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Top 10 keyboard shortcuts everyone should know

Reading Time: 3 minutesUsing keyboard shortcuts can greatly increase your productivity, reduce repetitive strain, and help keep you focused. For example, to copy text, you can highlight text and press Ctrl+C shortcut. The shortcut is faster than moving your hands from the keyboard, highlighting with the mouse, right-clicking, selecting copy, and returning to the keyboard. Below are the top 10 keyboard shortcuts we recommend everyone memorize and use. Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert and Ctrl+X Both Ctrl+C and Ctrl+Insert will Read more…

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5 Excel Autofill Tricks to Build Your Spreadsheets

5 Excel Autofill Tricks to Build Your Spreadsheets Faster

Reading Time: 7 minutesExcel autofill features offer the most effective ways to save time while filling out spreadsheets. Most people don’t realize that a lot of the things they do manually can be automated. For example, maybe you want to apply a formula to only every second or third row when you drag down to autofill. Or maybe you want to fill in all of the blanks in a sheet. In this article, we’ll show you how to Read more…

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What Are the Different Computer Cable Types You Need to Know?

What Are the Different Computer Cable Types You Need to Know?

Reading Time: 7 minutesComputer cables are overwhelming. There are so many standards, acronyms, and terms to know. Do you need IDE or SATA for your hard drive? What’s the differences between USB Type A, Type B, and Type C? Are DisplayPort and Thunderbolt the same thing? In the end, consumers like you and me are left on our own to learn all the different cable types. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a single source of information Read more…

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What’s Using My Bandwidth? 5 Tips to Monitor Home Network Usage

What’s Using My Bandwidth? 5 Tips to Monitor Home Network Usage

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe kids are playing an online game. Your partner is streaming a movie and downloading something for work. You’re trying to compete with them for bandwidth… but it just isn’t happening. A lot of things can drain your internet bandwidth capacity. Most of the time, it is the people on your network you know about. At other times, it is malware or a network intruder. It can get so bad you cry out “What is Read more…

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How to Solve Blue Screen Errors Using WinDbg and BlueScreenView

How to Solve Blue Screen Errors Using WinDbg and BlueScreenView

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Windows Blue Screen of Death visits us all at times. Sometimes, you expect it. At others, the specter of the blue screen looms unexpectedly large. Either way, it is frustrating, especially if you cannot quickly diagnose the issue. Luckily, the blue screen always gives you an error code. But how do you figure out what that means? Well, you use a handy program like the Windows Debugger (WinDbg) or NirSoft BlueScreenView. Here’s your handy Read more…

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What Is a Chromebook?

What Is a Chromebook?

Reading Time: 4 minutesIf you’re in the market for a laptop, you might have seen Chromebooks and considered them as an option. But what is a Chromebook really, and how does one compare to a laptop that you may have used before? We’ve got you covered in this introduction to Chromebooks. We’ll cover what Chromebooks are, who they’re good for, what you can do with them, and more. What Is a Chromebook? First, let’s look at what a Read more…

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Is It Safe to Buy a Used PC

Is It Safe to Buy a Used PC? 5 Risks and How to Clean It Up Properly

Reading Time: 4 minutesBuying second-hand PCs is a great way to save some money. Unfortunately, they also come with their own unique set of risks you need to look out for! Let’s look at some ways second-hand PCs can be more of a hassle than a help. What Are the Dangers? With second-hand technology, the overall quality always depends on how the previous owner treated it. As such, second-hand computers could have some nasty surprises lurking within from Read more…

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What I Wish I’d Known About Mesh Wi-Fi Before Spending Thousands of Dollars

Reading Time: 3 minutesMesh Wi-Fi promises to extend the range of your network beyond that of a traditional router. If you have a big house, it might seem like the perfect solution. But is a mesh network all it’s cracked up to be? Mesh Wi-Fi Isn’t a Silver Bullet I hoped using mesh Wi-Fi would eliminate dead zones, reducing lag and instability. And it did, for the most part. Once everything was set up, I saw significant improvement Read more…

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11 Air Conditioner Mistakes to Watch out for on Summer Days

Reading Time: 7 minutes11 Air Conditioner Mistakes to Watch out for on Summer Days Sweltering, wet, and damp—really the most exceedingly terrible sort of summer climate to persevere. It’s far and away more terrible when you go to your climate control system for liberation, just to find that it isn’t cooling. Or then again perhaps it is, however you’re concerned that your vitality bill will endure an enormous shot. Dread not! We’ll walk you through a few normal Read more…

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How to Be More Productive with Dual Monitors

How to Be More Productive with Dual Monitors

Reading Time: 6 minutesYou buy a larger desk and file away supplies so that you can have more workspace. When you have a limited area to work in, things get cluttered and piled on top of each other. You end up wasting valuable time to get to the items you need, if you can even find them. The same can be said for your monitor space. Why squish and squeeze your much-needed workspace? Treat it like your desk Read more…

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