You may have opened the “Task Manager” from time to time to stop an application that has crashed or watch the “Process Monitor”, but the task Manager does many wonderful thing that you may not know about… Usually you start the Task Manager by doing “control, alt, delete (or del) on the keyboard and clicking…
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Convert Your Old VHS Tapes Cheap
Rather than hire a expensive service you can convert your old VHS tapes to digital files with one piece of inexpensive hardware and free software. Hardware The first thing you will need is a VHS VCR assuming you have one or you can borrow one. Next you will need a USB video capture device. These…
Must Have Free Software
There is lots of free software out there but is it and is it really good, and where can you safely download it? Here’s some of my favorite programs… VLC VLC is a video player and so much more. First of all I use it as my default media player, because it is much lighter…
What is OBS Ninja?
OBS. Ninja is an open-source and free web-based program designed to bring live video from an external source into OBS Studio or a web-browser (similar to Zoom). It does this using WebRTC, a framework within browsers and mobile applications that lets you communicate in real time with little to no lag.
What is Godmode?
The Windows Master Control Panel shortcut, also called Windows God Mode is an all tasks folder. It is a shortcut to access various control settings in Windows Vista and later operating systems, including Windows 10. By creating a folder with a certain name, users have access to all of the operating system’s control panels from…
Microsoft Makes Remembering Easier
Microsoft To Do is the smart daily planner with My Day, intelligent and personalized suggestions to update your daily to do list. A truly cross platform task manager. Whether you’re at home or on the go you can access your task list and stay organized. Shared to do lists help keep you connected with friends,…
Create A Strong Master Password
Your going to use Bitwarden, LastPass or some other password manager but you need a strong yet easy to remember master-password. There are many strategies for creating good passwords. Here are few of those in this video, but there are many others… Steve Gibson’s Password Haystack is a tool to test the strength of your…
Manage Your Webkeys With KeeWeb
KeeWeb is a free and open-source password manager compatible with KeePass, available as a web version and desktop apps. The underlying file format is KDBX (KeePass database file). KeeWeb was praised by Ghacks Technology News in 2016 as “brand-new” fixing the “shortcoming of a web-based version” of KeePass, and by Tech Advisor in 2020 as…
My LastPass Replacement
You might have heard that LastPass is changing their free account to only allowing one device. The Premium account is only $3 per month but the change has given me an incentive to find a new password manager. I looked at several LastPass, a few were mobile apps only and that was no good. Some…
Free MS Office Alternatives
Everyone is familiar with Microsoft Office; it’s the business industry standard. It is more now than ever starting at $69.99 per year or $6.99 per month. For those on a tight budget or just cheap there are free alternatives. Microsoft Office Online The first is none other than Microsoft’s own Microsoft Office Online. Office Online…
