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How To Use Mastodon: Part 1 [Subscribers]
You’ve likely heard of Mastodon as an alternative to Twitter. You’re intrigued and curious. A deciding factor for you may be that Mastodon collects absolutely no data from its users in terms of anything not absolutely required to use it.
First, I’m not here to convince you to switch to Mastodon. I want to go over what I like about it, what it offers, why I prefer it to Twitter, and why I think you will.
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What Are Cookies And Should I Keep Them Or Not? [Subscribers]
In this post, I will talk about what are known as “Cookies”, and how to view or access them in your web browser, in this case, Firefox, and on your computer. I will also talk about why they’re not worth worrying about. Some have suggested it’s a good idea to remove them, and I’ll explain why I disagree with that and why you likely will as well.
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How To Better Secure Your Google Account [Subscribers]
Keeping your Google account secure is more important than ever—especially since it’s linked to many parts of your digital life. In this guide, we’ll cover two essential steps to boost your security: managing third-party access and enabling two-factor authentication (2FA).
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AirPods Pro 2 Get FDA Approval as Hearing Aids. Here’s Why That Matters, and Why It’s the Most Important Announcement Apple Made at Their September Event [Subscribers]
I’m a little late to the party on this, but I listened to an episode of MacBreak Weekly a few weeks ago. They highlighted Apple’s game-changing update for the AirPods Pro 2, which transforms them into affordable, over-the-counter hearing aids with a personalized hearing test.
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How To Restore Your Files Using Backblaze [Subscribers]
In this subscriber only blog post series, I’ll walk you through how to restore files and folders from your Backblaze off-site cloud backup account, whether you need to restore those files to their previous locations on your computer after losing a hard drive or a fresh install of Windows.
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Mastodon Series: Part 2: Connect With Those You Know, Advanced Mode [Subscribers]
Of course, you want to connect with many of the folks you interact with on Twitter (even if you don’t leave Twitter). You may also want a Tweetdeck-like altenrative. So let’s talk about that.
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Quick Tip: Clear Storage Space on Your iPhone by Uninstalling and Reinstalling Them To Get Rid of their “Documents and Data” [Subscribers]
In this Quick Tip, I’ll cover one of the best ways to tidy up your iPhone in terms of storage space, and it’s something that might not occur to people right away because it’s not often talked about.
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System Cleanup Series: Uninstall (Remove) Apps and Programs in Windows 11 [Subscribers]
This more detailed blog post exclusive to paid subscribers is part of my System Cleanup series. One of the best ways to free up some space in Windows 11 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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How To Guides: System Cleanup Series [Subscribers]
When did you last perform a System Cleanup, or had one done? More importantly, when was it done well?
If you need help remembering, your computer needs one.
Here are my Premium How To Guides with the steps I recommend when performing a proper System Cleanup.
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How To Change Sleep and Hibernation Settings in Windows 11 [Subscribers]
In this more detailed blog post exclusive to paid subscribers, I’m going to talk about what it means for your computer to be “going to sleep”, and why it’s different then “hibernation”. I will also talk about whether or not it’s actually beneficial to turn these settings on, even though Microsoft turned them on by default.
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How To Use System Restore in Windows 11 [Subscribers]
In this more detailed blog post exclusive to paid subscribers, I’m going to cover how to navigate to System Restore settings in Windows 11, and the process of creating a Restore Point to allow you to tell Windows to revert settings to a previous point in time, which may be necessary if a newly installed program is causing you grief, but uninstalling it isn’t resolving the issue.
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System Cleanup Series: Uninstall (Remove) Apps and Programs in Windows 10 [Subscribers]
This more detailed blog post is only available to paid subscribers. 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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System Cleanup Series: Removing Malware and Spyware [Subscribers]
In this blog post, I will talk about the programs I use and recommend to remove malware and spyware from your computer. Scanning for malware or spyware is only necessary if you have noticed signs of malware or spyware infections and should only be used as a temporary measure to get things working well enough so you can backup any data you can in preparation for a clean install of Windows.
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System Cleanup Series: Antivirus [Subscribers]
In this more detailed blog post exclusive to paid subscribers, I will talk about which antivirus programs I use and recommend. This post is part of my System Cleanup series.
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Sleep and Hibernation Settings Windows 10 [Subscribers]
In this more detailed blog post exclusive to paid subscribers, I’m going to talk about what it means for your computer to be “going to sleep”, and why it’s different then “hibernation”. I will also talk about whether or not it’s actually beneficial to turn these settings on, even though Microsoft turned them on by default.
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System Cleanup Series: How To Use PatchMyPC to Keep Your Programs Up to Date [Subscribers]
In this post, I’ll talk about downloading, installing, and using PatchMyPC as an all-in-one installer for many of the most commonly used free programs and as an easy way to keep your programs up to date!
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System Cleanup Series: Startup Items in Windows 11 [Subscribers]
In this blog post, I will talk about how you can check to see what applications are running in the background as soon as you turn your computer on and log into Windows, and how to disable them.
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System Cleanup Series: CCleaner [Subcribers]
This more detailed blog post exclusive to paid subscribers, I focus on how to use CCleaner. This is part of my System Cleanup series. This guide covers the basics in terms of downloading, installing, setting up, and using CCleaner. I cover this process in more detail in a proper How To Guide (coming soon).
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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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How To Backup and Restore Your Firefox Bookmarks [Subscribers]
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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