Category: How-to

A ‘well-resourced and highly capable adversary’ gains unauthorized access to 9,000 routers, likely trying to infect them with malware and create a botnet…

Easy, medium, and the sledgehammer approach – or any combination you fancy…

There’s nothing more annoying than when Word uses different formatting for pasted text. Fortunately you can stop that, easily…

Just a simple way to de-clutter your system…

While package managers on Linux, Mac, and smartphones update all apps automatically, you had to update your software manually on a Windows PC for a long time. Now it finally works automatically…

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service unlocks excellent speeds pretty much anywhere you can see the sky. Here’s how to get started, step by step, whether you have the Starlink residential kit or the portable Starlink Mini…

Whether or not your Windows 10 computer is eligible for a Windows 11 upgrade, there are a few ways to jump to Microsoft’s newer OS without paying for it…

Files and links that you receive could be infected with viruses. If you are ever unsure whether a file is harmless or whether a link leads to a safe website, check it in an online sandbox…

If you know what you’re doing, crypto can be a lucrative endeavor, but it’s also ripe with scams. Don’t get duped. Here’s what to look out for before you load up on virtual currency…

Know the tell-tale signs that you’re being spied on!…

Newer is not necessarily better — that’s how many PC users feel after switching from Windows 10 to 11. We show you how to set up the current operating system version “just like before.”…

Missing folders? Unreadable files? Corrupted hard drive? Sooner or later, most PC users lose data of some kind. Here’s a series of steps you can take in Windows 11 (or 10) to bring things back…