CCleaner tops my list of free registry cleaners for several good reasons. Aside from being completely free and working with all versions of Windows, two additional things really stand out.

For one, I’ve never had CCleaner cause a problem in the Windows Registry, which some less-well-done registry repair tools do on a regular basis. And two,…[Read more]

Today, companies can be contacted many different ways. However, when planning to call or e-mail a computer company, keep the below recommendations in mind.

1. If you are calling about a product have all applicable numbers written down. For example, the Serial Number and Model number of the product or computer.
2. If you are calling for support for…

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Alt+Home
Open your homepage.

Alt+Tab
Toggle between browser windows

Alt+Left Arrow
Back a page.

Alt+Right Arrow
Forward a page.

F11
Display the current website in full-screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.

Esc
Stop page or download from loading.

Ctrl+(- or +)
Zoom in our out of a page ‘-‘…[Read more]

The Internet is a global network of billions of computers and other electronic devices. With the Internet, it’s possible to access almost any information, communicate with anyone else in the world, and much more. You can do all of this on your computer.

Connecting to the Internet
A device has to be connected to the Internet before you can…[Read more]

Once you’ve set up your computer, you may want to purchase home Internet access so you can send and receive email, browse the Web, stream videos, and more. You may even want to set up a home wireless network, commonly known as Wi-Fi, so you can connect multiple devices to the Internet at the same time.

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Now that you know the absolute basics of using a computer, it’s time to learn more about your computer’s operating system (OS). We’ll be talking about the two most common operating systems in this lesson: Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

Watch the video below to learn the basics of using Windows.

Watch the video below to l…[Read more]

So you have a new computer and you’re ready to set it up. This may seem like an overwhelming and complicated task, but it’s actually a lot easier than you might think! Most computers are set up in a similar way, so it doesn’t matter what brand of computer you have.

If you’re setting up a new computer that’s still in the box, you’ll probably…[Read more]

An Application was for employment,
A program was a TV show.
A cursor used profanity,
A keyboard was a piano!

Compress was something you did to garbage,
Not something you did to a file.
And if you unzipped anything in public,
Youd be in jail for a while!

Log on was adding wood to a fire,
Hard drive was a long trip on the road.
A mouse pad was…[Read more]

Note: Accessing Safe Mode for Windows requires the use of a working keyboard. If the keyboard on your computer does not work, you will not be able to access Safe Mode.

Microsoft Windows 10 users

1. Press the Windows key, type Change advanced startup options, and then press Enter.
2. Under the Recovery tab, select the Restart now option under Adv…

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