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THE "GREATEST" NAMES OF MODERN-DAY PERSONAL TECH
from 2025 in ( culture / tech / computers )

Bill: Seems like whenever people mention the greatest names of modern-day personal tech, they mention Steve Jobs (not Wozniack), Bill Gates (not Ballmer meant to say Paul Allen), maybe Hewlett, Packard and Linus Torvalds, etc. No one mentions the founders of Word Perfect and Novell (once separate, then combined, then separate agai... read more

THE NEW CORE SUBJECT: TEACHING DIGITAL LITERACY IN TODAY'S SCHOOLS
from 2025 in ( education / tech / computers )

In an age where students learn, communicate, and create through screens, developing digital literacy has become as foundational as reading and writing. Schools across the world are redesigning curricula to help middle and high school students navigate the online world safely, think critically about what they encounter, and communicate responsibl... read more

WORDPAD IS STILL AN OPTION
from 2025 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

WordPad from Windows 10 can often be copied to Windows 11 and still run, even though Microsoft officially deprecated and removed it in newer builds. What usually works: Copy these files from a Windows 10 machine: C:Program FilesWindows NTAccessorieswordpad.exe C:Program FilesWindows NTAccessoriesen-USwordpad.... read more

A BRIEF HISTORY OF LINUX
from 2025 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

Pretty interesting. Linux: The Untold Story - 14 min youtu.be/obJOwEy62bk... read more

QUESTIONS FOR COPILOT (AUGUST 6, 2025)
from 2025 in ( education / tech / computers / windows )

QUESTION: I've got an external drive that works fine if I plug it in (mini usb) after windows 10 has started, but if I reboot with it still connected (I'm not telling windows to boot from any devices), it messes up the windows boot process. it has a recovery partition on it and bootmgr and bootmgr.efi and RP.ini files in the root of ... read more

RESTORE RIBBON VIEW TO WINDOWS 11 FILE EXPLORER
from 2024 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

Here's the fix for this annoying issue if you've upgraded to Windows 11: elevenforum.com/t/restore-classic-file-explorer-with-ribbon-in-windows-11.620/#OneRestore Ribbon View UPDATE: I have since reverted back to Windows 10. Just too many nagging annoyances about 11, mainly the de... read more

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO BUY A COMPUTER
from 2023 in ( culture / humor / jokes / computers )

This is an new joke, so some of the program names might not be familiar.If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their famous sketch Who's on First? might have turned out something like this:COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTTABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm... read more

ARTICLE ON CHATGPT MENTIONED
from 2023 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

As they say garbage in (woke idiot programmers) garbage out. Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 8:51 PM bizpacreview.com/2023/01/18/can-ai-be-woke-conservatives-test-chatgpt-and-the-results-smack-of-pre-determined-bias-1325719/ titleclick hereresults-smack-of-pre-determi... read more

SYNDICHAIN LAUNCHES FIRST VERSION OF ITS OPEN, CENSORSHIP-RESISTANT NEWS AGGREGATOR
from 2022 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

We've got your censorship-resistant news aggregator right here at https://friendsnews.com/news.

We've got a censorship-resistant news aggregator right here at /newsFriendsNews/news !Since Syndichain is built on a public blockchain, its data is also open and public. Every post, comment, and like is stored on a distributed public ledger which can be viewed at any time via Syndichain's ... read more

REMOVE ADDRESSES FROM WINDOWS 10
from 2022 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

1) EXHAUSTIVELY search all your e-mail folders -- ALL OF THEM, TRASH, SPAM, INBOX, ARCHIVES, everything -- for e-mails that contain the bad address. Remember that if the bad address was one of several in a message, even if it bounced the address is still part of that message. And it might be in a reply that was sent to you.2) Delete EVERY L... read more

HOW TO ASSOCIATE A FILE EXTENSION IN WINDOWS 10
from 2022 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

QUESTION:I installed a program called Audacious which I want to be the default for .wav files. When I go in Settings and try to change it from the current default my only choice is to get a program from the Microsoft Store. When I try to do that, Audacious doesn't come up as any kind of option. How do you change default programs in ... read more

A GUIDE TO UTF-8 ENCODING IN PHP AND MYSQL
from 2021 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

UTF-8 is a variable-width encoding that can represent every character in the Unicode character set. It was designed for backward compatibility with ASCII and to avoid the complications of endianness and byte order marks in UTF-16 and UTF-32. UTF-8 has become the dominant character encoding for the World Wide Web, accounting for more... read more

TIME TO SWITCH FROM FIREFOX TO ANOTHER BROWSER
from 2021 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

