Windows 7 used to have a convenient start menu item that would list your most recent documents. Windows 10 does not have this enabled by default. Follow these steps to enable “Recent Items” in Windows 10 Using the below steps will will add a “Recent Items” item to our Windows Explorer Quick Access list. It […]
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Keyboard appears to be typing backwards
I just had a client give me a call and state that their Windows 10 pc keyboard was typing backwards. At first I was not sure what this meant so I visited this client in person. Indeed the keystrokes the user was typing were displaying to the left of the last character. At first I […]
The Best Free Software to Install on Your New Computer
For the students in my “Intro to Personal Computers” class. Here is a good article (not created by me) that goes over some of the many software we talked about in class. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-free-software-to-install-on-your-new-laptop-1831228091 The list includes Firefox – Web Browser LibreOffice – Office Applications GIMP – Image Editing Pixlr – Image Editing Google Photos – Image Editing […]
Microsoft Windows Shortcut Keys
Microsoft Windows Shortcut Keys Reference Card For my students in the Introduction to Personal Computers classes (or any Microsoft software class realy), below is a good quick reference guide for using Microsoft Windows Shortcut Keys. This is very good for all Windows users to have handy as there are many shortcut keys to remember for […]
Keyboard and Mouse stopped working on Windows 10
I had a recent client contact me with a pc issue. The keyboard and mouse stopped working on a recently updated Windows 10 pc. The pc was a Dell All In One pc with a wired keyboard and mouse. The client was using the pc normally when seemingly the usb devices lost power. The lights […]