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article The 4 best search engines for children

The 4 best search engines for children

The internet is a big place and the stuff you find on it is not always suitable for our children. There are a lot of web resources that not only are not good for kids but can actually harm them. There are things the little ones should never see, things like guns, violence or adult content. One of the ways in which we, as
tutorial 3 reasons to create more than one partition on your PC

3 reasons to create more than one partition on your PC

We all know that most computer users have one physical hard disk drive or solid state drive on their PCs and only one partition is labeled C. Some people also know that you can create more than one partition on a computer and there are several advantages to doing it. For example, if you have two partitions, one for the operating system and one
tutorial How to export and print frames from an animated GIF file

How to export and print frames from an animated GIF file

You have the perfect animated GIF, but you would like to access and use the pictures that are trapped inside. If you try to print the animated GIF file, all you get is the last frame. To be able to print all the frames, you need to run an extraction process. While this sounds complicated, we show in this tutorial a simple and effective
tutorial 5 ways to boot Windows 7 into Safe Mode

5 ways to boot Windows 7 into Safe Mode

If you want to boot Windows 7 into Safe Mode, it means that there is probably something wrong with your computer. Safe Mode can help you diagnose and sometimes even repair issues. However, before doing so, you must first know how to boot your Windows 7 computer into Safe Mode. In this article, we discuss what Safe Mode is and how it works, and
article Download the shortcut for “Shut Down Windows”

Download the shortcut for “Shut Down Windows”

Do you want a shortcut that opens the "Shut Down Windows" menu, so that you can quickly shut down or restart your Windows computer or device? Based on requests from our readers, we have created this shortcut for you to use on any Windows computer. It works on Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. Here is how to use it and how to
tutorial How to create advanced tasks with the Task Scheduler

How to create advanced tasks with the Task Scheduler

Do you want to make your PC sleep or shut down at a particular time every day? Or maybe you want your PC to start playing a motivational video each time you start it or when it is 12 o'clock? If you wished for a way to program your PC to do certain things at certain times, you should read this article, as we
tutorial 9 ways to boot Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 into Safe Mode

9 ways to boot Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 into Safe Mode

Are you struggling to boot Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 into Safe Mode? Have you tried pressing both F8 and Shift + F8 and they do not work? That is because the boot procedure in Windows 8 is different compared to older versions of Windows such as Windows 7. The boot is so fast that it literally cannot be interrupted by any of your
tutorial How to work with the Performance Monitor in Windows

How to work with the Performance Monitor in Windows

Have you heard about the Performance Monitor, also known as PerfMon.exe or PerfMon.msc? It is a sophisticated tool that can be used to monitor the performance of your Windows computer or device. Using it, you can see how your computer manages its resources. The information it gives you can help you make decisions about software and hardware choices, especially when your computer's performance is
article Simple questions: What is two-factor authentication or two-step verification?

Simple questions: What is two-factor authentication or two-step verification?

In recent years a new security concept has made the headlines - two-step verification or two-factor authentication (2FA). It all started with Google enabling it for its users, and since then, many companies followed their example, including Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook. Even gaming companies joined this trend. If you would like to understand what two-factor authentication is, how it works, why you should enable
tutorial 7 things you can do with the existing tasks from Task Scheduler

7 things you can do with the existing tasks from Task Scheduler

You may know what the Task Scheduler is and what it does. Maybe you also know how to create new scheduled tasks. But what about managing the existing scheduled tasks? Do you know how to run or stop scheduled tasks manually? Do you know how to disable, delete, export or import some scheduled tasks? Read on and find out the essential seven things that
review Review CyberGhost: One of the best VPNs money can buy

Review CyberGhost: One of the best VPNs money can buy

CyberGhost VPN is one of the most popular VPN services in the world. Also, it is one of the easiest to use and one of the most affordable. Due to the elimination of Net Neutrality rules in the USA, and other legislative changes around the world, privacy and security have become more critical than ever. Is CyberGhost's VPN service up to the task of
tutorial How to enable or disable 2-step verification for your Google account

How to enable or disable 2-step verification for your Google account

Google's 2-Step Verification is an extra layer of security that insulates you from others trying to break into your Google or Gmail account. The internet is a scary place nowadays with automated bots that try to hack into websites and e-mails, and other nasty things. To protect your Google account as much as possible, we recommend setting up two-step verification (also known as two-step