When your drives become fragmented Windows takes longer to find the files it needs to perform a requested operation or to open a program. It’s no more complex than that. So defragmenting your hard drive(s) at least once a month is a good maintenance routine – one that can keep your computer running faster longer. The disk defragmenter… Read More »
First you must be using Windows 7 or Windows 8x for this to work, so if you’re not, this won’t work for you. There are a lot of ways to see what starts with Windows – but we’ve found yet another. And maybe this one drills down a little deeper. So if you’re running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1,… Read More »
ToggleKeys is term used to describe a computer keyboard key that has one or more functions. For example, the caps lock key, num lock key, and scroll lock key are examples of ToggleKeys. ToggleKeys are also an accessibility option. When ToggleKeys are turned on, your computer will make a high or low tone beep when you press any… Read More »
Three Fun, Amusing or Interesting Sites You’ll Want to Bookmark All computer, tablet and smartphone users We’re not saying these sites are educational, but they’re interesting and / or fun. Well, at least we found them interesting and/or fun. We hope you do too! Dumb Laws Here’s a site that lists some of the dumbest laws ever passed… Read More »
U.S. Police Are Giving Away Keylogging Software as a ‘Safety’ Measure For years, local law enforcement agencies around the country have told parents that installing ComputerCOPsoftware is the “first step” in protecting their children online. Police chiefs, sheriffs, and district attorneys have handed out hundreds of thousands of copies of the disc to families for free at schools,… Read More »
The features of the Windows 10 start menu Microsoft announced Windows 10 yesterday during a media briefing in San Francisco and surprised the world with that name. The company has uploaded video footage of the briefing to YouTube for everyone to see. One of the features of the new operating system that got demoed quite a bit during… Read More »