Just a quick warning here. Recently I had need to fully reload my favourite laptop. Part of that need came down to it locking up during v...

In the old days there used to be a lot you could do to speed up a slowing and painful PC. While it may still seem like there's a lot that...

I have had a lot of people contacting me about fixing webcam and microphones of very old and/or dead laptop and PCs. When the answer turn...

A recent major issue for a customer of mine revealed a new sting in the tail for Outlook users...a new reason to "get out" altogether bef...

One of the things I tell customers a lot is what I call "The lowest common denominator" rule. For a lot of people their computer is a sin...

Our crappy NBN is being overloaded right now. It was overloaded before it started but that's a rant for another time. There are previous ...

These days many of us have more than one computer - a desktop and a laptop, and many other devices besides. Across these devices we'll cr...

Sometimes more is not better. Over the years I have encountered a number of situations where PCs have been running more than one antiviru...

Every so often I receive a call from someone who has spilled wine or coke or some other beverage on their laptop. If you are reading this...

I've had a few people come to me worried that their windows login is now blurry. Most have had no reason to worry and explaining this as ...

Ever since computer programs started living on your computer on your hard disk, there's been some need for some form of "Installation" to...

All of us know someone who just can't let those little things go. For me, that IS me. I am the stickler. I've been outed by the TV show F...

Windows ability to reset itself and fix itself, believe it or not, has been getting better over the years. If you plan to use it though t...

Since the release of Windows 10 getting into SAFE Mode has become both harder and easier all at once. If your PC is running you can simpl...

Recently I encountered a very, very annoying problem. A Windows 10 machine refused to see a shared folder on another Windows 10 machine t...

I was watching an episode of QI a while back and saw a brilliant new thing. It is called "What 3 Words". It is a global location identifi...

...then this is how you disable it: https://myrealoffice.com/disable-simplified-account-creation-outlook-2016/ Info' below is a copy and ...

Many of your well-meaning friends will tell you to put your phone in rice...or the freezer...or some other hokie substance...in an attemp...

There's no need to re-invent sliced bread, so this post will just point you to 2 other articles that thoroughly explain how to clean your...

Firstly, apologies to Lord Of The Rings fans. I've never read it and I just thought the title above sounded good :-) This is a little sto...