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We will have more description on this shortly but for now, here are the codes and their meaning. If you screen does not turn on, you may be tempted to this the LCD is dead or a cable has been cut. However, usually the problem is with something on Read more…
If you have recently clicked on a link to a download a file and found that it pops up a message asking you what program you want to use to open the file then we have the fix. Even though it looks the same to end users (i.e. you), there Read more…
If you want to backup files and folders in Windows 10, there is a free built in utility from Microsoft included names, Windows 10 Backup with File History. In the video below we explain how to set it up, how to change the advanced configuration and how to troubleshoot it. Read more…
In the video we take a brand new Dell Inspiron 7000 series (7506 specifically) two in one convertible laptop and unbox, then disassemble, setup and benchmark it. During the process we explain the cool features like the Intel Iris Xe video, second hard drive slot, battery details and much more Read more…
If you are considering a Dell Inspiron 15 5000 series, this is the video for you. We ordered a few Inspiron 5502’s with 11th generation (i.e. current) Intel i5 CPU’s, 8GB of RAM and 256GB M.2 Solid State Drive. In this video we unbox, disassemble, setup and then benchmark one Read more…
If you have problems with your battery, it is quite common for the keyboard to be stuck to the display of a Microsoft Surface Book 1. This is because the mechanism to detach the keyboard from the screen requires power. Fortunately there is a simple way to manually force the Read more…
We are often asked about how small offices, home offices and even medium sized businesses can avoid the high cost of on-premise file servers, by sharing files and folders with Microsoft OneDrive. After all, it seems like nearly all small businesses run on Microsoft Office 365 OneDrive (aka Microsoft 365 Read more…
Microsoft Xbox Velocity Architecture is a new hardware and software platform to make the XBox Series X today and PC’s in the near future run dramatically faster using commodity components. There are four building blocks of Velocity Architecture which are easy to understand. Here is our video explanation of the Read more…
If you have seen the That Suite Money commercials, it seems too good to be true. Just sign up and get $250. Here are the two videos we produced based on this article: The style of the commercial reminds us of the old Canadian House Hippo campaign which tells Canadians Read more…
Microsoft has been working hard to bring Windows features to cell phones and cell phone features to Windows. One of those cool improvements is the Windows emoji keyboard. This little known function in Windows 10 allows you to just click to add your favorite icons to ANY text window. The Read more…
If you have security software that you can not uninstall using the normal methods like ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS there are several ways to succeed. 1 – Uninstall AV Using Command Line Script: Most software companies, especially those with enterprise / corporate products, have an easy way to uninstall their products using Read more…
In this video we explore the 10 features in the Microsoft Edge Chrome based browser that you should be using but probably aren’t. We cover: Immersive Mode with Read Outloud PDF Markup Reopen Closed Tabs Home Page Daily News 9 Dot App Selector for Office365 Apps Coupons & Competitor Pricing Read more…
Unless you are very new to using Windows, you will know that Microsoft has made enormous strides in driver management over the decades. The Driver Roll Back feature has saved our butts a few times. However, there is still one area that is seriously lacking and that is the removal Read more…
If you are having problems with your printers or queues, there are several steps to take to clear the system and we will go through them in order of easiest to most difficult: 1 – Easy Print Resets Click START and type PRINTERS Click on the printer you want to Read more…
We wrote our own bookkeeping software in Visual FoxPro many years ago and several weeks ago we found that when we print we receive OLE ERROR CODE 0X8004006a: Invalid Clipboard Format and the system outputs a blank page. The problem occurs with soft printers like the MICROSOFT PRINT TO PDF Read more…
It seems that every few years we have to create a new cookbook of how to stop Skype from starting up automatically at login. This is definitely a frustrating situation as Microsoft knows better than most they should not force software on users. Today the problem is that there are Read more…