Last Updated: January 2024 I got my first computer in 1981 at the tender age of 11. In fact I wanted a colouring book, I had no idea what a computer was, but within a few days I was completely hooked and never looked back. …
Author: Mike Halsey
If you need an emoji fast, and many people do these days, then you can access them extremely quickly and easily in Windows by simply pressing the Windows key + . (Full stop). which pops up an emoji panel over the app you’re using. There are…
With the popularity of Ultra HD (4K) and HDR (High Dynamic Range) TVs, monitors, television shows, games, and movies, it can sometimes be confusing to know if your monitor or screen will give you best from your video. Windows can tell you if your screen…
I don’t think I’ve ever met anybody who doesn’t use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + X (Cut), Ctrl + C (Copy), and Ctrl + V (Paste) on their PCs, but one limitation is that you’ve only ever been able to store one thing in the Clipboard. There’s a…
Windows includes a Dark Mode that can be used throughout both the operating system and in compatible apps, and it’s very easy to use. It’s activated by a simple button in Settings. Open the Settings app and navigate to Personalisation and then Colours. You will see a Choose your…
If you use an Android device for personal use or for work, you will know that when you install an app from the Google Play Store it always tells you what permissions the app requires, and if you have more than one Android device associated…
Sometimes, though fortunately extremely rarely, OneDrive can become corrupt and stop syncing your files and documents to the cloud. This usually happens because essential configuration files have become corrupt. It’s a simple problem to fix however. Firstly, open OneDrive from its icon in the system…
Sometimes you might find that you have a USB Flash Drive that’s the wrong size. For example you might have a 128GB Flash Drive that only has 16GB showing as its available size. This normally happens because the Flash Drive has been formatted by a…
