Monitor your wireless network against intruders
There are a couple of things you can do to protect your wireless network against freeloaders and intruders.
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Automatically extract archives of folders you monitor
I'm using a single download folder for all my Internet downloads that I do with Firefox.
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Clear the Skype instant messaging history
The popular Skype messaging software keeps a log of all messages that you sent or receive when you use the software.
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Troubleshoot Windows 8 update KB2770917 stops responding
Some users of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system are currently experiencing issues with an update that stops responding at 13% or 15%.
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Add Steam game shortcuts to Windows 8's start screen
The gaming platform Steam is an all-in-one game store and gamer launcher available for various platforms.
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How to Move Torrent Files to Another Location or Drive (qBittorrent and uTorrent)
To move a torrent to another location or drive, stop the torrent, use the client's relocation command and start it again.
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How to remove http://www.searchnu.com/406 from your browser
Some of the free software programs that you install on your computer include third party advertisement offers that you may inadvertently install if you are not
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How to import partial torrent downloads into another application
Recent uTorrent developments have caused some concern in part of the Bittorrent client's userbase.
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How to recover data from a damaged docx, xlsx or pptx document
Interrupted transfers, system crashes while editing documents or malware may corrupt Office documents on your system.
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How to force Windows to copy, move or create file shortcuts
You can use Windows Explorer to move and copy files, or create file shortcuts, for instance by right-clicking selected files and folders and selecting the optio
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Turn off "Windows protected your PC" (Windows SmartScreen)
Microsoft's operating systems Windows 8 and Windows 10 include a security feature called Windows SmartScreen that is enabled by default.
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Windows 8: difference between power down and reboot
When you power down a PC running Windows 7, the operating system gets loaded fully again on the next start of the system.
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Windows 8 freezes? Here is a fix
When I started to work on my Windows 8 PC today I noticed a strange behavior after updating some apps in the store.
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Disable all recent file listings in Windows permanently
Windows by default not only keeps track of recently opened documents and files generally, but also on a per-application basis.
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Configuring Windows Search to search file contents
The built-in search in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 is configured to search file names and content of supported files in indexed locations, and for file
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How to verify link targets before you click on links
Yesterday's post about a new virus attack on Skype has shown that it is important to verify link targets before you click on the links.
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Fixing the folder access denied error message in Windows
Sometimes when you try to delete a folder in Windows you may get a folder access denied error message instead.
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vssadmin list shadowstorage and list shadows: manage System Restore storage from the command line
Run vssadmin list shadowstorage in an elevated Command Prompt to see, for every volume, how much disk space Volume Shadow Copy storage uses, has allocated and m
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Move off-screen windows back into sight
I'm not sure what I did but the window of the media player VLC did open outside of the visible part of the connected computer monitor one day.
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How to turn off Windows 8 app notifications
Maybe it is just me, but the majority of notifications that apps displays on Windows 8's new and shiny startpage are rather irritating and repetitive.
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Change how often File History saves copies of files in Windows 8
File History is one of those new features in Windows 8 that I'm excited about.
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How to create forms with Google Docs
My Krav Maga trainer recently asked me if there was a way to collect data from hundreds of people online over a set period of time without knowledge of programm
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Wikipedia Book Creator now supporting epub format
You probably know that Wikipedia is making available a book creator tool on their site that enables you to create custom ebooks using Wikipedia art
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How to restore individual files from System Restore points
Today I noticed that all of the files that I had saved on the desktop in Windows 7 were gone.
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How to create Windows System Restore points at startup
The system restore feature of the Windows operating system offers an option to revert the system back to a previous point in time.
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Reduce Gaming Latency (Ping) in Windows
When I connect to game servers I usually do not have a bad ping provided that automatic match making does not connect me to a server in Australia, Japan or the
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How to uninstall the AVG Security Toolbar
AVG Technologies AVG Security Toolbar is included in the company's latest range of security software, as a standalone application, and as a third party offer in
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Share and Blog from Word 2013
Microsoft recently rolled out the first public beta of Office 2013, formerly known by the code name "Office 15".
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Encrypt Files and Folders in Windows 8 with EFS
For those using Windows 8 there is built-in file encryption, called Bit-Locker, available, but only if you are using the Pro or Enterprise version of the operat
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Use the old Windows Boot Manager on a Windows 8 dual boot system
Microsoft has changed the look and feel of the boot manager of the Windows 8 operating system.
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Why weekly defrags are turned on for SSDs under Windows 8
One of the advantages of using Solid State Drives (SSDs) under Windows is that the operating system excludes the drives automatically from the weekly scheduled
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Disable Windows 8 mouse over corner interfaces
A menu is displayed in Windows 8 whenever you move the mouse cursor to one of the corners of the screen.
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How to add non-Store apps to Windows 8
Adding custom non-store apps to Windows 8 is something that does not get talked about a lot.
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Going straight to the Windows 8 desktop
Microsoft wants that users see the Windows 8 start page when they launch the operating system.
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Display Windows 8 App sizes
The Windows Store of Windows 8 lets you browse and install apps that you can then run from the start page of the operating system.
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Restart Windows Explorer explorer.exe with a shortcut
Windows sometimes displays a restart prompt when you install new software or update existing programs and applications on the system.
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Highlight the mouse cursor to locate it on the screen
If you have a large computer monitor, or maybe even multiple monitors, it sometimes may take a second or two to locate the mouse cursor on the screen.
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Add run as different user to the Windows 8 startpage
If you want to run a program as a different user in Windows 7, all you have to do is hold down the shift-key on the computer keyboard before you right-click the
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Burn videos to DVD with Freemake Video Converter
Would not it be great if the process of burning video files to DVD would be as easy as copying regular files on a data DVD? Freemake Video Converter makes that
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What is a Torrent?
A torrent is a small file used in peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing that acts as an index, allowing users to download, upload, and share large files like software
