The Computer Tutor

The Computer Tutor

322 episodes

The Computer Tutor podcast is a weekly show that offers all kinds of cool things that help you use your computer more easily and effectively. You'll say, "Wow, that's cool - I never knew I could do that!" Show notes for each episode are at http://ComputerTutorFlorida.com

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Should you ever allow a bad program to make changes to your PC?

Published: Feb. 1, 2021, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 38 seconds

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What is the Deep Web?

Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 30 seconds

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The world’s largest online library

Published: Jan. 4, 2021, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 50 seconds

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Should you hide your Facebook friends list? YES – here’s how

Published: Dec. 21, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 57 seconds

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What should you do with Adobe Flash Player?

Published: Dec. 7, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 52 seconds

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How to select text in MS Word – VERTICALLY

Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 44 seconds

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Recognizing an online car sale scam

Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 52 seconds

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How to change the default font and size in Word

Published: Oct. 26, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 46 seconds

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How to show full URL in the Chrome address bar

Published: Oct. 12, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 18 seconds

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Best way to search Craigslist nationwide

Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds

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What to do when you see the “new” Microsoft Edge

Published: Sept. 14, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 2 seconds

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The RV giveaway scam

Published: Aug. 31, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds

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How to resize the Windows 10 Start Menu

Published: Aug. 17, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 46 seconds

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Back up your files BEFORE this forced update comes in

Published: Aug. 3, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 40 seconds

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A scam that sounds very convincing

Published: July 20, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 39 seconds

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Some important computer DON’Ts

Published: July 6, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes

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3 subreddits you never knew existed

Published: June 22, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 28 seconds

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How to find your important files

Published: June 8, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 7 seconds

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This Chrome extension will save you money

Published: May 25, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 24 seconds

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If you prefer talking instead of typing – try Speechtexter

Published: May 11, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 7 seconds

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3 common computer myths

Published: April 27, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 47 seconds

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Animated GIFs on Facebook desktop – GONE!

Published: April 13, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 12 seconds

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How to get out of Windows 10 “S mode”

Published: March 30, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 55 seconds

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3 of my favorite YouTube channels

Published: March 16, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 35 seconds

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How to make everything on your screen bigger

Published: March 2, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 56 seconds

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How to make MS Word single-space all the time

Published: Feb. 17, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 34 seconds

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Why isn’t Outlook search working? Here’s why

Published: Feb. 3, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 32 seconds

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Computer slowdown? Check these two things first

Published: Jan. 20, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 26 seconds

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Security cameras that are easy to set up – and cheap

Published: Jan. 6, 2020, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 27 seconds

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The new trick to downloading Google images

Published: Dec. 23, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 8 seconds

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Make sure System Restore is set up properly

Published: Dec. 9, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 12 seconds

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Fun things you can say to Alexa

Published: Nov. 25, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 45 seconds

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What is spearphishing?

Published: Nov. 11, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 50 seconds

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3 things I do when setting up a new computer

Published: Oct. 28, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 12 seconds

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Case Study – identifying a phishing email

Published: Oct. 14, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 21 seconds

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How to free up space in your Google/Gmail account

Published: Sept. 30, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes

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How to UN-hide your Windows 10 scroll bars

Published: Sept. 16, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 54 seconds

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How to create a huge dummy Word document quickly

Published: Sept. 2, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 46 seconds

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How to read articles in Chrome with NO clutter

Published: Aug. 19, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 25 seconds

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Get a free app and help a blind person!

Published: Aug. 5, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 17 seconds

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How to create a website shortcut in Chrome – EASY!

Published: July 22, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 32 seconds

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How to fix Chrome displaying weird characters

Published: July 8, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 54 seconds

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My policy on email attachments

Published: June 24, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 9 seconds

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How to clear “Continue Watching” on Netflix

Published: June 10, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds

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What happens to Windows 7 in January?

