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How to capture or take a screen shot on a Windows computer

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Windows provides a way to capture the screen of your computer. This is useful when someone asked you for the actual look of your screen as part of a troubleshooting procedure where you cannot allow the other person to remotely control your computer. Capturing your screen and saving the image or picture will then allow you to send the screen shots to help the other person visualize your problem scenario. To make a screen capture, here are the steps: Prepare the desktop or screen that you want to capture. That… Read More

How to Fix a Corrupted Recycle Bin

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If you are experiencing a weird or uncommon behavior of your Recycle Bin, like when you cannot empty it, or when the Recycle Bin icon in your Desktop always shows clear or empty when in fact there are deleted items when you open it, then it is most likely a corruption issue. In this case, the very first thing that you can try is to RESET your Recycle Bin. By resetting your Recycle Bin, Windows will automatically re-create the $Recycle.Bin folder after resetting the old and corrupted version. Here are… Read More

How to Cleanup Google Chrome for Cached Data and Browsing History

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Sometime, when your Google Chrome browser is acting faulty, like when it is too slow to load or when some sites won’t load at all,please try to use other browser like Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer and see if the said site or sites are working. If they do, then the problem is NOT with those sites, but with your Google Chrome browser. First, clear the browsing history of Google Chrome to get rid of all outdated cookies, huge bulk of cached data and all junk stuffs that the browser is no… Read More

How to speed up your computer’s startup time

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Sometimes, you might notice that as you use your computer through time, it will eventually slow down. This is noticeable at startup and also noticeable when you work with several software at the same time. Though Microsoft Windows is built with multitasking capability, coupled with fast hardware technology, slowing down of your computer occurs for many reasons: Your computer could have been infected with a malware or worm that runs unwanted processes in the background choking your system by taking up much of your system resources (How to keep your… Read More

How to Import Bookmarks to Chrome

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When you are using other web browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox or others, you might have bookmarked certain websites or web pages for future reference or viewing. These bookmarks or Favorites are only available to the web browser that you are using when you did the bookmarking or adding to Favorites. That is, when you are using Firefox, all bookmarks are only present in your Firefox browser. The same thing is true when you are using other browsers like Internet Explorer, Safari, or others. It is good to know that… Read More

A closer look at the world’s leading project management software: TEAMWORK

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Project Management

TeamworkPM as the world’s leading online Project Management (PM) software is packed with features that every project manager, collaborator and member needs. In today’s world that is fast paced with technology, project management is getting more and more complex. This is where an online Project Management tool like TeamworkPM will prove useful. Detailed below are the many features of the TeamworkPM online Project Management software to help you decide to try it to appreciate the tool for your team. Project Management. Get involved and stay connected and in full control of your projects anywhere you are. TeamworkPM is an… Read More

Can I recall an email I accidentally sent to a wrong person in Gmail?

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You are using Gmail, you composed an email message and made it ready for sending but accidentally… you sent it to a wrong person. If the email message contains non-sensitive information, like saying Hi or Hello to a friend, there is no need to panic. But if it contains a very sensitive, private or secret information, there is really a big reason to panic. The next question to pop up is, “Can I unsend or recall the email”? By default, it is very unfortunate that the mistakenly sent email message… Read More

Best Practices to Protect your Privacy Online

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Online privacy protection

As the Internet is fast growing, the threats online are growing fast as well. But the most serious threat when going online is individual privacy. How would you ensure that nobody is watching or tracking your online activity? There are millions of websites out there and how would you know that browsing any of these site would not risk disclosing your personal identity? Indeed, ones online privacy is a matter of individual concern and priority. Discussed below are useful tips to protect your online privacy when browsing any website on… Read More

Building online stores made easy using Shopify

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With the advancement of the web and internet technology, buying and selling are now made online. Better yet, online shopping is now safer and faster with millions of e-commerce websites available with few mouse clicks. The best part is, you too can sell online with just a few mouse clicks! If you are planning to launch an online version of your apparel, cosmetics, jewelry or electronic gadgets store, then you are ready to go online. You no longer need to hire web developers and programmers to build your e-commerce site… Read More

Configuring Windows Components: How To Disable Windows Defender

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If you are using Windows Vista or the newer versions of Windows, you might not notice but you have a pre-installed security software called Windows Defender. The good thing is, it is free and it usually comes pre-installed in most systems. The bad thing is, there is no visible option to uninstall it. There are several free antivirus software available today. One of the leading security tool today is Avast. If you intend to use any free or commercial security software, during installation, these security programs are intelligent enough to disable… Read More