Sometimes websites can be very difficult to read. They can be plastered with adverts, links to other articles and pages, or have video auto-playing when all you want to do is read the contents of an article. Microsoft’s Edge browser in Windows 11 comes with…
Author: Mike Halsey
Sometimes you need to lock your screen or minimize all your open windows. This could be because you are using your laptop in a public location, at a coffee shop or on a train, and someone walks past as you are working on something sensitive,…
Notifications can be useful on our PCs, letting us know when we’ve received a message or an email, or telling us that an app or a Windows update is available, but they can disappear all too quickly, or sometimes be missed altogether, perhaps because you’re…
If you find your mouse or the trackpad on your laptop difficult to use, Windows 11 includes some features that can help considerably. You can find these in Settings under Accessibility. Click Mouse pointer and touch and you will see that you can change the mouse pointer style. …
Sometimes we just find typing on our keyboard difficult. This could be for a wide variety of reasons from having poor eyesight to shaky hands. Windows 11 includes some easy to use tools though that can make typing much easier. You can find these in Settings…
Written – March 2022 Back in November 2020, Microsoft launched their new generation of gaming consoles, the Xbox Series S and the Xbox Series X. This all seemed wonderful at the time, but the cumulative effect of pandemic lockdowns had placed the semiconductor industry under…
If you have been using another web browser such as Google Chrome, and want to switch to Microsoft Edge, it’s very straightforward to do so. There are some very compelling reasons to switch to Edge, most notable its privacy controls which are significantly more strict…
When you’re using the calculator in Windows 1 it can sometimes be all too easy to lose it under another, or several other open apps. This can frustrating when you’re trying to keep on track of calculations. Microsoft have thought of this however and the…
Web browser extensions (also called add-ins) are hugely popular and perform all sorts of functions from helping find online shopping discounts to blocking adverts. Microsoft Edge supports a huge selection of extensions. There are two ways to access and install extensions in Edge. The first…