Losing your smartphone is a nuisance, especially if it’s a rather expensive model. But the situation becomes much worse if it contains any personal data. Their cost is difficult to assess, but they are definitely more valuable than the device…
Category: Operating systems
How to replace the cursor in Windows
From time to time, there comes a moment when you get bored with the standard design of the Windows operating system. You can, of course, change the desktop wallpaper or put a different background image, but that really doesn’t change…
How to prevent the “Complete your device setup” window from appearing when Windows starts up
Even the most dedicated fans of Windows OS understand that the release of each new version is associated not so much with taking care of users as with getting more profit. And the company copes with this task successfully, showing…
Disable the “Hold a Meeting” feature in Windows 10
The shift of business to the online sphere is a trend that is quite obvious both for the business itself and for millions of ordinary users. With the advent of restrictive measures associated with the pandemic, even normal “live” communication…
How to initialize a new HDD or SSD in Windows
Installing new drives in a computer / laptop is not a routine task at all, especially for mobile PCs. As a rule, hard drives “live” for a long time – 8-10 years, or even more. Their solid-state counterparts have a…
Enable / Disable iPhone Data Saver
When you hear talk that iPhone owners are wealthy enough to care about saving traffic, you understand that only incompetent individuals can say so. Yes, Apple phones are expensive, but people with different incomes buy them. And very many of…
Lidar scanner in iPhone – what is it for, how to use it
3D scanning technology is far from new, but lidars have long been devices by no means miniature. Reducing the size of microprocessors made it possible to place them even in smartphones, and for the first time a full-fledged lidar appeared…
Forcing the Blue Screen of Death in Windows
It is difficult to come across a user who would not be faced with the appearance on the monitor of a blue splash screen with not very clear text indicating a critical error in the operation of the operating system.…
How to use Windows to hide a computer on a local network
The security of computers connected to the global Internet is one of the most pressing modern problems that has arisen as a result of the activation of both hacker groups and many network services that do not hesitate to collect…
What you need to know about moving to Windows 11
The news of the beginning of beta testing of the next version of Windows was received by many quite favorably, but true enthusiasts got the opportunity to test the “raw” operating system before the official release, thanks to the installation…