Coming up with a password that is secure these days is not easy. Quite often you need to have both uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Not to mention that for best security you should have different passwords for every different account you have online. Creating these passwords can take some time. This is why in today’s video we though we would show you the easy way how to create passwords using our free Password Generator.
How to Check if your Password is Secure
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Find out if your Password is Secure enough: These days you have passwords to protect almost every website you visit online. Whether it be for banks, accessing your email or even to leave a comment on an article, you need a password. Passwords are also becoming easier and easier to break. Advanced hackers use some sophisticated (and some not very sophisticated) algorithms to try and randomly guess your password. If you are using easily accessible information such as your birth date or first and last name as your password the […]
Get a Modern, Functional Start Menu for Windows 8.1
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Revisiting the Start Menu for Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 is Microsoft’s first major update to Windows 8 and in this update they have many great new features and enhancements. One of the more notable changes in Widows 8.1, compared to Windows 8, is the introduction to the Start Button. Please note that this is only a button, not a Start Menu for Windows 8.1. The Start Button takes you to the Windows 8 Start Screen (the full screen, tile based replacement to the Start Menu). For some people this is […]
How to bring back the Start Menu in Windows 8
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Windows 8 is a dramatically different Operating System than Windows 7 or any previous version of Windows. This is mainly because Microsoft has tried to adapt Windows 8 to work with many different types of devices ranging from tablets to desktop PCs. One of the major changes in Windows 8 is the removal of the Start Button and Start Menu in favor of the new Start Screen. People familiar with the previous Start Menu may find this difficult to adapt to and may miss having the old Start Menu as […]
How to uninstall a Windows 8 Application (Windows 8 Themed Application)
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There are two types of applications in Windows 8. Traditional desktop applications and then Windows 8 specific applications, here’s how to remove the latter
How to Uninstall a Desktop app in Windows 8
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How to Uninstall a Desktop app in Windows 8 Uninstalling a desktop application in Windows 8 is very similar to uninstalling an application in Windows 7 but there are a few small differences. Here is how you uninstall a desktop application in Windows 8. Video Transcript: Hi guys. Mark here from ReviverSoft. Today I’m going to teach you how to uninstall a desktop app in Window 8. I am not going to show you how to uninstall a metro or modern UI application, I’ll show you how to do that […]
How to Turn on and Turn off Bluetooth in Windows 8
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The way to turn off Bluetooth in Windows 8 is a bit different than previous versions of Windows. Here is how to do it.
Unboxing the Microsoft Surface with Windows 8
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The Microsoft Surface was announced today along with Windows 8 and we had one on pre order. Check out the unboxing of the Microsoft Surface here!
How to Uninstall Add Ons in your Browser
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In this interactive video, learn how to remove unneeded add-ons from all the popular web browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer.
How to Defragment Your Hard Drive in Windows
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Defragmenting your hard drive, also known as defragging, helps it run faster by moving files closer together on the drive. It’s an important maintenance step, so learn how to do it in this interactive video.
How to Free Up Disk Space With Disk Cleanup
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Disk Cleanup is a utility included with Windows that removes temporary and other unnecessary files. Learn how to use it in this interactive video.
How to Use Windows Update (Video Guide)
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In this interactive video, learn about Windows Update and how you use it to keep Windows on the newest version. This video works for all versions of Windows.
How Do I Secure My PC? (Video Guide)
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It’s important to have the latest antivirus and antimalware applications installed. In this interactive video, learn how to secure your PC against unwanted threats.
Top Web Apps for Windows – Save Time and Money
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There are free, web-based alternatives out there to expensive desktop software. Learn about Google Docs and more in this clickable, interactive video.
How to Upgrade from XP to Windows 7 (Video)
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Because Windows Vista was skipped over by many, the upgrade path of the average user often takes them from Windows XP to Windows 7. Find out how upgrading works in this interactive video.
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