Need a new password? An often overlooked but vital part of any computer user’s day-to-day life is creating secure new passwords every time they expire or when we create new accounts. But creating the perfect new password is tough, because they need to be memorable and yet un crackable. From debit card PINs to logging […]
Myths and legends will have you believe that it is better to leave your PC running than to shut it down. In fact, modern personal computers are full of power-saving features you can enable. On computers running Windows XP or Vista, there are many options to put your PC into several power-saving modes automatically. Each […]
Ever wondered how those pictures of this or that computer activity got into a story you’re reading, or a thrilling book about computers? The trick is called Print Screen and it’s a relatively easy operation. Except it requires a bit of post-surgical treatment. Why? Because the picture you get using Print Screen includes the entire […]
Owning a computer can be an amazing experience. These tools that have by now become commonplace are opening the world up, and only a user’s imagination is the limit. But, as with many complicated tools, not many of us are familiar with the workings of their computers. This can lead to misunderstandings and cause minor […]
If your computer has been running slow lately, it might be that you’ve just got too much stuff on it running at the same time. As a result, your hard drive might be chattering all the time. You can try to remove some of those extra applications, but what if you actually use them all? […]
