Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Do you have a laptop or desktop PC that’s running Windows 10?
If so, you surely know how frustrating the native Photos app can be.
I happen to like Windows 10 overall, but the Photos app leaves a lot to be desired due to its dearth of features and capabilities.
After my most recent photo editing session I decided that I really needed to find myself a better app.
If you’ve had your Android phone for a while, you’ve probably noticed that it’s slower and less responsive than it was when you first bought it.
If that’s the case, one of the major culprits could be bloated log files, browser caches and other large “temporary” files that are hogging your phone’s storage space.
Just like Windows and other operating systems, Android and the apps that run on it store all kinds of historical information such as visited web pages, recently used contacts, old text messages, and a whole lot more. [Read more…]
Hackers have been relentlessly attacking PCs that run Microsoft Windows for years while largely ignoring computers running other operating systems.
Why? Because they enjoy inflicting misery and financial loss on as many people as possible while expending the least effort.
It’s simply the age-old principle known as economy of scale at work. Since there are more Windows PCs out there than anything else, they aim their malicious attacks at them in order to get the most “bang for their buck”.
While PC’s are still their primary targets, now that smart phones and tablets are in virtually every pocket in America the hackers have turned their attention to those devices as well. [Read more…]
I love writing about great free software that makes using computers, tablets and smart phones easier to use, more secure and more user friendly. And my favorite software programs of all are Windows utilities.
In previous posts I wrote about two outstanding Windows utilities (Process Explorer and Autoruns) that every PC user should have at the ready at all times. Today I’m going to tell you about System Explorer, a wonderful program that bundles these two utilities together with a host of other useful tools into a single tabbed package. [Read more…]
If your PC is like most others out there today, it probably has tons of programs, apps, toolbars and small utilities running in the background.
And it’s quite possible that all of those running processes are causing your system to run about as fast as a snail fitted with a full body cast.
You have probably read somewhere that removing unused programs can help speed up your computer, but which of the programs listed in the Control Panel’s “Uninstall a program” list can you safely remove?
That question has puzzled computer users since the early days of Microsoft Windows, but there’s a handy free download that can help you answer it with confidence. [Read more…]
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