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How (and why) to enable ClickLock on your Windows laptop

Posted on April 23, 2026

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Do you use a laptop?

If so, you probably know how difficult it can be using the touchpad to scroll through web pages or to drag and drop items.

Yep, it’s a two-handed process for the less dexterous among us (which definitely includes yours truly).

You basically have to use a finger on one hand to hold the left touchpad button while using the other hand to move the object in question around on the screen.

What you might not know however is that a simple settings change can make your touchpad a lot easier to use…

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How to quickly get the current weather conditions for pretty much anywhere

Posted on April 22, 2026

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There’s an old saying that goes something like “Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”

While you can’t really do anything about the weather, if you like keeping tabs on it there’s an easy way to get the current weather conditions for virtually any locality, in seconds.

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How to quickly block future emails from a sender in Gmail

Posted on April 18, 2026

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Gmail is one of the most popular email services out there thanks to all the cool and useful features it offers.

One of the handiest Gmail features of all is the ability to quickly and easily block anyone at all from sending you emails with just a couple of mouse clicks.

Thanks to this powerful feature, you don’t have to create a complicated “Rule” to keep a person’s emails from landing in your Inbox. [Read more…]

4 quick ways to open the Settings app in Windows 10/11

Posted on April 17, 2026

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Starting with the release of Windows 8, Microsoft migrated several important system settings from the Control Panel to the new Settings app.

They also added a bunch of new settings to the Settings app that weren’t even available in previous Windows versions.

And now with Windows 11 they keep placing even more important settings in there with virtually every new major update.

With the Settings app getting more important every day, I thought it would be a good idea to explain the fastest methods you can use to open it.

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Scam alert: Be wary of calls you receive from ‘Microsoft’ or ‘Apple’

Posted on April 14, 2026

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A very dangers scam is making the rounds again, and it’s one that you really need to be aware of. It works something like this:

You receive a phone call from someone who claims to work for either Microsoft or Apple tech support.

The name of the department the caller uses might vary, but he’ll either hint that he works for Microsoft or Apple, or just blatantly come right out and say so.

The problem is, he doesn’t work for either of those companies. He’s actually a scammer out to make a quick buck. [Read more…]

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