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Do you find yourself changing a certain Windows 10 system setting or accessing a particular Control Panel option on a regular basis?
If so, you can save time and clicks by adding that particular setting or Control Panel option right to the Start Menu!
I have several tiles on my PC’s Start menu for the Settings and Control Panel options I use the most, and you can do the same on your PC. [Read more…]
As you probably know, Windows 10 has both a Control Panel and a Settings app that make it easy to alter a plethora of Windows settings and 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.
There are times when we need to copy the entire contents of one hard drive onto another hard drive.
This process is called “cloning”, and it is most often done when upgrading to a larger drive or replacing a drive that is about to fail.
Cloning a hard drive isn’t all that difficult. All you need is both drives connected to the computer at the same time and a copy of a good hard drive cloning utility (I use and recommend Clonezilla because it works well and is available as a free download).
Here’s how to use Clonezilla to clone the contents of one hard drive onto another: [Read more…]
Does it seem like your laptop’s battery charge runs out sooner than it should? Well, it seems like they always do to me.
Assuming that the laptop battery isn’t defective, there are a number of power settings that you can tweak in order to make a charge last as long as possible.
The key is determining which settings to tweak in order to gain the most benefit without hampering your ability to use your laptop effectively.
What Should One Know About Visual Content Marketing?Times change, and now it’s not enough to provide the readers with textual information. Visual content is what’s currently demanding their attention.
Scientists have discovered that we forget 90% of the information we receive in the textual form after just three short days.
But that improves a great deal if the facts are presented with the help of visual content. That way, 65% of data remains in the human memory even after this time passes.