If you get errors during Windows start up, you might want to try doing a “clean boot”. Using the clean boot method can help you troubleshoot the problem and determine if the error is faulty Windows file or a program you have starting up with Windows. Here’s how to perform a clean boot. Instructions are provided for Windows… Read More »
This tip is for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 To find out what (if any) wireless networks are available wherever you are and lots of other interesting information such as signal strength, broadcast channel, and more about any detected wireless networks near you, just do this: 1. Press Windows Key + R 2. In the form next… Read More »
Do you know what the difference between being a novice searcher and a power searcher is? Finding things. You can find anything you’re looking for if you know how to search. We’re not really power searchers but we’ve been around, and we can tell you that you can waste a lot of time searching if you don’t know… Read More »
What the heck is an anti-twin? Well that would be like EB and me — we’re anti-twins. She’s cruel and heartless – and I’m gentle and have a heart of gold. All that’s true, but that’s not the Anti-Twin we’re talking about here. The Anti-Twin is the fastest, coolest, safest (when used according to directions) free duplicate file… Read More »
The criminals are getting more clever by the day. This time they almost fooled me. I was tired and in a hurry and I got an official looking email from Twitter (and we get quite few) that said, “Hey someone is saying really bad rumors about you… bit.ly/XXXXXXX” (the link has been changed to protect you). And this… Read More »
We’ve been a reseller, and enthusiastic promoter, of Captain Optimizer for several years now. Unlike so many other programs of its type, Captain Optimizer doesn’t make claims like some of the others. It’s not going to repair a badly damaged Windows system and it’s not going make your computer 300% faster (nothing is). Rather Captain Optimizer is an… Read More »