Category: better working

Connect to Your Workplace or School with Windows 11

Working from home is becoming ever more popular and commonplace, and you too may work from home, be that for your job or for school or college. When you do this though you will still need access to documents and other resources that your workplace…

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Why a Quiet PC is Good for the Planet

Did you know that having a noisy PC is bad for the environment, and bad for climate change. This might come as a surprise for many but it’s a truism that means you might be making a negative impact on your personal or business carbon-footprint,…

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Add Calendar Appointments from the Taskbar in Windows 10

Did you know that Windows 10 lets you add appointments to your calendar right from the desktop. If you click on the clock on the right side of the Taskbar, up pops the time, a monthly calendar, and any appointments you have on that day;…

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Share Hard Disks and Optical Drives with Other Computers in Windows 10

While you can pin remote drives in File Explorer on your PC, so you can get quick access to them, it’s also possible to share disks and folders on your PC with other computers on the network. This can also include optical drives, allowing you…

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Pin Network Drives in File Explorer in Windows 10

If you need to regularly access files and documents on your office or home network, you might find it a chore each day to find that network resource in File Explorer. Did you know though that you can pin the drive within File Explorer though…

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Bulk Rename Files Using Search and Replace with PowerRename in Windows 10

Microsoft have released a set of PowerToys for Windows 10, which you can download from this link. One of these utilities is called PowerRenamer and it is a very powerful, and highly effective way to be able to bulk rename files, or even just parts of…

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Introducing the Windows Terminal in Windows 10

If you do a lot of scripting in Windows, either through the Command Prompt, Powershell, or are using Azure Cloud Shell, or Windows Subsystem for Linux, then you might be interested in Windows Terminal. This is a Microsoft Store app available for Windows 10 that can…

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Boost your Productivity with Windows key shortcuts in Windows 10

You’ll probably already be aware of keyboard shortcuts you can use with your PC to speed up common tasks, such as Ctrl + X, C and V for Cut, Copy and Paste, and Alt + Tab to switch between running apps. But did you know there are a…

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Access Special Characters Easily in Windows 10

It can be quite often on a PC when you need access to special characters such as foreign currency symbols, specialist mathematical characters, or common foreign language characters. Traditionally in Windows you’ve had to open the Character Map app, find the right character, and in the…

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Customise and Configure your Laptop’s Trackpad in Windows 10

If you use Windows 10 on a laptop you can configure and customise your trackpad to help you get more from it, and work in more of a way that makes you both comfortable and productive. From Settings, open Devices and then Touchpad. Here you will find options…

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