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System Cleanup Series: Startup Items in Windows 11
The more programs that are running at any given time WILL affect performance. Here’s how to disable any items you don’t need running all the time.
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These Are The Settings You Should Change After You Install Firefox [subscribers]
In this blog post exclusive to subscribers, I walk you through the steps I recommend taking to configure Firefox to make it more user friendly, and provide better overall experience with a webs browser you’re likely to use almost every day.
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These Are The Settings You Should Change After You Install Firefox
In this blog post, I walk you through the steps I recommend taking to configure Firefox to make it more user friendly, and provide better overall experience with a webs browser you’re likely to use almost every day.
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System Cleanup Series: Driver Booster
In this FREE blog post, I will walk you through the basics of using Driver Booster from IOBIT. They offer FREE and PRO versions. I strongly recommend the PRO version, particularly for the ability to upgrade multiple drivers at once before restarting your computer. This blog post is part of my System Cleanup series. My…
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These Are the Apps I Recommend Getting Rid of After Installing Windows 11
Here are the pre-installed Windows 11 apps and third party programs that I remove every time I setup a computer, and how to remove them. Every computer is different and will have different apps pre-installed, including those from third parties.
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How To Download and Print a PDF Document
One of the many benefits of becoming a paid subscriber of my website is the handmade step-by-step printable PDF How To Guides with bookmarked jump links to quickly get to the parts you care about in a given moment. I figure I should write this How-To Guide to walk people through how to print them. I think most people generally know how to print on their computer, but I don’t want to assume anything
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Wishing You A Very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays From Kevin The Tech Guy!
I wish you a Merry Christmas, a Happy Holiday Season, and a New Year filled with prosperity, good health, and exciting accomplishments! May it be a time of reflection, celebration, and anticipation for the wonderful things to come!
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A Compromised Computer Cannot Be Cleaned. It Must Be Rebuilt
If a computer is compromised, it CANNOT be cleaned. It must be rebuilt. I don’t care what the marketers, antivirus, anti-spyware companies, or local computer shops tell you.
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Here’s Why You Should Never Share Verification Codes
No one has ANY reason to ask you for the one-time verification code over the phone, not even someone at the company that sent it to you. Doesn’t matter the situation.
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Why A Battery Backup Will Save Your Computer
In this blog post. I will talk about the absolute importance of using an uninterruptible power supply.
Otherwise known as Backup Batteries or UPS’s, and why they protects your computer and other technology from power surges, and power bumps.
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My Plans Regarding Free and Paid How To Guides
I have now published a number of free How To Guides on this website. They are the shorter versions of what will end up on my paid subscriber Patreon among many other benefits for $5 per month, and available individually for $5.
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The First Things To Do When Setting Up Windows 11 – Part 1 – Windows Update, App Updates, Taskbar and Start Menu
Congratulations on your new computer! It’s always very exciting to bring a new system home to replace the aging one that has seen better days. Since it’s a new computer, it most likely came with Windows 11. Here are the things I recommend doing in terms of setting up your new PC!
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How To Backup and Restore Your Firefox Bookmarks
In this post, I’m going to talk about and walk you through how to backup your Firefox Bookmarks. I’ll also show you how to restore them after a fresh install of Windows or Firefox itself.
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System Cleanup Series: Uninstall (Remove) Apps and Programs in Windows 10
This blog post is part of my System Cleanup series. One of the best ways to free up some space on your computer is to remove programs and apps you’re not using or no longer want, some of which may have come pre-installed when you purchased your computer and you might not even know are there.
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When It Comes To Antivirus, This Is Why I Only Recommend Windows Defender Now – For The Most Part
I have tried free and paid versions of many antivirus programs over the years. Around 2008, I became a huge fan of ESET Internet Security (formerly Smart Security). Lightweight and very functional, ESET simply works well. Over the years, I have recommended and installed it on many client computers. You may ask yourself, “That sounds…
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Prevent iPhone Account Changes with a Screen Time Passcode
No matter who has access to your iPhone or iPad, whether it’s someone you know, or a complete stranger in an airport looking over your shoulder, if they know or can figure out your iPhone passcode, they can make account changes to your Apple account! Here’s how to prevent that.
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Safe Computing Guide
These are the steps that I recommend to help ensure your computer continues to run well and to reduce the likelihood of encountering issues during regular use.
It is extremely important that you also take precautions to ensure that your information and data remains safe and secure. Please read and follow these safe computing practices.
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How To Perform A Proper Monthly Tune-Up
As noted on the Remote Support (coming soon) page, here are more details about what is involved when I do a Monthly Tune-Up and Updates. This process takes roughly 20 minutes.
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How To Perform A Proper System Cleanup
As noted on the Remote Support page (coming soon), here are more details about what is involved when I do an Initial System Cleanup remotely. This process takes roughly one and a half to two hours. We will spend the first 15 minutes discussing a few things, then you can go about your day, evening, or overnight, and I’ll email you when I’m done.
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What To Expect With A System Cleanup On Your Mac [subscribers]
As noted on the Remote Support (coming soon) page, here are more details about what is involved when I do an Initial System Cleanup remotely. This process takes roughly one and a half to two hours. We will spend the first 15 minutes discussing a few things, then you can go about your day, evening, or overnight, and I’ll email you when I’m done.
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