Mute Annoying Audio in Web Pages Many sites, especially news sites, have delayed auto-start videos (or audio ads) on their pages. When surfing multiple pages, you may suddenly hear the audio, but finding which page it is coming from meant going through each open tab. But sometimes I have 15 or 20 open tabs! I was complaining to… Read More »
Change Your Computer Name, User Name and Password in Windows 10 In Windows 10, you can have either a Microsoft account and/or a local account. Changing your password is the same for either type of account. However changing your account name is not. If you use a local account you can change your account name locally. If you’re… Read More »
Windows 7 Games for Windows 10 Anniversary Edition Many of you who were using Windows 7 games on Windows 10 found out they don’t work after the Anniversary Update (Version 1607). One of our readers found a version of the Windows 7 games that do work on Windows 10 Version 1607 (Anniversary Update). We want to remind… Read More »
If You’re on a Limited Data Plan, Take Control of Your Data Usage Note: If you have Windows 10 version 1607 (Anniversary Edition) see the bottom of this page. Press the Windows key + i (or click Start—>Settings) to open Windows 10 Settings. Next click on “Network & Internet” then click on Data usage: Let’s look up close… Read More »
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same We wrote our first “Your Computer Won’t Bite” e-book back in 2005. Windows XP was just a few years old and some folks were still hanging on to Windows 98 and Windows ME. A decade ago we told you that your computer won’t bite, and though things have changed… Read More »
Control Your Notification Icons In Windows 10 One thing that makes Windows 10 stand out is that it offers a ton of customization features – for instance Notification icons.. Those are the icons that appear in the area on the right-hand side of your taskbar (assuming your taskbar is at the bottom) next to the clock. It’s easy… Read More »