Protect Your Laptop on Public Wi-Fi Hotspots

How to Protect Your Laptop on Public Wi-Fi Hotspots

Wi-Fi hotspots offer a wonderful solution to those on the move; these hotspots help people to stay connected to the net while they are away from their homes or offices. At the… Read More
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Make a Quick E-mail Shortcut

Almost everyone who has a computer has internet access and uses email in some form or another and they usually have a group of people that they email more than others as… Read More
Connect to a remote computer with Remote Desktop

How to Use Windows Remote Desktop Connection (Windows 10 & 11)

Whether you are working from home and need to access your office PC, or you simply want to manage a desktop in another room, knowing how to connect to another computer is… Read More
Password protect your Office files

Password Protecting your Office Documents

In today’s age of viruses, malware and security breaches you may want to be able to protect your Office documents from people who shouldn’t be looking at them. Many people keep confidential… Read More
Error messages when trying to ping another computer

How to Fix Common Ping Error Messages in Windows

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

How to Stop Automatic Reboots After Windows Updates

Microsoft is continuously releasing patches and updates for Windows, Office and other products that they sell. Most people use Automatic Updates to download and install these updates and simply let their computer… Read More
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Choose the Best PC Surge Protectors & Suppressors

A surge suppressor or protector is a device used to prevent damage to electronic equipment from voltage spikes called transients. A surge suppressor prevents the peak AC voltage from going above a… Read More
Scan your computer with Avira Virus Scanner

Avira Free Antivirus

As I’m sure you know… or hopefully know, it’s very important to have an effective antivirus program installed on your computer to help keep you protected from all the bad things you… Read More
UPS backup power supply

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

Everyone at some time or another has been affected by a blackout or a power surge and had their computer either shut off or crash because of either the power being lost… Read More
Accessing shared resources on the network

How to Access Shared Network Resources in Windows

Check out this updated article on how to connect to shared files and folders on the network. Shares are used to share information over a network between computers and other networked devices.… Read More
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