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A .DMG file is a container file commonly used to distribute applications for Mac OS X. Installing software from one of these requires you to mount the image and move…
Thumbs.db is a system file that stores previews of the images you save to a folder. It’s automatically generated by Windows 10 (or older) and is supposed to be hidden,…
Have you ever discovered that some photos or files on a memory card or thumb drive are corrupt? You might be yanking these storage devices from your computer in an…
Passwords are the basic foundation of security in our digital world and should not be taken lightly. Unfortunately many people do, opting for easy-to-remember names, words and dates. They claim…
In 2007 Microsoft posted a free trial of their popular office productivity suite. Looking to get your hands on Microsoft Office? MS has a free 60-day trial available on their…
Microsoft has released free Word & PowerPoint viewers to enable users who have a non-compatible version of Office to view .docx and .pptx files. Word/PowerPoint Viewers Microsoft Office 2007 uses…
An XLSX file is an Excel spreadsheet that was created with Microsoft Office. MS Office includes a new XML-based file format — files saved in this new format have an…
If you do any kind of freelancing or run a small business in , you’ll eventually need to ask clients for money. Invoicing is essential — don’t do it, don’t…
Here’s how to deal with files copied from a disc to a computer that suddenly end up as “read-only”. After copying a batch of files to your Windows PC from…
A .tar.gz file is a compressed archive similar to zip and RAR files. Some operating systems can handle them by default, while others require you to install a program. Regardless,…
The Mozilla Firefox web browser can keep a multitude of web pages open in the same window under different tabs, and it has a handy set of keyboard shortcuts that…
Google Photos can do bulk operations on your photos, but there’s a trick to quickly selecting massive amounts of pictures with just a few taps. There’s no “Select All” option…
There’s no need to sit on the couch or lay in bed watching Netflix on your laptop. There are many ways to watch streaming video on a proper TV, whether…
Using a webcam is pretty easy these days. There are apps that will set up a private stream from your home to your phone, and online services that let you…
