Many of the tips I’ve written explain the importance of creating regular System Image backups in case your PC’s hard drive ever fails or some other catastrophe wipes out your Windows installation.
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Picture of the Day: “Colorful Sunset at Cranfield Point”
From photographer Richard G.
Picture of the Day: “Beep Beep – RoadRunner!”
The only opportunity that most of us ever get to see a Roadrunner is when Wile E.
Review: Carbonite online backup service
If you’ve ever had a laptop stolen or suffered a hard drive crash, you already know that losing your precious photos, music, Word documents and other critical files is even worse than having to replace the hardware.
Process Explorer – A powerful free replacement for the Windows Task Manager
The native Windows Task Manager has long been the go-to utility when we need to see which programs are running on our PC or kill a “hung” process.
Scam alert: Beware the free VPN app ‘S5Mark’ – It’s actually malware!
As you probably know, many free download sites attach additional “drive-by” downloads to the files you download from their sites to your PC.
Warning: Using a Password Manager puts your entire digital life at risk
Regular readers of this blog know that I’m not a fan of password managers because using one is like placing all of your eggs (i.e.
Picture of the Day: “The End of the Rainbow”
Today’s “Picture of the Day” takes us across the ocean to Scotland’s Isle of Skye, a sparsely populated but extremely beautiful island located in the Inner Hebrides.
Q&A: How do I decide which programs to install on my new SSD?
Question from Lacie G.
Q&A: How can I use two Internet connections with the same Wi-Fi network?
Question from Emile: I’m in the process of opening my own third-party remote customer service business.