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Mac System Overview

Posted on November 2, 2020October 23, 2020 by cynmackley

What's going on inside your Mac? How to use Mac System Overview.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Mac OSTagged apple, mac, Mac hardware, mac os, Mac System OverviewLeave a comment

Do I Need To Defrag?

Posted on November 1, 2020October 23, 2020 by cynmackley
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How often do you need to defragment your disk? We check it out.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, File & Disk Management, Hardware & Peripherals, Windows 10Tagged defragment, disk defrag, disk maintenance, disk optimization, Windows 101 Comment

System Information

Posted on October 27, 2020October 19, 2020 by cynmackley

How to use Windows 10 System Information to find out what's inside your PC.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Uncategorized, Windows 10Tagged drivers, Hardware, system information, Windows 10Leave a comment

Change The Look Of Your Mouse Pointer

Posted on October 1, 2020October 2, 2020 by cynmackley

Change the size and color of your Windows 10 mouse pointer.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Windows 10Tagged Mouse, mouse pointer, mouse pointer color, mouse pointer size, Windows 10Leave a comment

Hibernate Laptop When You Close The Lid

Posted on September 20, 2020September 4, 2020 by cynmackley

How to get a laptop to hibernate when you shut the lid.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & PeripheralsTagged hibernate, hibernate when lid is closed, laptop, power options, Windows 101 Comment

Tech Term: Boot

Posted on August 24, 2020August 4, 2020 by cynmackley

We tackle a tech term. Learn what boot means.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, UncategorizedTagged boot, booting, computer terms, reboot, tech terms2 Comments

How can I watch DVDs on my PC?

Posted on July 18, 2020July 9, 2020 by cynmackley

The free program that can solve problems playing DVDs on your PC.

Posted in Computer Terms, Free Downloads, Hardware & Peripherals, Multimedia, Windows 10, Windows Tricks & TipsTagged dvd, free downloads, media players, play DVDs, vlc, VLC Player, Windows 102 Comments

5 Tips To Clean Your Keyboard

Posted on July 17, 2020July 1, 2020 by cynmackley

Five easy tips to keep your keyboard clean and sanitized.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & PeripheralsTagged clean keyboards, how to clean a keyboard, keyboardsLeave a comment

Soda Spill On Laptop

Posted on July 13, 2020July 9, 2020 by cynmackley

Help! I spilled soda on my keyboard. What do I do next?

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & PeripheralsTagged fixing sticky keyboard, keyboards, soda spill on laptop, sticky keyboard1 Comment

Getting external drives in order

Posted on June 26, 2020June 12, 2020 by cynmackley

How to change the name and letter of drives on your Windows PC.

Posted in Computer Terms, File & Disk Management, Hardware & Peripherals, Uncategorized, Windows 10, Windows Tricks & TipsTagged change letter of drives, change order of drives, disk management, drive management, file management, PCs, rename drives, Windows 101 Comment

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