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Partitioning a Hard Drive

The Pros and Cons of Partitioning a Hard Drive: What You Need to Know

When you set up a new hard drive or buy a computer, the drive likely comes with a single partition. This places everything onto one logical sector of the drive. But you can easily create partitions to keep different types of data separate. Here’s what you should know about partitioning and the benefits and drawbacks of doing so. What Is Disk Partitioning? When you install Windows on a fresh hard drive, the installer sees your Read more

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How Safe Are My Photos on WhatsApp?

How Safe Are My Photos on WhatsApp?

Millions of people use WhatsApp to send pictures, messages, and other confidential information to friends and family members around the world. The amount of people who use WhatsApp suggests that many people find it safe, or safe enough. But what else should you know about WhatsApp security? Are the photos you share on WhatsApp safe, for example? In this article, we discuss everything you need to know about WhatsApp security. Defining Safety for WhatsApp Photos First Read more

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Megabit (Mb) vs. Megabyte (MB): We Make It Less Confusing

Do you know the difference between a megabit (Mb) versus a megabyte (MB)? While the two sound the same and have the same abbreviation, they’re actually very different. And they’re both quite important, as they determine the speed of data, such as your internet connection (that you’re paying big bucks for) and the size of data on storage devices, like hard drives. Yes, it’s a little confusing, but today we’re going to explain everything you Read more

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Email Large Attachments

8 Ways to Email Large Attachments

Many email servers prevent you from sending (or the recipient from receiving) messages over a certain size. When this problem happens most users don’t know how to send large files. To send large files via email, you can either upload your attachment to cloud storage and get a link to email the recipient or use a file sharing service. Whatever method you choose, in the long run, you won’t be restricted by size limits and Read more

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How to Test Your PC for Failing Hardware: Tips and Tools to Know

How to Test Your PC for Failing Hardware: Tips and Tools to Know

If you’ve ever opened up your computer, you know there is a lot of hardware in there. It’s all a potential point of failure. There are certain pieces of hardware which are more prone to failure than others. Equipment that either generates heat or has moving parts tends to fail most often. Thanks to computer hardware tests, you can scan your system and spot failing hardware before everything crashes. What Can Go Wrong With PC Hardware? Read more

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Does Your Wi-Fi Speed Drop? Here’s Why and 7 Tips to Fix It

Does Your Wi-Fi Speed Drop? Here’s Why and 7 Tips to Fix It

One moment you’re dominating the latest online game while streaming a movie, but the next you can barely load a simple website. Maybe the connection is worse on one device or in a particular part of the house. You can’t seem to get full internet speed through your router. If you rely on Wi-Fi for your home network, then it’s important to optimize it as much as possible and make your Wi-Fi faster. 1. Test Read more

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21 Ways to Check Gmail You Probably Never Considered

21 Ways to Check Gmail You Probably Never Considered

Gmail is one of the most popular email services on the planet, so it’s no surprise that people want to check it easily from everywhere. Thankfully, Gmail is integrated with so many services you’d be surprised just how many ways there are to check your Gmail inbox. Would you believe that there are over 21 ways to take a quick peek at new emails? It’s true. Whether it’s on your smartphone, desktop, laptop, browser, and Read more

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Go back in time

Go Back in Time: How 12 Big Websites Looked Years Ago

The internet has progressed massively over the last two decades. Back then, Apple was a struggling computer company, AOL was a booming internet service provider, and Microsoft was on the verge of releasing Windows 98. Through the magic of the Wayback Machine, we can travel back in time and revisit the past. Take a walk down memory lane with us as we hop into our DeLorean and take a look at what the web used Read more

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Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality Explained: This Is What’s Going to Happen to the Internet

Net neutrality, the principle that protects the free and open internet as we know it today, is under serious attack. We’ll get right to the point: net neutrality is not a partisan issue, and we don’t care where you fall on the political spectrum. The repeal of net neutrality will affect you as an internet user. Here’s what you need to know about this vital fight for the open web. What Is Net Neutrality? In Read more

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Windows CMD screen

15 CMD Commands Every Windows User Should Know

Microsoft has slowly but surely pushed the command line aside in the Windows interface. This is not without reason; it is an antiquated and mostly unnecessary tool from an era of text-based input. But many commands remain useful, and Windows 8 and 10 even added new features. Here we present the essential commands every Windows user needs to know. 1. Assoc Most files in Windows are associated with a specific program that is assigned to Read more

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