Ashampoo Sharpen #6 Ashampoo has kindly offered our DCT readers a chance to win one of five licenses for its Sharpen #6 software. These licenses are currently valued at $70 (US) each. There is a 30-day money-back guarantee and a 14-day free trial, so you […]
ASCOMP PC Internals Winners Announced! This contest has now expired. Winners will be notified by email. Congratulations to the Winners and Thank You to everyone who participated! ASCOMP has kindly offered our DCT readers a chance to win one of five licenses for their PC
Check out our DCT Forum. There, you can get answers to your computer questions, or just hang out and chat with other Forum members. It will also allow you to help others, which is always a nice thing to do. Try it out! Dave’s Computer
Last week, we talked about how you can manage your Google Profile Visibility. If you missed that one, you can find it here: How To Manage Your Google Profile Visibility This week, I want to change the subject to something I do not usually cover.
AmneziaVPN is a relatively new service that utilizes its own open-source AmneziaWG protocol, which closely mimics normal/standard traffic, making it virtually undetectable. The problem with most VPNs is that their characteristic patterns make them readily identifiable via DPI (Deep Packet Inspection). In contrast, AmneziaWG utilizes
I recently bought some ink for my printer. I insert the cartridges and get Error 1485. I removed them and then reinserted them a couple of times. I still get the same error. An online search indicates the cartridges may be unsupported. They are original
I’ve been struggling with Windows home networking for longer than I can remember, with most results being hit and miss, which is not how I usually experience computing. It either works or it doesn’t, and when it fails, it’s usually due to a user setting.
My Struggles Setting Up A Windows 11 Home Network – Part One Read More »
I’ve written previously about how many websites are producing clickbait articles with sensationalist headlines and provocative content, sacrificing honesty for the sake of clicks. Now, a recent investigation by cybersecurity firm DoubleVerify has uncovered a network involving more than 200 websites publishing AI-generated articles for
Mozilla recently announced that the next Firefox version (149) will include a free VPN and Split View feature. Firefox 149 will start rolling out on 24th March 2026. Firefox’s New Free VPN Firefox’s new free VPN, which includes 50GB of data per month, will initially
Check out our DCT Forum. There, you can get answers to your computer questions, or just hang out and chat with other Forum members. It will also allow you to help others, which is always a nice thing to do. Try it out! Dave’s Computer
I was surprised to recently discover that CachyOS has taken over the top spot as the most popular Linux distro, usurping the likes of Mint and Ubuntu. So, I loaded CachyOS’s live edition via a Ventoy bootable drive to see for myself. For more Linux-based
If you were here last week, I talked about how to remove third-party apps from your Google account. If you missed it, you can find it here: How To Remove Third-Party Apps from Google This week, I want to stick with the Google subject and
Helium browser is the new kid on the block, claiming to be the “Best privacy and unbiased ad-blocking by default“. Helium is an open-source, lightweight, fast, Chromium-based browser. So, let’s check whether the blurb is accurate. Helium Browser Review Privacy-Partial Fail: Helium comes with the
I downloaded a few images from a site to use as desktop backgrounds on my computer, but I couldn’t open any of them afterward. Sorry, no screenshots. One corrupted picture, no big deal, but when they all start showing the same error message. In practice,
First, let me make it clear that I’m not being braggadocious here, but I am curious about how many computers people use in their households, be they Windows, Linux, or Apple-based. In my recent experience, I’ve found a shift to more mobile use, and many
