I like a minimal desktop. The search features in Windows are better so I like using that to find what I need. Or, I will organize commonly used shortcuts into the bar at the bottom of the desktop. I have seen people's desktops with dozens of … [Continue reading]
There are times where you would like to show something on your screen to someone. I use this all the time in my tutorials and you may be wondering how I do it. One of the easiest ways to accomplish this is using the Print Screen feature in Windows 7. … [Continue reading]
There are certain applications in Windows and ones that you install that need to communicate over the network. In order to do that they will use a TCP/IP port to communicate. Whatever port they use cannot be used by another application or there will … [Continue reading]
If you have been around computers for any length of time, then you may be familiar with the infamous/notorious blue screen of death (BSOD). This is the screen you would get when the computer would crash, and it was largely a screen full of … [Continue reading]
Hot Finder is another browser hijacker that can make your browsing experience annoying and cause issues for your PC. Installing this hijacker will change your browser homepage to hot-finder.com and will change your default search engine to … [Continue reading]
iStartSurf is another bothersome browser hijacker that is promoted by free download. Like many other hijackers, it will change your browser homepage when it installs itself. It will change it to iStartSurf.com and it will change the default serch … [Continue reading]
The Oursurfing.com browser hijacker is a virus that is promoted with other free downloads like many other malware out in the wild. It will change the home page of your browser to oursurfing.com. Furthermore, it will change your default search engine … [Continue reading]
CrossBrowser is another annoying virus that invades our computers through our online activities. It primarily prays on Chromium based browsers. Not surprisingly it is designed to deliver ads through the browser and it will alter your search results … [Continue reading]
You have probably been through this scenario before. You are in the middle of work and are in the zone. You may have a deadline to meet. Suddenly, the power goes out and the Internet goes down. You feel like your work day is done. You have been told … [Continue reading]
The MyStart Search Protectoin program is another annoying piece of software that is meant to protect other programs it bundles with. This is to make sure they stay installed and are difficult to remove by the user. This keeps them earning money and … [Continue reading]