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Many of the tips I post on this blog involve making changes to the Windows Registry.
The problem is, Windows’ native Regedit Registry Editor can be a real pain to use.
One of my biggest pet peeves with Regedit has always been the way we have to navigate several layers deep into the registry tree using the mouse.
But thanks to a fantastic free utility called Registry Finder, you no longer have to. [Read more…]
In simple terms, a virtual keyboard is an on-screen keyboard that is used with a mouse. With virtual keyboards, the keys are pressed by pointing to a key on the screen and clicking the mouse.
We are used to virtual keyboards on our phones and tablets. However, they are not always convenient for students, especially when it comes to writing essays or doing other work. [Read more…]
A friend asked me the other day whether he should connect his computer to his router via WiFi or over a wired Ethernet connection.
My answer was…It depends.
First of all, is the computer in question sitting near the router or is it located in another room in the house?
If you have a Mac and your user account has administrator privileges, you’re able to access things and perform actions that aren’t available to users that don’t have admin accounts.
But even accounts with admin privileges are limited in the things they can access and do on a Mac.
However, there’s a special user account with the username “root” that you can use to access and make changes to any area of the file system that isn’t write-protected by your Mac’s System Integrity Protection system. [Read more…]
Question from Linda: I’ve been using Carbonite to back up my Windows computers for years, but I recently bought my first Mac.
Will Carbonite back up my Mac too or is it just for Windows PCs? [Read more…]