That hard drive, even if you don’t think it still works, can have all the data harvested off of it. What can you do to make sure your tax returns, social security number, and all that banking information is unusable to the baddie scrounging at the electronics recycling depot? That’s what we’re going to look at today. Back It Up First We’ll preach it until the whole world is converted....
If you ever wondered what kind of data your browser collects when you search the web, there are a few places where you can look for it. Find out how to see cached pages and files from your browser and decide whether you’d like to keep that data or clear it for good. What Are Cookies & Browser Cache? Your browser cache is a location on your computer where the cached web content (or cache) is stored....
Is Your Phone Listening to You? Apple devices have speech recognition software that only activates your phone’s microphone for voice input when it detects the “Hey Siri” hotkey. Apple also states that voice interactions with Siri aren’t linked to your data—Apple ID, email, etc. Google also records your voice when you use services like Assistant, Maps, or Search on your Android or iOS device. Google says these apps don’t eavesdrop or listen to you all the time....
If you use the Chrome browser and sync with your Google account, you can easily see passwords you’ve saved on your computer and mobile device. Here’s how to view Google Chrome saved passwords wherever you use the browser. View Google Chrome Saved Passwords on Desktop Whether you use Google Chrome on Windows or Mac, you can view your saved passwords in the Chrome password manager by following these simple steps....
If so, well there is an answer! Luckily, Microsoft is not crazy enough to completely cut out the old interface in Windows 7. On a side note, though, Windows 8/10 has a drastically different look and it’s not so easy to get the classic look there, but that’s another story. Windows 7 Classic Theme In Windows 7 you can revert back to the classic Windows look easily. In order to do this, go to your Desktop, right click and choose Personalize....
If computers running Windows XP are part of your network, it’s important to use the same workgroup name for all of the computers on your network. This makes it possible for computers running different versions of Windows to detect and access each other. Remember that the default workgroup name is not the same in all versions of Windows. 99% of the time it is just called WORKGROUP, but in case it’s not, make sure to change it to that....
The Oculus Quest offers an affordable all-in-one VR solution. With a full mobile computer built into it and its own app store, you just buy the headset and some apps and can play some pretty high-end VR games and experiences. Unfortunately, the Quest is still nowhere near desktop computer performance, and so its VR apps are a somewhat downgraded version of the full experience. The good news is that Quest received a software update known as Oculus Link beta, which effectively turns it into an Oculus Rift....
We have found another free tool, called LicenseCrawler, that recovers license keys by crawling through the registry to find all the license keys and serial numbers for all software installed on your system. Download LicenseCrawler from http://www.klinzmann.name/licensecrawler_download.htm. NOTE: We chose to download LicenseCrawler from FreewareFiles. Softonic has an extra download process you must go through to get the file. I also did a VirusTotal check on their website and the setup file and both came up clean for malware/spyware....
Many factors – such as minor bugs, outdated drivers, and incorrect settings – can prevent Windows 10 from registering the right-click from your PC’s pointing device. However, the list of troubleshooting tips and fixes below should help you fix when right-click is not working in Windows 10. 1. Restart File Explorer If you could right-click on the mouse or touchpad just before the issue started, you can try restarting File Explorer....
Some reasons you can’t share your screen are that not everyone is allowed to share the screen in your current meeting, Teams doesn’t have screen-sharing permission on your Mac, your internet connection isn’t fast enough, or Teams’ cache is corrupt. 1. Let Everyone Present Their Screen in Your Teams Meeting Teams allows the meeting admin to choose who can present their screen in a meeting. If your meeting admin has disabled screen sharing for everyone, that may be why you can’t share your screen with others....
We’ll also explain how you can use the mouse or trackpad more efficiently, improve your skill, and make sure you’re avoiding any bad habits that could cause injury and pain. The Mouse Vs. The Trackpad For Productivity If you have the space for it, a mouse is better for productivity. It might not be the best choice at first, but with practice, you’ll have fast mouse movement and incredible precision that can speed up everything you do on your computer....
Boasting over 530 million readers each month, it’s not hard to understand why it currently sits in the top ten of the most popular websites in the world. But what exactly is a Wiki and how does one become successful? A Wiki is a computer-based tool used for communicating and collaborating with others within a centrally-located, content management system. Coined from the Hawaiian term for “quick,” a Wiki allows teams and organizations to collect vast amounts of knowledge, gathered from several varying resources, and redistribute said knowledge onto a site for all to see....
One of the main problems is that people simply cannot join a Windows computer to a homegroup! Homegroups are different than workgroups because they are supposed to make networking between Windows 7/8/10 computers super simple. Workgroups are what you had to use to share data between Vista and XP computers, though you can join an XP computer to a homegroup also. In this article, I will try to exhaustively go through all the different reasons why you may not be able to access your homegroup....
A quick way to see the state of a Windows machine is to open Reliability Monitor. It’s a built-in tool that has been around since Windows Vista and still works in Windows 10. You probably don’t hear much about it, but it’s quite useful in my opinion. In this article, I’m going to show you how to open Reliability Monitor and what kind of information it can give you. There are many times when Windows is logging a lot of errors, but they don’t necessarily manifest themselves in your day to day activities....
Often, the error is a false-positive alert—i.e., the file is safe, but the antivirus thinks otherwise. However, you shouldn’t rule out the possibility of the file being a virus or malicious software. We’ll show you how to check the authenticity and legitimacy of the quarantined file. That’ll tell you whether or not the “Win32:BogEnt” threat alert is genuine or a false-positive. Note: The troubleshooting tips and solutions in this post apply to Avast and AVG antivirus software....
Windows has various system processes and apps, but most of them probably aren’t familiar to you. One process you might not have heard of is yourphone.exe. Unlike other system processes like svchost.exe, yourphone.exe is a new system process that’s been introduced in Windows 10. Here’s everything you need to know about it. What Is Yourphone.exe and Should You Disable It? If you see the yourphone.exe process (or similar) running in Windows Task Manager, then you’re running Windows 10 and you have the Your Phone app running in the background....
Most complications with Windows Explorer or File Explorer are one-off instances that only show up while the operating system is under stress. But if you experience the same problem repeatedly, the troubleshooting tips below should allow you to sort it out. Restart File Explorer Restarting Windows Explorer (which continues to be the underlying process behind File Explorer) is a quick fix for minor system-related glitches that cause it to freeze or crash....
Ubuntu and Linux in general are governed by user needs. Unlike closed applications that you find in Windows or Apple Macintosh, Ubuntu is built on community interest and a world-class community of technicians. These technicians build applications that users want and make them freely available for Linux and Ubuntu users. The advances Ubuntu has made include the number of applications which are not only suitable substitutes for Windows and Mac applications but are in many ways superior....
If you’ve already got a WordPress website going, you’re already ahead of the game. You just need to integrate your podcast into your WordPress site somehow. Let’s look at the 11 best WordPress plugins for your podcast. Blubrry PowerPress The free Blubrry PowerPress plugin allows you to manage your podcast. PowerPress provides you with statistics, SEO tools, and a simple way to distribute your podcast to major platforms like iTunes and Spotify....
Either way, you’ll want to choose the best USB Wi-Fi adapter for your needs and budget, which means you’re in luck since we’ve listed twelve of the very best Wi-Fi adapters, each in their unique way. What to Look For in a Wi-Fi USB Adapter Shopping for a USB Wi-Fi adapter for your wireless network can be more complicated than you might expect. Not only are there many different Wi-Fi standards to contend with, but also different USB standards....
