Jesse Mueller AdwCleaner is a tool that I commonly use to check computers for malware. You can too, for free! It performs one-time scan that won’t interfere with your current antivirus. Simply download it, let it scan, and allow it to remove whatever it deems suspicious. It will also offer to disable unnecessary junk software after it … Read more
Windows 10 often gives users a login screen with beautiful, ever-changing photography from around the world. But after recent updates, many are complaining that the pretty pictures are suddenly fuzzy and out-of-focus. Their Windows 10 login screen is blurry, for everything behind the username and password field. This is a feature, not a bug, that … Read more
If you lose your smartphone or tablet, don’t give up hope. That goes for stolen devices, too. You may be able to locate your device! Android and Apple devices offer tracking tools, built-in to their accounts and devices, and they are free for all to use. The Tools On a computer, open your browser and … Read more
Installing a printer? You typically won’t use a CD these days, everything comes from the internet. So if it’s an older device, don’t fret if the disc has gone missing. You just need to download your printer software. And this is always done for free! For HP devices, go to https://support.hp.com/us-en/driversFor Epson printers, try https://epson.com/Support/sl/sFor Brother devices, … Read more
The summertime heat has arrived! Here’s your annual reminder: Don’t Leave Laptops in Hot Cars. Same goes for your other tech items, like tablets, phones, portable game consoles. Computers and other devices are vulnerable to the extreme temperatures inside of a car’s cabin. In very little time, heat build-up in your vehicle can bake your … Read more
The hard drive in your computer is going to wear down some day and fail. Everyone hopes their hard drive will last a long time, and most do. But hard drive death is unpredictable, and your computer may give you no warning about what’s coming. As your computer ages and slows down, you can spot-check … Read more
When you want to dispose of a computer, you should recycle it. Your local landfill may come to mind for this task, but that’s often not the best idea. Besides the inconvenience of driving there, the landfill is likely to charge you recycling fees for some of your tech-junk. But there’s good news: Virginia passed … Read more
You can use your antivirus to scan any file on your system, and it’ll tell you if the file is safe or not. But sometimes, you might want a second opinion. No antivirus is perfect. If you want to double-check any file before you open it, head to www.virustotal.com . At this site, you can upload a … Read more
An email client is a program that is used to view your email on your computer. There are many email clients, like the Windows 10 Mail app, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Microsoft Outlook. But the one that many just can’t give up is Windows Live Mail. Microsoft made that program as a successor to Outlook Express … Read more
I’d like to mention a couple of my favorite “daily deal” websites, Woot.com and Meh.com . Woot.com started some 16 years ago as a site that sold just one item, each day. That item changed everyday — today it could be a vacuum, tomorrow it could be gourmet coffee from Guatemala. Whatever it was, it was offered at a truly … Read more