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Whenever you try to open a file, the Windows Operating System checks the extension at the end of the file to determine what program should be used to open it. Normally, this process works without anything needing to be done on the user’s end. For instance, if you click on a .jpeg file in Windows [...]
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So your house just burned down, bummer. So you were just robbed, that’s terrible. To make matters worse, you do not have any records of your products to give to the insurance company or the police. Keeping track of serial numbers and other product details should be a no-brainer. But it’s easy to just grab [...]
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Files can become lost, moved and even deleted. You can find these documents using several methods. In most cases, you might find that the document hasn’t been deleted, only moved to another folder. Fortunately, Windows has good built-in search capabilities that can help you locate these rogue files. Recovering deleted files, however, might rely on [...]
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If you’re not using a web mail client like Gmail or Yahoo Mail, you are probably using a program like Outlook to manage your personal or work emails. In most cases, email is downloaded from your mail server to your computer, so it is important to occasionally backup your email in case there is ever [...]
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We usually talk about removing programs and processes from starting up at boot. But what if you want something to load each time you startup your computer? It is a scientific fact (not really) that humans have a predetermined amount of clicks in their index finger. If we exhaust that amount by doing redundant tasks each day, [...]
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A problem we see a lot is forgotten Administrator’s passwords–Especially in Windows Vista where it urges you to run as a limited user. If you created a password for your Windows Administrator’s account and run as a different user, it might be only a matter of time before you forget what that password is, and [...]
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Being able to view a computer’s advanced system configuration is crucial for technicians. It’s also convenient for casual users, as it gives them specific information related to their computer’s hardware and software.
To access this area, go to Start>Run and type msinfo32.exe and hit OK. You will see a screen that can be expanded to give [...]
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Internet Explorer: You either really like or or you really hate it. One thing for sure, IE is a prime target for hackers due to the fact it is so widely used. But we recommend using multiple web browsers not because of security issues alone. Sometimes, web browsers just break. And if you only have [...]
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Everyone knows how important it is to backup their data. Whether it’s photos, movies, Emails or documents our data is important to us. Keeping that data safe is not always an easy thing to do. It’s easy to forget about backing up, or even worse, backing up to a single location and losing that backup [...]
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