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Laptop Power Options

Posted on April 7, 2020April 4, 2020 by cynmackley

Want to keep your laptop running with the lid closed? We take a look at some nifty power tricks for your PC.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Windows 10, Windows Tricks & TipsTagged laptop power options, power options, Windows 10Leave a comment

Can I keep USB ports hot?

Posted on April 6, 2020April 16, 2020 by cynmackley

A reader wants to keep his laptop USB ports active for charging, but I have a better suggestion.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, UncategorizedTagged laptop ports, power management, usb chargers, USB portsLeave a comment

Can I swap hard drives?

Posted on March 31, 2020March 28, 2020 by cynmackley

Can an external hard drive be used internally on a PC?

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, File & Disk Management, Hardware & Peripherals, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Windows Performance Monitor

Posted on March 19, 2020March 4, 2020 by cynmackley

Windows Performance Monitor can help you understand what's happening with your computer.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, I've Always Wanted To Know..., Uncategorized, Windows 10, Windows Tricks & TipsTagged monitoring windows, performance monitor, speed up windows, using windows, windows, Windows 10Leave a comment

Power or performance? You pick

Posted on March 17, 2020March 4, 2020 by cynmackley

Power or performance? You pick which suits your laptop best with this easy Windows trick.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Quick Tips, Windows 10, Windows Tricks & TipsTagged Control Panel, laptop tips, quick tips, save power, speed up your PC, Windows 10, windows performanceLeave a comment

Pro Tip – keep a USB keyboard on hand

Posted on February 25, 2020February 29, 2020 by cynmackley

Pro Tip - keep a USB keyboard on hand

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, UncategorizedTagged backups, Hardware, keyboards, quick tipsLeave a comment

Intel Optane Memory Pinning error

Posted on February 6, 2020January 31, 2020 by cynmackley

We tackle the Intel Optane Memory Pinning error with an easy fix.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Windows 10Tagged dll error, fix intel optane memory pinning error, intel error, windows errorLeave a comment

The cheap way to protect your device

Posted on December 26, 2019December 17, 2019 by cynmackley

An easy way to protect against charging station malware.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, In The News, Quick Tips, Security Help, UncategorizedTagged charging port malware, data blocker, juice jacking, security, usb charger danger, usb data blockerLeave a comment

Open Hardware Monitor

Posted on November 29, 2019November 18, 2019 by cynmackley

Open Hardware Monitor is a free and easy-to-use app for monitoring the temperature of your PC.

Posted in Computer Terms, Cyn's Tech Tips, Free Downloads, Hardware & PeripheralsTagged cpu monitor, fan monitor, free downloads, open hardware monitor, temperature monitorLeave a comment

Teach Echo to recognize your voice

Posted on November 21, 2019November 9, 2019 by cynmackley

Train you Amazon Echo speaker to recognize your voice.

Posted in Cyn's Tech Tips, Hardware & Peripherals, Quick Tips, UncategorizedTagged Alexa, alexa voice recognition, amazon, echo, echo speaker, have echo recognize my voiceLeave a comment

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