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Which monitor adaptive sync technology is best, AMD FreeSync or Nvidia G-Sync?

October 14, 2019 Eric Legge 0

Introduction to monitor adaptive sync technology Gaming monitors support one or both of the two sync technologies – AMD’s FreeSync/FreeSync 2 or NVIDIA’s G-Sync – […]

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Should I buy a refurbished laptop or tablet?

June 19, 2019 Eric Legge 0

Refurbished laptop versus tablet If you do serious or involved work on a mobile computer, it’s a laptop that you need, not a tablet. A […]

SSD encryption - BitLocker is a full-disk-encryption feature included with Microsoft Windows versions starting with Windows Vista Ultimate and Enterprise editions, which is also available in certain editions of Windows 7/8.1/10. TrueCrypt was discontinued in 2014

SSD encryption issue in Windows 10 using Bitlocker software

November 20, 2018 Eric Legge 0

Many brand-name desktop and laptop PCs come with a single SSD drive or a boot SSD drive plus a standard hard disk drive with a […]

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UPS – Plagued by power outages – Use an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) unit

October 15, 2018 Eric Legge 0

Laptop computers working from the mains electricity supply have a built-in solution to sudden short power outages – their battery, which kicks in as soon […]

When the Opera VPN is enabled Google's YouTube shows Russian material

If Opera VPN enabled Google shows Russian content

October 9, 2018 Eric Legge 0

The Opera web browser provides a connection to a free  VPN (Virtual Private Network). The image above shows the home page of Google’s YouTube site […]

A Level and GCSE exams with the greatest gender imbalances

August 31, 2018 Eric Legge 0

The grade results of A Level and GCSE exams favoured by male and female students cannot be compared due to the fact that the sexes […]

You can still get Win10 free after the July 2016 deadline for the free offer. Read on for more information

Get and use Win10 free and use it free after July 29 2016

August 18, 2018 Eric Legge 0

Note that Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 product keys have always been able to activate Windows 10, You must use the standard activation process and […]

CCleaner privacy - Free version 5.56 - Install options - May 2020

CCleaner privacy issue – alternative crapware cleaners

August 8, 2018 Eric Legge 0

In my opinion, the latest version of the free version of CCleaner (May 2020) is usable if… UPDATE – The latest free version of CCleaner […]

Fraudbusters – Victims of online fraud can get their money back

June 22, 2018 Eric Legge 0

Fraudbusters – How victims of large online scams can get their money back if the banks refuse compensation When the customers of banks and other […]

About new EU/UK data-protection law effective from May 25 2018

May 20, 2018 Eric Legge 0

New UK data-protection law requires online users’ permission to track them and collect their private information EU/UK “General Data Protection Regulation” (GDPR) data-protection law The […]

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