While it’s not always a precise or straightforward process, it’s possible to get a good idea of how old your Windows computer is by applying a few tricks. Why Your Computer’s Age Matters There are more than a few reasons why you’d want to know what year a computer was made or what generation of computer technology it belongs to: Determining if a computer is still within warranty. Checking whether what a seller says about a computer’s age is true....

Unfortunately, OpenOffice lacks a lot of the more advanced features that Microsoft Office has. Things like grammar and spell checks, clipart, or templates are not included in the basic install. However, there are useful extensions you can install that add all those features.The following are 9 of the most useful OpenOffice extensions you can install right now. Installing OpenOffice Extensions Before you can use any of the extensions listed in this article, you’ll need to know how to install new extensions in your basic OpenOffice install....

Ebook reader software can help you download and catalog ebooks for a more comfortable reading experience. It’s not easy to find an effective ebook management tool because there aren’t many options available.Here’s a list of the best ebook reader software for your mobile, laptop, or PC that will help you organize your ebook collections. Calibre The software also has a basic ebook reader that allows you to choose your preferred pagination method, bookmark pages, or edit the books’ metadata....

TrueCrypt has now been replaced by VeraCrypt which, from the outside, looks more or less identical. But unless your enemy is a government or an evil emperor on a fully operational Death Star, VeraCrypt is more than sufficient to keep nosy parents, spouses, and roommates from reading your private business (porn).In this first part of a three-part article, I will be showing you how to set up an encrypted volume with VeraCrypt....

Still, with each application you install on your computer such as word processors and desktop publishers, more and more fonts accumulate on your PC. It’s entirely possible for you to have so many fonts on your computer that performance starts to suffer.Installing and deleting fonts in Windows is easy enough, but there is a way you can restore the fonts on your computer to include just those that originally shipped with Windows....

Using machine-learning technology, Google offers a tool that lets you simply hum, whistle, or even sing a few bars and solve the mystery. Once Google recognizes your tune, you can not only see the title, but can explore details about the song, artist, lyrics, and more. How Google Hum to Search Works Building off of the Google Research team’s music recognition technology developed a few years ago and used in Now Playing on the Pixel 2, Hum to Search uses machine learning to identify a song....

In this case, switching from Steam to another program can be a hassle. It also doesn’t allow you to benefit from Steam’s gaming features, such as the overlay, game streaming, and more. There is an effortless way, though, to add any non-Steam game or program on your computer to your Steam library and make them easily accessible. Though, do note that launching non-Steam games through Steam differs from playing a Steam-supported game....

Whether you are working on a group project, critiquing a friend’s outline for the next Great American Novel, or even editing your own work, the comment function is a powerful tool. Here’s how to add or remove comments in Word. Note: The screenshots refer to Microsoft Word in macOS. The process is the same for Word in Windows. How to Add a Comment In Word Adding a comment in Microsoft Word is a simple process....

The best part about the platform is that you can create as many classes as you want. If you feel your class has run its course and won’t need it again, you can deactivate or delete the class to free up space in your virtual classroom.In this guide, we’ll show you how to archive or delete a Google Classroom on desktop and mobile versions of the app. What Happens When You Archive or Delete a Google Classroom You can archive or delete a class when you’re done with it, but there’s a difference between these two actions....

According to DeviceAtlas, you get a new phone every 18 months to 2 years on average. We probably spend about 6 months of that just getting our phone back to where we like it with our apps, contacts, and settings. Two phone changes and you’ve just wasted a year on tuning your phone. Let’s see how we can cut that down to minutes. The phone we’re using today is a Samsung A5, but it’s pretty much the same for any Android phone....

Spam messages on WhatsApp contain malicious content used to get a hold of your personal information via your smartphone. WhatsApp spam comes in all shapes and sizes: from online scams to phishing attempts, to false advertisements. Learn how to identify WhatsApp spam messages and take preventative measures to protect your online privacy while using the app. How to Identify Spam on WhatsApp The first step to dealing with WhatsApp spam is identifying it among other messages that you receive on the app....

The good news is that USB ports are easy to clean. It only takes a few minutes to do, and you should do it at least once per month (or maybe more often if you own pets that shed a lot). How to Clean Your Computer’s USB Ports Although specialized tools do exist for cleaning your computer’s USB ports, you don’t have to use them. There are plenty of ways to clean them with a few basic items you probably already have around your home....

This is an excellent option for gamers who want to use a controller but don’t have a PC-specific controller available. It can also be the perfect option when playing emulated Nintendo games on your computer. Read on to find out how to connect your Switch Pro controller to your PC. How to Connect a Wired Switch Controller to a PC Before starting, make sure you have a working Switch controller with full battery life and a USB cable for it....

Unfortunately, it remains difficult to edit or view WebP files in most major image editors. The best way to manipulate a WebP file is to convert it to the commonly-used GIF format instead, which you can use for both animated and static images. If you want to convert WebP to GIF, here’s what you need to do. What Is a WebP file? Developed by Google, WebP is a file format created to help reduce the size of image assets on web pages without reducing the overall quality by too much....

In this step-by-step guide, we’ll show you how to create your own NFT art, and how to sell it online for the first time. What’s an NFT? NFTs or non-fungible tokens are pieces of unique data stored on a blockchain. An NFT could be a video, image, a GIF, or any form of digital art. NFTs represent digital ownership of a piece of art, music, and many other file types....

One effective way of protecting your online accounts is by enabling two-factor authentication in all of them. Find out how to enable and disable two-factor authentication, and how it can help protect social media accounts. What’s Two-Factor Authentication? If you have at least one social media account that you use on a daily basis, thinking about your online security in advance is a must. One preventative measure you can take is choosing a strong password for your account, or using a password manager if you have multiple accounts....

There are two ways to do this. You can use filter views in the Google Sheets menu, which lets you customize specific ways to filter the data in the sheet that you can reuse. A more dynamic method to filter data in Google Sheets is using the FILTER function.In this article, you’ll learn how to use both methods. Create a Filter View in Google Sheets In this method, you’ll learn how to apply a filter that will show you only data from a large dataset that you want to see....

If you perform a search in Google for WHOIS, you’ll get a bunch of results, but normally the first one is whois.net. By visiting www.whois.net, you can not only find out who owns a certain domain name, but also when it was purchased and more importantly, when it is due to expire.Looking up a domain name on www.whois.net is very simple. All you have to do is enter in the web address you want to look up and presto – all the information you wanted will appear....

I eventually got it back up and running without having to format the computer, but it took a little while and it wasn’t very straightforward. So if you are getting this error, here are the steps you can take to fix it.The exact error message that you get from Windows is:When you do a search in Google for ntfs.sys is missing or corrupt, the first result is from Microsoft Support....

There are various reasons why this is happening, and we’ll walk you through the most likely problems so you can get back to mining and crafting like true gamers. 1. Check Your Connection Eliminate the possibility of network problems first before you open Minecraft. Head to How To Fix An Intermittent Internet Connection In Windows 10 or 8 Easy-to-Do Ways to Troubleshoot Network Connection to fix a spotty internet connection....