I don’t have a Print Screen button on my keyboard, which means I can’t take screenshots using the normal method — hitting Print Screen, pasting the image into Paint, and saving as a PNG. But there are other reasons for not using Print Screen for screenshots, too. Here are a few alternative methods you can ...Read more

In earlier versions of Windows, Microsoft tried to pioneer an alternative file format to PDFs. It was first called XPS (in Windows XP, Vista, and 7) and later became OpenXPS (in Windows 8 and 8.1). Now, in Windows 10, it seems Microsoft is finally ready to admit that PDFs are the way to go. If you’re brows...Read more

Do you find that you’re missing emails that should be going to your inbox but are ending up in your junk folder instead? If you use Gmail, these are the steps to whitelist any email address so you can be sure not to miss important emails. Open your Gmail inbox in a browser and go to Settings > Filters a...Read more

Setting a password on your Windows 10 user account is great for security, but forgetting what that password is can be a headache. 1. Reset Your Password Online In Windows 10, your user profile can either be a local and offline account or an online Microsoft account. The latter is the default and means that...Read more

Can you imagine how much data someone could steal if they hacked into your Gmail account? Better that you don’t find out. Instead of leaving your emails vulnerable, take these quick and easy steps to secure your account right now. 1. Access your security settings. Log into Gmail, click your profile photo a...Read more

It’s far too easy to run out of disk space. If you have countless high-resolution photos, hundreds of HD-quality movies, and tens of thousands of songs, you can find yourself hitting your memory limit in no time. Whatever the reason, if you hit your limit, you’ll want to know how to free up space without d...Read more

We’re a few months into the year and you’re starting to enjoy that new computer. Your new computer glides like a dream, but in a few months it’s going to slow down; after all, there are only three things certain in life: death, taxes, and sluggish computers after hours of Internet browsing. With all the ne...Read more

Some people have been logging into Windows 10 only to find that Microsoft is now pushing advertisements through the lock screen. Is this happening to you? You aren’t the only one, and there is a way to disable this nonsense. All you have to do is disable the Windows Spotlight feature. Open the Start Menu...Read more

Just as  rebooting a computer fixes many issues, resetting your browser to its default settings can help fix several problems. Here’s how it works on Firefox. Unlike Chrome, Firefox hides the reset option in an unexpected location. You won’t find it under Firefox Preferences, which is probably where you’d...Read more