Published: May 27, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 26 seconds

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Two great services for movie/TV watchers

Published: May 13, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 3 seconds

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Turn any online article into audio or a podcast

Published: April 29, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes

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How to make any webpage into a printable PDF file

Published: April 15, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes

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Great sources for free audiobooks

Published: April 1, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 51 seconds

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How to easily print a list of all your FONTS

Published: March 18, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 13 seconds

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TEN handy Windows 10 shortcuts

Published: March 4, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 59 seconds

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The trick to opening a Bit.ly link safely

Published: Feb. 18, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 25 seconds

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How to disable Windows 10 Timeline

Published: Feb. 4, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 25 seconds

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The OTHER big reason you need a local backup

Published: Jan. 21, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 49 seconds

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The Verification Code scam

Published: Jan. 7, 2019, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 10 seconds

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How to create a personal website using Google Sites

Published: Dec. 24, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 4 seconds

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How to make sure System Restore is set up properly

Published: Dec. 10, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 30 seconds

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How to save (and restore) your desktop icon layout

Published: Nov. 26, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 17 seconds

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New QUICK way to create cloud documents and spreadsheets

Published: Nov. 12, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 12 seconds

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The best live-streaming webcams around the world

Published: Oct. 29, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 13 seconds

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New information about protecting your identity

Published: Oct. 15, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 53 seconds

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Start your own podcast – interview with Dave Jackson

Published: Oct. 1, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 36 seconds

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Time to get rid of CCleaner

Published: Sept. 17, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 14 seconds

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Have folders re-open automatically after each restart

Published: Sept. 3, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 16 seconds

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What is Windows “Fast Startup” option, and why disable it?

Published: Aug. 20, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes

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Get a quick preview of almost any file on your PC

Published: Aug. 6, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 14 seconds

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Quickest way to search your PC

Published: July 23, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 23 seconds

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How to check: when was the last time you restarted your PC?

Published: July 9, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 27 seconds

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My system for getting deals from online classified ads

Published: June 25, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 49 seconds

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How to recover an unsaved Word document

Published: June 11, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 47 seconds

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How to identify fake Amazon reviews

Published: May 28, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 22 seconds

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One tool you should NEVER use on your laptop

Published: May 14, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 3 seconds

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How to change the default font in Word 2016

Published: April 30, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 55 seconds

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What do you do with an old laptop?

Published: April 16, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 40 seconds

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Attach a document to Outlook, directly from MS Word

Published: April 2, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 39 seconds

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The best way to get great new Windows wallpapers

Published: March 19, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 55 seconds

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How to remove stored passwords from your web browser

Published: March 5, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 10 seconds

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Alexa stores your voice recordings

Published: Feb. 26, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 19 seconds

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New Chrome feature to make websites shut up

Published: Feb. 19, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 3 seconds

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Watch out for this fake Facebook video message

Published: Feb. 12, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 45 seconds

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Don’t send pictures by email!

Published: Feb. 5, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 18 seconds

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Automatically backup your photos online for FREE

Published: Jan. 29, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 28 seconds

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Chat live with a real Microsoft agent, right from your Windows 10 PC

Published: Jan. 22, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 30 seconds

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How to clear cookies for a specific website

Published: Jan. 15, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 8 seconds

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What’s a ZIP file anyway?

Published: Jan. 8, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 19 seconds

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How to move all your files and folders to a new PC

Published: Jan. 1, 2018, 3 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 51 seconds

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How to move captions with pictures in MS Word

Published: Dec. 25, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 24 seconds

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How to display all your font samples in one place

Published: Dec. 18, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 32 seconds

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How to get started with Bitcoin

Published: Dec. 11, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 9 seconds

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How to change the font size when viewing websites

Published: Dec. 4, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 21 seconds

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The new Firefox – better than Chrome?

Published: Nov. 27, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 36 seconds

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Scam victims can get some of their money back

Published: Nov. 20, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 20 seconds

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How to easily download Facebook videos to your computer

Published: Nov. 13, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 33 seconds

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Some more cool websites you might like

Published: Nov. 6, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 17 seconds

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This classified ads service is better than Craigslist

Published: Oct. 30, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 58 seconds

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New Amazon scam to watch out for

Published: Oct. 23, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 44 seconds

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Get back easy access to Control Panel in Windows 10

Published: Oct. 16, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 33 seconds

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3 settings I always change in Windows 10

Published: Oct. 9, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 54 seconds

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How to virtually eliminate identity theft

Published: Oct. 2, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 21 seconds

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What happens when you close the lid on your laptop?

