21 November 2023 | Computers, How Does it Work?, How to, Video |
You finally upgrade your motherboard and processor, but you can’t boot.
In fact, you can’t even see your harddrive in the BIOS or the OS installer.
What the heck is going on?
Well, the explanation gets hairy… But thankfully, there are two solutions, and one of them is pretty simple!
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31 October 2023 | Computers, How to, Video |

If your Windows PC is stuck doing updates, you’ve got the Blue Update Screen of Death. Even rebooting doesn’t help. What to do? Easy! Fix it like a PRO.
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29 October 2023 | Energy, How Does it Work?, Video |

These days, it’s all about the GREEN! Green energy, renewables, low carbon footprint, etc. While that all sounds nice, what would actually happen if we just ditched fossil fuels – coal, oil, and gas – overnight? It turns out it’s WAY more scary than you might think…
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28 October 2023 | Computers, How to, Video |

VLC media player will play just about any audio or video file you throw at it. Version 3 supports hardware acceleration so that it SHOULD play even hi-res vids smoothly. But when you try to play a 4K (2160p) video, the playback stutters and is basically unwatchable. What gives??
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27 October 2023 | How to, Video |

When you need a color printout, it’s nice when the colors on paper look the same as those on your screen. Most of the time, however, that’s not the case. Fortunately, there’s a quick trick you can use to get MUCH better print colors – and it only takes a few seconds!
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26 October 2023 | Computers, How to, Video |

These days, updating Windows is like playing Russian Roulette. Microsoft keeps breaking things, and we have to figure out how to fix them, over and over. When you’ve finally had enough and nothing is working for you, try THIS! Not to worry: Microsoft will break it again soon, I’m sure!
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25 October 2023 | How Does it Work?, How to, Video |

Superglue is awesome… Except when you glue your fingers together. It’s also easy to waste a lot of it, and you don’t want to get yourself into a sticky situation by wasting money these days. So…
All the secrets of superglue In less than 60s!
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17 October 2023 | Video, Wireless Wonderland |
By now, you probably know that there’s enough scientific doubt about wireless tech.
But how bad is it?
More importantly, how do you get people to listen?
It’s easier than you think!
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26 September 2023 | Do-It-Yourself, How to, Networking, Video, Wireless Wonderland |
So, you’ve gone wired and are enjoying the speed, stability, and privacy of Ethernet.
One problem: There’s no button to turn off WiFi on your ISP’s router/modem!
What to do?
Why, hack it, of course!
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29 August 2023 | Computers, Do-It-Yourself, How to, Video |
No, it’s not ChatGPT.
And it’s not exactly Google, either.
When you have a tech problem and you want to solve it quick, that’s part of the problem.
But if you take into account simple human nature, you can solve your problems in record time – and learn something along the way!
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