MS Paint Ain’t So Bad We’re not going to try to kid you and tell you that MS Paint is another Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro, because it ain’t. But beginning with Windows 7 and continuing with Windows 8x and Windows 10, Paint is much improved. You’ll find it very serviceable for quick image editing or adding text… Read More »
AntiAdware blocks download wrappers and adware on popular websites From Ghacks.net Depending on where you download your software from, you may get nasty surprises in form of adware with it. This is done to increase revenue for the site’s parent company at the expense of users visiting it. Some sites give you options to opt-out of using the… Read More »
CHKDSK Vs. SFC We recently published a tip about Windows CHKDSK and we soon saw by the responses that many had these two Windows features mixed up. Maybe it’s our fault for not explaining things. We’re going to explain things now… CHKDSK CHKDSK stands for Check Disk. When you run the CHKDSK /F command your scanning for and fixing… Read More »
An Easy Way to Clear Your Flash Player Cache It’s really easy to clear your Flash Player cache and history. Here’s how you do it: Open Control Panel Click on Flash Player (32 bit) It doesn’t really matter if you have 64 bit or 32 bit Windows, it will say 32 bit in Control Panel On the Flash… Read More »
Find and Repair Hard Drive Errors With Windows CHKDSK CHDSK is a handy tool included with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Window 7, Windows 8x and Windows 10, that you can use to check your hard drives for errors. Most of the time CHKDSK can also fix the errors it finds. You should run CHKDSK every two or three months to… Read More »
Where Windows 10 Stands Right Now by Woody Leonhard SOURCE: InfoWorld With beta builds arriving at an ever-increasing pace, Windows 10 testing proceeds full speed ahead, with new features unveiled at every turn. If you don’t have the time — or the interest — to keep up with the details, this report will keep you posted on how… Read More »