Rebooting solves a lot of problems
If your computer is slowing down, or a program is not working correctly, or it won’t connect to the internet, and you contact a technician to help you, the first thing they will likely ask you is, “have you rebooted your computer”? Computers and the software that runs on them can very rarely run for […]
Introduction to Audio players
When you play audio or video on your computer, a program called a Media Player is what makes it all happen. If we were to compare it to the old days, a media player is like the cassette player or gramophone, and the audio files you play on your computer are like the cassette or […]
Mouse settings to help precision
Controlling the mouse comes easy to most, but for some it can be difficult to get the pointer where we want it. Windows has several settings we can change to make the mouse easier to use. Because the mouse is used to select, move and do other actions to objects on your computer, you need […]
Time limits for the computer
Whether it be squabbles over who gets to use the family computer, or you wish to limit how much time your children spend on your computer, sorting this out by yourself is not easy, but thankfully we have a solution. If you have more than one child at home, and only one computer they share, […]
Adjust Screen brightness
The brightness of your screen can have an effect on your comfort; too bright and the glare can cause eye fatigue and strain, and having the screen too dull can make the text harder to read, also causing strain. Nearly all monitors allow you to adjust the screen brightness and as a general rule, your […]
Use System Restore to solve computer problems
Last month we introduced Windows Updates. Sometimes updates can have negative effects on a computer, slowing it down or causing it to work incorrectly. This may happen when we install programs as well. This is when the System Restore tool comes to the rescue. The System Restore tool reverts changes on your computer made by […]
Rearrange your Windows 8 Start Menu
The Start Menu in Windows 8 is the modern looking arrangement of tiles of different sizes, each representing a program on your machine, which you can click to launch that program. You can actually change the layout of these tiles so the most useful ones are easy to get to. The Windows 8 Start menu […]
Managing Windows Updates
As Microsoft discovers vulnerabilities or problems with Windows, they work out a way to fix it, and then distribute that “fix” across the internet to all the computers running that version of Windows in the form of an “Update”. Some Microsoft updates may be merely small improvements but others are important as they protect your […]
Add handy shortcuts on your desktop
If you have a structured approach to storing your files, and even have a very organized system of folders and subfolders, getting to a folder or file you use often can require a lot of clicking! By using a shortcut, you can save some time. A shortcut is a little file or icon that appears […]
Get text on your screen read out loud
If you find it hard to read text on your computer, or would like to have text from a document or website read out loud to you, there are programs you can install that will read almost any text on your screen. There are many programs available, and in this article, we introduce one to […]