If naturalnews.com/2021-01-13-mozilla-firefox-censor-conservatives-browser-deplatforming.htmlthis is true, it looks like a good time to get rid of that pesky control freak of a browser, Mozilla Firefox in favor of the Brave, Edge, Opera, Safari or Chrome browsers. Of course, three of those browsers (Edg... read more

FIX THOSE FACEBOOK-MANGLED LINKS TO YOUR SITE
from 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

I was unaware Facebook recently added a unique click identifier to all outbound links on facebook.com. Coincidentally, one of the security measures of this server is to disallow query strings as part of the URL. Thus, any visitors coming over from Facebook were suddenly blocked and banned on sight.... read more

ALTERNATIVES TO YOUTUBE
from 2020 in ( education / tech / computers / movies-tv-video )

I just thought I would remind you there are alternatives to youtube.com/user/holmes3804Watch on YouTube . See below: air.tv/Air.tv banned.video/Banned bitchute.com/Watch on Bi... read more

WHAT IS THAT PORT ON MY PC?
from 2020 in ( education / tech / computers )

hrefelectronicshub.org/types-of-computer-ports/Very helpful website with images and explanations here. A computer port is an interface or point of connection between the computer and its peripheral devices. Some common peripherals are the mouse, keyboard, monitor (display), prin... read more

REQUIRING (OR NOT) A PASSWORD IN WINDOWS
from 2019 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

In Windows 7 (and possibly earlier and later versions), use NETPLWIZ and check (or uncheck) the box that says something to the effect of require users to enter passwords. Make sure that your own username is highlighted before you check/uncheck that box.... read more

E-RECYCLING SERVICES IN NASHVILLE
from 2018 in ( education / tech / computers / hardware )

nashville.gov/Public-Works/Neighborhood-Services/Special-Hazardous-Waste/Electronic-Waste-Recycling.aspxElectronic Waste-Recycling search.brave.com/search?qelectronicrecyclingnashvillearea&iawebelectronic recycling nashville area ... read more

OPTING OUT OF ADS
from 2018 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

Useful site here to opt out of various online ads: youradchoices.com//yourchoices.com . Some of the biggest name brands always seem to be conveniently unavailable. ... read more

RUNNING WINDOWS IN A LINUX VIRTUAL MACHINE
from 2017 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

I'm going to try running Windows in a virtual machine after installing Linux on my PC, as per these instructions: superuser.com/a/376934superuser.com . It'll probably suck (because Linux sucks), but after all of NSA's Windows backdoors were published online (somewhere, look it up), I'm almost... read more

LINUX ON CHROMEBOOK
from 2017 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

/images/linux-c499b69f58484fe269651f8554810b8f-594x720.webp Installing Ubuntu Linux on my Chromebook as per these instructions: lifehacker.com/how-to-install-Linu... read more

45 PERCENT OF AMERICAN JOBS WILL BE DONE BY COMPUTERS IN 20 YEARS
from 2013 in ( education / tech / computers )

And then the third stage my words, not theirs will be when people realize how irritating and stupid these computers are. Consumers, otherwise known as people, will stop using services that are overly-computerized, and bosses everywhere will be forced to trash their computerized systems in favor of good new-fashioned humans. ... read more

UPGRADING TO WINDOWS 7
from 2013 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

Yes, I know amazon.com/dp/B008H3SW4I/refas-li-qf-sp-asin-tl?ieUTF8&camp1789&creative9325&creativeASINB008H3SW4I&linkCodeas2&taghepyacom-20Windows 8 ... read more

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO WORDSTAR
from 2012 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

I barely used it, but found this interesting because I was once a word processor (human, not program) back in the mid-80s to early 90s, mostly in southern California. titleWhatever happened to WordStar hrefdvorak.org/blog/whatever-happened-to-wordstar-2/Whatever happened to WordStar ... read more

PLLEEAASSEE REEAADD!!! IT WAS ON GOODMORNING AMERICA!!!
from 2010 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

It's a very new hoax. Anything with a headline like Plleeaassee reeaadd! It was on Good Morning America! and mentioning Microsoft, AOL and Good Morning America in the same email almost HAS to be a hoax these days, and this one is. On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 8:05 PM:This is probably a hoax, but just in case it's not, I'm forwardi... read more

COOL FEATURE JUST DISCOVERED ON GOOGLE TRANSLATE
from 2010 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

I got an error in a program that was in some foreign language I didn't even recognize, let alone understand. I went to translate.Google.com and typed in one of the words and chose Detect language in the Translate from... box. It told me the word was Danish. Look here: titledetect language hreftranslate.... read more

TRANSFERRING ITUNES TO NEW COMPUTER
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / advice )

