Viewing and Troubleshooting Windows Services

The Windows operating system runs on services and can’t function without them. There are many services running at all times with services depending on other services to run. Window has its own… Read More

How to Switch Between Keyboard & Input Languages on Windows 8

There always comes a time when the need to switch between various input languages in one’s computer becomes a requirement. Whether one is, say, biologically multilingual, has a French report due in… Read More

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 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

Clear the Recently Opened Documents List in Office

Many Windows programs offer a listing of recently opened files so that you can re-open a file you recently worked on quickly without having to search for its location all over again.… Read More

Setting Up a Cable/DSL Router With Wireless

With today’s high speed internet access its imperative that you protect yourself from the outside world. One of the best ways to do this is to install a broadband router or firewall… Read More

Virus Glossary

When it comes to fighting viruses and other forms of infections that can cause damage to your computer or files it helps to know some terminology to keep yourself aware of what… Read More

Windows Credential Manager

Credential Manager is a feature that comes with Windows Vista and up that stores credentials for your various user accounts all in one place. These can be user names and passwords that… Read More

How to Have Both Automatic (Dynamic) and Manual (Static) IP Address Settings at the Same Time

Dynamic IP addresses are IP addresses that change over time and are usually allocated automatically by a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server. These are common for workstations and home computers. Static… Read More

USB 3.0 Overview

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a type of cable and port used to connect external peripheral devices to a computer to transfer data as well as sometimes power these devices. It uses… Read More
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