy with your personal info as its predecessors were, but Microsoft has scattered those many settings all around the various nooks and crannies of the Windows user interface.

Luckily, there’s a free tool called WPD that puts all of Windows 10’s privacy settings in one place, making it easy to find and change the particular settings you’re looking for.

Even better, WPD also explains what all the various settings do. That means you won’t have to scratch your head as you try to figure them out on your own.

Sound good? If so, follow the steps below to download WPD and use it to tweak your PC’s privacy settings to your liking: [Read more…]

Schedule text messages to be sent at a later time with your Android phone

Posted on November 11, 2019

Have you ever wished you could schedule a text message to be sent at a future date and time?

I have, and there are plenty of situations where such a capability would come in handy.

For example, let’s say you have a friend whose birthday is coming up in a few days and you want to make sure you don’t forget to send him a “Happy Birthday” text.

Or perhaps you need to remind your wife about an upcoming doctor appointment but you’re afraid you might forget about it yourself before the appointment date arrives. [Read more…]