Featured: South Africa If you’re planning on travel to Southern Africa, take a look at this Travooo resource: “Complete Travel Guide For Southern Africa“ RV Storage Lookup Our currently featured resource is the RV storage lookup on the Neighbor.com website. It’s a great searchable directory of places to store your RV, camper, tiny home, or… Continue reading Helpful apps for travel, hiking, and camping
Category: Technology
Windows can’t find my Ethernet or WiFi Adapter [SOLVED]
Sometimes on a Windows computer your Ethernet or WiFi adapter will seemingly become inaccessible. This document provides suggestions for what to do when this happens. If you notice this with your WiFi connection, with a laptop computer it may be that WiFi is turned off. There could be a key on your keyboard that turns… Continue reading Windows can’t find my Ethernet or WiFi Adapter [SOLVED]
How malicious ads on websites can harm your computer or device
As a tech support person, I frequently get calls from people who have an unexpected suspicious message showing up in their web browser. The message might state that their computer is infected or needs an update. Sometimes a phone number is displayed and the person is urged to call the number immediately. The video below… Continue reading How malicious ads on websites can harm your computer or device
Facebook Posting Problem (March 2020)
Facebook seems to be trying out a new user interface. If you’re being impacted by this, you may notice slow load times on your own personal page, and if you try to post an update from your own personal page, it may take a while for the post creation and editing window to show up.… Continue reading Facebook Posting Problem (March 2020)
How to Securely Erase Your Old Computer’s Hard Drive Before Selling or Donating It
As I’m helping people purchase and setup new computers, part of that process involves deciding what to do with the old computer. If the computer will be sold, given to someone else, or donated to Goodwill, it’s a good idea to securely wipe the computer beforehand. METHOD #1 – ERASE DRIVE To erase the entire… Continue reading How to Securely Erase Your Old Computer’s Hard Drive Before Selling or Donating It
Password Management: Seven Different Methods and Why You Need One
Overview There are many methods to organize and maintain your list of passwords to websites and accounts. Each of these methods will have advantages and disadvantages. This document reviews what you need to keep track of and offers a few ways to do so. This document is being posted on 2 Mar 2020 and will… Continue reading Password Management: Seven Different Methods and Why You Need One
How to set the default search engine for Google Chrome
The default search engine for Google Chrome is Google. However, it may get changed if you install new software on your computer, or if some other task changes it. The instructions here show you how to change your default search engine back to Google. STEP 1 – Chrome Settings Click on the three dots in… Continue reading How to set the default search engine for Google Chrome
How to update Google Chrome
It’s important to keep all of your computer software updated to ensure best performance and maximum security. Below are the steps for updating Google Chrome. The visuals here are from an Apple MacOS computer. If you have Windows you’ll see something slightly different. STEP 1 – Menu Alert When an update is available for Google… Continue reading How to update Google Chrome
How to take screenshots on different devices (Windows, iPhone, Android, MacOS)
It’s important to know how to take a photo or “screenshot” on your computer, phone, or tablet. Here are a few examples of why you would want to take a screenshot: This can be helpful for anytime you need a record of what’s on the screen. Perhaps you need a copy of a purchase receipt.… Continue reading How to take screenshots on different devices (Windows, iPhone, Android, MacOS)
How to change your Mediacom account password.
UPDATE: March 2023 Mediacom periodically changes their customer pages, and deletes support pages. So, some of the suggestions below from Feb 2020 no longer work. As of March 2023, the process to change a password is as follows: Below is the original document that was first posted on 27 Feb 2020. Introduction Periodically it is… Continue reading How to change your Mediacom account password.
Epic Medical Records Software Documentary (23 Feb 2020)
Correspondent Lee Cowan checks in on Epic Systems Corporation, of Verona, Wis., a software company that has changed the way medical records are kept, accessed and disseminated. (CBS, 23 Feb 2020) [Posted: 20200223tu0012] Document History
What to do about imposter Facebook accounts.
In recent years, many Facebook users have had the problem of having someone they don’t know setup an imposter Facebook account in their name with their picture, pretending to be them. Usually one finds out this is going on because someone they know gets a friend request from the imposter account. If you are someone… Continue reading What to do about imposter Facebook accounts.