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Like it’s predecessor, Windows 11 has a popular feature called Autocorrect that monitors your typing and makes changes when it determines that you’ve made one or more spelling errors.
That sounds awesome, and most of the time it is. However, Autocorrect doesn’t always do the best job at fixing your typos. [Read more…]
All major web browsers maintain a list of the web pages you have visited in the past. This list is called the “Browser History”.
There are a number of reasons why you might want to view your browser history (or someone else’s), so knowing how to do it is sure to come in handy at some time in the future.
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Do you ever find yourself wishing your computer wasn’t running like a snoozing slug?
Have you noticed that it now runs a lot slower than it did when you first bought it?
As you probably know, computers tend to slow down over time due to clutter on the hard drive and other software-related issues.
This is simply a fact of life, especially with Windows-based machines. [Read more…]
Over time Windows PCs can gather a lot of clutter, and all that junk takes up valuable disk space.
And on rare occasions it can cause the Windows installation itself to slow down and become unstable.
As you can see, it’s very important to keep your machine as free of clutter as possible.
Luckily, all recent versions of Windows come with a handy tool called Disk Cleanup that will quickly and easily remove most of the accumulated digital clutter for you. All you have to do is run it. Here’s how: [Read more…]
Have you ever stopped to consider just how important your email account is?
Like most people you probably use email to send messages to friends and family members and receive updates from the various services you’ve signed up for.
But did you know that your email account is one of the most import online accounts you’ll ever use?
In fact, after your online banking and other financial accounts, your email account is probably THE most important account you have. [Read more…]