Technology is expanding so quickly that it can be hard to keep up.
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Steam is one of the biggest platforms for PC gaming but like most of the game launcher programs, it tends to default to your machine’s primary drive for storage and game installs. If you’ve only got one hard drive, this is isn’t a problem but many new computers use a small solid-state HDD for their …
By now, everyone can recognize the Google Analytics (GA) platform, whether they actively use it or not. It’s a free web analytics tool that has several purposes. Mainly, it allows marketers and web administrators to measure and look up information about site traffic. You can use the platform for much more than traffic monitoring, however. …
The model number and manufacturer of your motherboard is important information that you’ll need when buying new equipment — like RAM — for your computer, or when you need to upgrade certain drivers. It can be hard, however, to know just how you’re supposed to tell what brand and model of motherboard you have. Luckily, there …
Almost everything in life now relies on having access to the internet. What you do for fun at home and what you do for your job all require you to have internet access at least some of the time, but that’s not always as easy as turning on your computer. Sometimes your WiFi signal may …
Back in the day, when you wanted to get a copy of your photos you had to take the film to a developer and wait for the final copies to be printed. Depending on how much you could afford, most people only got one or two copies of each photo. Now everyone has an abundance …
You spend a lot of time on your computer banging out assignments, doing job-related work or binging on Netflix. And as any computer user knows, this prolonged use can result in a pretty nasty keyboard — especially if you eat at the computer. You may wonder how to clean your keyboard when crumbs and dust …
If you’re like most users, you barely think about the browser you’re using to access your favorite websites. You simply log on and go. This is how it should work! Sometimes, however, life doesn’t work out that way. You may try to get online, and then Chrome simply freezes up and says “no”. When this …
If you work with computer files you only want yourself or specific people to be able to access, you may wonder how to put a password on a folder. Doing so means only people with the password can see the contents. That could be helpful for boosting security in both your work and personal life. …
Youtube is full of interesting videos — everything from educational content to the purely entertaining videos. Literally billions of these videos exist for anyone to view on the YouTube website again and again. But there are some instances when you may want or need to download one of these videos to your own device, for …
Are you wondering how to speed up your computer to enjoy greater performance levels? Whether you’re experiencing slower streaming times or your device seems to freeze whenever you open up a new tab, slow computers are never welcome. However, there’s a few ways you can switch up your speed time and give your computer a …