How to Use Signal on Your Mac
This guide will take you step by step through the process of installing and setting up the privacy-focused messaging app Signal to use on your Mac. …
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How to Stop Apps From Starting Automatically in Windows 10
Have you noticed that certain Apps now open up after a restart, even though they’re not configured to automatically start with Windows? This overview will explain how to stop programs from opening on their own when Windows 10 boots up. …
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How to Backup and Restore Files in Windows 10
This step-by-step guide will guide you through the process of setting up ‘automated backups’ of your most important files in Windows 10 – and how to recover them if ever needed. …
How to Monitor Your WordPress Site Activity
This guide explains how to set up a WordPress plugin that will monitor your site activity and then display it in the Dashboard. With the information that it gathers you’ll always know what’s happening with your site – from things like new posts to failed login attempts and password reset requests. …
How to SSH From Your Mac
This very quick guide will show you how to use SSH to connect from your Mac to a remote server. …
How to Clear Your Browsing History in Vivaldi
This quick tip will show you how to delete the history of all the websites you’ve visited in the Vivaldi web browser. …
How to Speed Up Your New Windows PC
Have you purchased a new PC recently? I have. I just bought a laptop for my mum, and the thing was just riddled with useless software. This tutorial will guide you step by step through using a ‘one click’ tool to remove all of that nonsense, leaving you with a completely fresh install of Windows 10 – and nothing other than Windows 10.
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How to Scan Your Android Phone for Viruses
This guide will take you each step of the way through scanning your Android phone (or tablet) for many potential security issues – including malware, unsafe settings, spyware and more.
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How to Backup Your Android Phone or Tablet
This guide will take you each and every step of the way through creating a backup of your Android phone or tablet so that you never lose your address book (contacts), SMS history, Apps, data etc.
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How to SSH from Windows 10
This quick guide will show you how to enable SSH on your Windows 10 device so that you can connect to remote servers via the Command Prompt. …
How to Display a Custom Message at the Windows 10 Login Screen
This brief guide will show you exactly how to create a custom message that’s displayed before anyone can sign in to your Windows 10 laptop/desktop/tablet. One of many reasons you may want to do this is so that you can include information about how to return your laptop or tablet if it’s lost or stolen (ie. a reward message, contact information etc). Whatever your reason, here’s how you change the text that’s displayed right before the “log in” screen in Windows 10.
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How to Block a Program From the Internet in Windows 10
Most of the time you’ll want all your Apps to be able to use the Internet. However, there are times when you may need to block a program from being able to access the Internet. This guide will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a Windows Firewall Rule to block a specific program (whichever you want) from being able to access the Internet in Windows 10. …
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How to Set Up a VPN on Your Android Device (Lollipop)
This quick guide will show you how to set up a VPN on your Android device running “Lollipop” (version 5.x) …
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How to Disable Windows 10 Update Delivery Optimization (WUDO)
By default, Windows 10 is using your bandwidth by way of a new ‘feature’ called Windows Update Delivery Optimization (WUDO). In a nutshell, Windows 10 is uploading files in the background to other Windows 10 users. This brief guide will explain how to disable the Windows Update Delivery Optimization service. …
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How to Set Up a VPN in Windows 10
This guide will take you each step of the way through setting up and configuring a VPN on your Windows 10 PC/laptop/tablet. …