Published: Sept. 25, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds

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How to narrow your search results by date range

Published: Sept. 18, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 38 seconds

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How to get rid of sponsored posts (ads) on Facebook

Published: Sept. 11, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 20 seconds

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Watch a slide show of your pictures in Windows 10

Published: Sept. 4, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 47 seconds

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How to get a daily email preview of your snail mail delivery

Published: Aug. 28, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 5 seconds

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Watch out for this tricky AirBnB scam

Published: Aug. 21, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 16 seconds

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The secret repair trick that techs don’t want you to know

Published: Aug. 14, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 22 seconds

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Google wants your phone number – so give it to them

Published: Aug. 7, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 4 seconds

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Case study of a client who was (almost) scammed

Published: July 31, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 59 seconds

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Why do my incoming emails show the wrong time?

Published: July 24, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 54 seconds

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Finding and destroying Facebook hoaxes

Published: July 17, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 13 seconds

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How I customize Chrome

Published: July 10, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 58 seconds

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MS Office not working properly? Here’s a quick fix

Published: July 3, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 54 seconds

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Is it time for you to upgrade to Windows 10?

Published: June 26, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 55 seconds

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Smartphone app that could literally save someone’s life

Published: June 19, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 29 seconds

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New device to speed up your internet consistently

Published: June 12, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 12 seconds

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That window that keeps flashing on the screen every hour – here’s the fix

Published: June 5, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 19 seconds

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What to do when your Facebook friend gets hacked

Published: May 29, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 7 seconds

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Should you be using Flash?

Published: May 22, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 52 seconds

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The ad-blocker I use and recommend

Published: May 15, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 33 seconds

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Great way to decide which programs to uninstall from your PC

Published: May 8, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 59 seconds

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Speed up your PC by optimizing the startup programs

Published: May 1, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 58 seconds

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How to schedule sending an email in Outlook

Published: April 24, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 56 seconds

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This computer/smartphone app is really handy

Published: April 17, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 53 seconds

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How to follow a Facebook post without commenting on it

Published: April 10, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds

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The flash drive that will KILL your computer

Published: April 3, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 39 seconds

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How to see ALL your Notification Area icons, all the time

Published: March 27, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 7 seconds

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Delete your history in less than 5 seconds – in any browser

Published: March 20, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 46 seconds

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New virus trick to watch for – the “missing font” hack

Published: March 13, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 32 seconds

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Make the Windows 10 Start Menu less annoying

Published: March 6, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 37 seconds

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3 top tips for using your computer safely

Published: Feb. 27, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 26 seconds

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How to hide the fact that you’ve viewed a Facebook message

Published: Feb. 20, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 25 seconds

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Watch out for Adobe’s latest trick

Published: Feb. 13, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 27 seconds

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How to create a recovery drive for Windows 10

Published: Feb. 6, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 35 seconds

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How to stop Gmail from adding events to your Google calendar

Published: Jan. 30, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 45 seconds

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How to check your computer’s hard drive for failure

Published: Jan. 23, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 58 seconds

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Things that seem right but are really wrong

Published: Jan. 16, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 17 seconds

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Using Windows Live Mail? It’s now dead – time to switch

Published: Jan. 9, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 14 seconds

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What does the Paste Options box do in MS Word?

Published: Jan. 2, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 10 seconds

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Time to delete your Yahoo! account and all the data

Published: Dec. 26, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 40 seconds

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How to create a desktop shortcut in Windows 10

Published: Dec. 19, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 56 seconds

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How to get super-specific Google search results

Published: Dec. 12, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 4 seconds

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How to add “Desktop shortcut” back to your “Sendto” menu

Published: Dec. 5, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 20 seconds

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Use CHKDSK like a geek to fix hard drive problems!

Published: Nov. 28, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 32 seconds

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Web of Trust – no longer worthy of your trust

Published: Nov. 21, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 8 seconds

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Outlook – how to delete lots of emails with a couple of clicks

Published: Nov. 14, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 39 seconds

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More cool websites to check out

Published: Nov. 7, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 31 seconds

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4 things that actually WILL supercharge your PC

Published: Oct. 31, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 51 seconds

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5 Things you DON’T need to do for your computer

Published: Oct. 24, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 10 seconds

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The HP printer fiasco and what I recommend

Published: Oct. 17, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 40 seconds

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3 little-known things you can do with Facebook

Published: Oct. 10, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 2 seconds

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The Yahoo data hack – what it means to YOU

Published: Oct. 3, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 47 seconds

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Shut down your Windows computer WITHOUT waiting for updates to finish

Published: Sept. 26, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 54 seconds

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How to password protect a Windows file or folder – part 1

Published: Sept. 12, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 8 seconds

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Why would you need TWO backups?

