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by Brian Haines | Jun 23, 2019 | Computers
When I originally posted this article I blamed Microsoft for Chrome Shortcuts not working. It seems that the problem was not Microsoft’s and the solution offered was not the best option. Application Shortcuts or shortcuts to sites where you can open as a window...
by Brian Haines | Jan 8, 2019 | Computers
There are a number of resources on the Web for this, but most are outdated or take the process further than I wanted. To be clear, I don’t want to disable the Pi’s desktop or block the user from using Chrome. I just want the Pi to default to opening...
by Brian Haines | Jan 25, 2017 | Computers
It seems that all fresh installs of Microsoft Windows 7 fail to successfully update using the built-in Windows Update. Some manual intervention is needed. The issues are not always the same and this fix won’t work for all such issues, but I have had success with...
by Brian Haines | Sep 22, 2016 | Computers
These days computer users have to think suspiciously to avoid infecting their computers. Especially if you use Social Media sites like Facebook. Even if you take precautions on Facebook by only “Friending” people you know personally anyone of your friends...
by Brian Haines | Apr 14, 2016 | Computers
Malware, Viruses, and Ransomware Explained There has been an alarming increase in the number of computers infected with ransomware in recent weeks and your anti-virus probably cannot protect you. Nearly all computers pick up malware as they surf the internet, install...
