Various types of USB devices

How USB Works

Universal Serial Bus, or USB for short provides a single, standardized, easy to use way to connect devices to a computer. It uses a much higher data transfer rate than many common… Read More
Error messages when trying to ping another computer

Ping Error Messages

PING (Packet Internet Groper) is a program used to test whether a particular network host is online by sending an ICMP (Internet control message protocol) echo request and waiting for a response.… Read More
Installing Fonts in Windows

Viewing and Installing Fonts in Windows

Fonts, sometimes called typestyles are used to change the way a character looks on the page in your documents or web pages etc. Windows comes with its own set of fonts and… Read More
Find Older Versions of Popular Software

Find Older Versions of Popular Software

Just because something is new doesn’t always mean it’s better than the older version, especially when it comes to software. Plus there may come a time when you get some new software… Read More
Increase Font or Letter Spacing in Microsoft Word

Increase Font or Letter Spacing in Microsoft Word

If you are a regular user of Microsoft Word or any word processing program I’m sure that you know that you can change the typestyle or font to suit your needs. If… Read More
Win+X Menu Editor

Win+X Menu Editor for Windows

So you have your shiny new Windows computer and are trying to figure out how things work compared to your old say Windows 8 system that finally had to be replaced. As… Read More
Using Previous Versions (Shadow Copies)

Using Previous Versions (Shadow Copies)

Shadow Copies or Previous Versions is a feature that was normally used for Windows Server operating system but is also available for Windows desktop versions. It allows you to go back to… Read More
Changing Windows File Associations

Changing Windows File Associations

File associations are used to tell Windows what program to use to open what type of file. Without them, Windows wouldn’t know what to do when you double clicked a file on… Read More
How to Create a Compressed Zip File in Windows

How to Create a Compressed Zip File in Windows

You may or may have not heard of or seen a zip file before but they are very common and used for many things. Zip files are a type of file that… Read More
NoteTab Light Text Editor

NoteTab Light Text Editor

NoteTab is a powerful text and HTML editor. It is much more powerful than the built in Notepad program that comes with Windows that most people use to edit text files. NoteTab… Read More
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