Published: Sept. 5, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 52 seconds

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The personal Facebook messages you didn’t even know you had

Published: Aug. 29, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 7 seconds

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My new computer, and an important Windows tip

Published: Aug. 22, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 7 seconds

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A warning about copyrighted images, and a great story

Published: Aug. 8, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 4 seconds

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Why is Outlook not showing images in your emails?

Published: Aug. 1, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 39 seconds

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Recommended ad blockers

Published: July 25, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 30 seconds

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Another big reason to use an ad blocker

Published: July 18, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 31 seconds

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Fix one of MS Word’s most annoying problems

Published: July 11, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 7 seconds

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A little-known feature of Google Chrome

Published: July 4, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 39 seconds

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Google’s incredible newspaper archive

Published: June 27, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 5 seconds

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How to easily roll back from Windows 10

Published: June 20, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 5 seconds

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A file on your desktop that you should NOT back up

Published: June 13, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes

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How to disable the Facebook nostalgia posts

Published: June 6, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 4 seconds

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Case study: Verifying a link before clicking on it

Published: May 30, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 9 seconds

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How to get Windows 10 for free even after the deadline

Published: May 23, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 47 seconds

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3 cool things you can do with Google

Published: May 16, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 56 seconds

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How to change the letter assigned to a drive – and why

Published: May 9, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 44 seconds

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Your computer can find secret Netflix categories

Published: May 2, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 39 seconds

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Time to get rid of QuickTime

Published: April 25, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 27 seconds

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The key to hit when you’re lost in Windows 8 or Windows 10

Published: April 18, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 49 seconds

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A simpler way to block the Windows 10 “upgrade”

Published: April 11, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 58 seconds

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How to customize your Send To menu

Published: April 4, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 40 seconds

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Windows has a secret “Send to” menu

Published: March 28, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 31 seconds

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How to copy and paste the contents of a Windows dialogue box

Published: March 21, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 26 seconds

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How to make sure your laptop has a long life

Published: March 14, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 54 seconds

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A couple of handy features in Google Chrome

Published: March 7, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 17 seconds

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An email scam that’s often effective

Published: Feb. 29, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 15 seconds

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Comparison of 5 ways to learn computer stuff

Published: Feb. 22, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 21 seconds

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More cool websites

Published: Feb. 15, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 37 seconds

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Microsoft’s newest tactic for force-feeding Windows 10

Published: Feb. 8, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 4 seconds

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A little program that I now can’t live without

Published: Feb. 1, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds

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How to rename 1000 images in 32 seconds or less

Published: Jan. 25, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 31 seconds

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The magical CTRL key in Microsoft Word

Published: Jan. 18, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes

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Microsoft simultaneously issues some good news and some deceit

Published: Jan. 11, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 6 seconds

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How to change your font in a Facebook post

Published: Jan. 4, 2016, 3 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 51 seconds

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How to show folder sizes in Windows

Published: Dec. 28, 2015, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 15 seconds

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Filter out the garbage in Facebook’s news feed

Published: Dec. 21, 2015, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 38 seconds

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Charge your phone with a cup of coffee (someday)

Published: Dec. 14, 2015, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 28 seconds

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How to disable the “Get Windows 10” icon

Published: Dec. 7, 2015, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 56 seconds

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How to save disk space, and reduce the size of your backup

Published: Nov. 30, 2015, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 48 seconds

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How my backup saved me TWICE in the last two months

Published: Nov. 23, 2015, 3 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 22 seconds

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Analysis of a scam email

Published: Nov. 16, 2015, 3 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 25 seconds

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Quick way to see if a website is malicious

Published: Nov. 9, 2015, 3 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 1 second

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Transform a YouTube video into a GIF

Published: Nov. 2, 2015, 3 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 40 seconds

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Published: Oct. 26, 2015, 3 a.m.
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