QUESTION: How do I transfer iTunes to my new computer?ANSWER: I have copied your iTunes from the new computer to the new. If you haven't already authorized your current computer, support.apple.com/kb/HT1727?viewlocaleen-UShere's how. If you subscribe to Apple Mus... read more

HOW TO MAKE OUTLOOK 2003 OPEN TO YOUR CALENDAR BY DEFAULT
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / advice )

copied from helpdesk.ilstu.edu/kb/index.phtml?kbid1326helpdesk.ilstu.edu/kb/index.phtml?kbid1326 By default, when you launch Outlook it opens to your Inbox. You can create a shortcut to Outlook so it opens to your calendar instead. To force Outlook to open your calendar as your default view, do the ... read more

HOW TO RESTORE CONTACTS IN WINDOWS LIVE MAIL
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / advice )

Q: I had some problems with this program. I fixed the POP and SMTP server designations, and it works now. However, I've lost my contacts -- the folder is blank. The funny thing is, when I type some letters in the to box, names come up. Do you have any idea how I can restore my contacts list?A: From this web page, href... read more

WATCHING THE WATCHERS
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

WE MAKE PRIVACY EASY. Browse the web safer, faster & with less annoying ads.Keep an eye on who's keeping an eye on you at ghostery.com/ghostery.com ... read more

SAVE YOURSELF A LOT OF TROUBLE
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / maintenance )

If you get a pop up on your computer saying, You're infected! Download Antivirus 2010 or something similar to fix it!, DOn't DO IT! It's a trick. As soon as you click on it, you&... read more

FAKE ANTIVIRUS MAKES UP 15 PERCENT OF ALL MALWARE
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

news.zdnet.com/2100-959522-418168.html?tagnl.e550Google: Fake antivirus makes up 15 percent of all malware Tech News on ZDNet ... read more

GO GREEN & SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT WITH 4 ALL MEMORY
from 2009 in ( education / news / tech / computers )

Welcome to 4AllMemory.com, trusted since 2001. We now have upgrades for 111,914 models (and counting). We guarantee your computer performance will be increased. 4allmemory.com/product/computer-memory/Go Green & Save the Environment with 4 All Memory ... read more

CAN'T SEE SENT ITEMS IN OUTLOOK
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

QUESTION: I can't see any of my Sent Items in Outlook () anymoreANSWER: Try the following:Click ViewArrange ByCurrent ViewCustomize Current ViewFilter OFF... read more

YES, THAT PC CLEANUP APP YOU SAW ON TV AT 3AM IS A WASTE
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / software )

Their next play is to make it seem like everything is wrong with your PC : arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/yes-that-pc-cleanup-app-you-saw-on-cable-tv-at-3am-is-a-scam/Yes, that PC clean... read more

MAN LOSES $20 MILLION AFTER TAKING LAPTOP FOR REPAIR
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / maintenance )

We promise to never do anything even remotely similar to this! itworld.com/security/127001/man-loses-20-million-after-taking-laptop-repairMan loses $20 million after taking laptop for repair .... read more

MAILBOX OVER THE LIMIT
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / advice )

QUESTION: I started getting notices that my mailbox is over its limit. I have archived items over 90 days. What else can I do to stop these messages?Isn't this pretty much the same as archiving to my hard drive?I use three months. ANSWER: You can create an Outlook Personal Folder (PST file) where you can move messages to reduc... read more

DOWN FOR EVERYONE, OR JUST ME?
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

I LOVE this service! : downforeveryoneorjustme.org/Down for everyone, or just me? ... read more

SET EMAIL TO FORWARD TO SOMEONE ELSE
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

QUESTION: How do I set email (Outlook 2003) to forward to someone else while I'm out?ANSWER: In Outlook, click on Tools, Out of Office AssistantClick I am currently out of the office… and type your outgoing message, if any.Click Add Rule at the bottom left.Check the Forward box and click the To button to fi... read more

A HEADS-UP ON RANSOMWARE
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / internet )

Still a huge problem Beware of this scam. Don't bother trying to get them to help you unlock your pc: rt.com/search?qhackersgangrussianbusthackers-gang-russian-bust . The fix is to download, UPDATE, and run malwarebytes.comMalwarebytes .... read more

FIXING PROFILE PROBLEMS IN OUTLOOK 2003
from 2009 in ( education / tech / computers / advice )

To recreate/fix your Outlook 2003 profile, do the following:Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, Mailclick on Show ProfilesAdd a new profilegive it any NEW name you wantclick OKAdd your same new account back as a new account, click NextAdd it as a POP3 account, click Next... read more

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