Tips, tricks and guides
How To Easily Add Watermarks To Your Online Images Before Uploading
Keep control of your brand or name
How To Create Music & Video Playlists On Various Platforms
Keep it organized and accessible
What Type of Data Do Websites Collect About You?
Plus how to check what data you are leaking
How To Convert Pictures Into a Movie The Easy Way
No need to go to film school
You don’t need to hire a professional video maker to whip up your own movie. You can do it on your own and if you think you need to spend […]
How To Play MKV Files On Windows Media Player
Plus alternatives in case you can't get it to work
If you have downloaded an MKV file, opening it using an earlier version of Windows Media Player 10 might not work. This is because the previous versions of Windows Media […]
Make Your Voice Sound Professional With These Quick Audacity Tips
Plus microphone and other equipment tips
If you want to create a professional sounding voice for podcasts, videos, or other media, you can use a number of tools in Audacity, which is a free open source […]
5 Tips To Keep Your Family Safe On The Internet
It doesn't have to be hard but it has to be done
The internet is quite possibly the greatest human invention in history, but like most things we’ve come up with, it’s not all good news. While the world is largely a […]
How Browser Fingerprinting Hurts Online Privacy & What To Do About It
Including how to surf in Boss Mode
The literal meaning of fingerprint is the impression your fingertip leaves when you touch something. The whorls and ridges that can be clearly seen under a magnifying glass. As far […]
Alternative Browsers You May Not Have Heard Of Before
You might be surprised how many there are
You’ve probably heard of the popular web browsers – Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Edge, Safari – but are there others? If you want a unique web browser that isn’t […]
How To Password-Protect Word & PDF Documents
Encrypt the file contents for security and privacy
Have you got a private document or important work presentation you don’t want people to see? You can protect private and sensitive information in a Word or PDF document by […]
How to Monitor When a Website Gets Updated
Using its own alerts or third party apps
Knowing when a website updates lets you stay on top of their new content. Fortunately, there are several ways to do this aside from manually checking on a whim whenever […]
6 Signs That You’ve Been Hacked (And What To Do About It)
Instead of tearing your hair out
“I’ve been hacked” is a common thing to hear these days. Whether it’s someone mistakenly referring to a random malware infection or a person trying to walk back a regrettable […]
What is Hyperthreading and Why Should You Care?
Scroll to the bottom for the simple answer
Let’s say you’re looking at buying a new processor and suddenly you have to decide between two products that are both just about the same on paper, but one of […]
How To Use a Public Computer Safely
Prevent your identity from being stolen
In the bad old days, before everyone had a small supercomputer in their pockets, the only way for many people to get internet access was through an internet cafe. You’d […]
How To Track Someone Down Using Online Sources
You just need to know where to look
It used to be that if you wanted someone found, you would hire a private investigator and let them “work their sources”. Of course you can still do that but […]
What Reverse Image Search Is & How To Use It
Find out if it's real or a fake
Imagine for a moment that you are looking at a photo online. This could be a social media photo or an online dating photo. Or perhaps a photo from a […]
How To Digitize & Read Your Comic Book Collection
Plus where to download free comics!
In my never-ending quest for a paperless existence, I am trying to digitize more and more printed materials which are languishing on my bookshelves. This includes the vast number of […]
How to Block Camera and Mic Access in Every Major Browser
You never know who is watching or listening
Every web browser needs specific permissions enabled to allow the program to access your microphone and webcam. You can deny access to your mic and camera to prevent your browser […]
How to Automatically Update Free Software with Chocolatey
If you can type, you can master this
You’ve got apps on your computer like Spotify, Adobe Reader, Chrome, Firefox, 7-Zip, VLC Media Player…the list goes on and they’re all free. What would we do without freeware? Yet, […]
Find the Perfect Time to Buy Digital Games on Sale
3 different price tracking platforms to try
With the Steam Summer Sale just recently coming to a close, the internet’s largest digital video game sale is behind us. However, that doesn’t mean that the rest of the […]