Posted on April 14th, 2010 by
Sharl in
Tech Tips
It is good idea to use unique passwords for your online accounts, especially important ones like e-mail and online banking. When you create a password for a site, you might think of a phrase you associate with the site and use an abbreviation or variation of that phrase as your p...
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Tagged As: password creator, password manager, Unique password
Posted on April 5th, 2010 by
Sharl in
Tech Tips
Clear up some space on your hard drive (C:) from unnecessary log file now. You’ll see how it helps to boost up the speed of your PC operation. Try disk clean up step by step today. Based on Windows XP interface. Open My Computer – right click at My Computer icon and click ‘...
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Tagged As: disk cleanup
Posted on February 4th, 2010 by
Sharl in
Computers,
Software,
Tech Tips
Question: I’m scanning hundreds of personal documents. What is the best way to safeguard these files from hackers? I’ve read that one can password-protect zip files. Answer: It is possible to put protected documents in a compressed archive such as zip file that requir...
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Tagged As: external drive, how to
Posted on January 27th, 2010 by
Sharl in
Tech Tips
Today it is possible to convert a DVD to AVI and AVI to DVD format. Both tasks and many others now can be done with a single piece of video editing software. AVI is the type of video formats commonly used today, and you can use special software called a ripper to convert DVD to ....
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Tagged As: avi, dvd, how to
Posted on January 4th, 2010 by
Sharl in
Tech Tips
Questions: I have a Blu-ray DVD player from 2007, but when I try to play certain discs, it tells me that the player cannot read that disc and needs to be upgraded. What should I do? Answer: Blu-ray players first appeared in 206 but those sold then had fewer features and capabilit...
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Tagged As: Blu-ray, firmware update
