How to Factory Reset Amazon Echo Devices

How to Factory Reset Amazon Echo Devices Try this instead of using a hammer Smart assistants like the Amazon Echo are incredibly useful devices, but they are also potential privacy concerns. When you give away or sellyour smart assistant, you can’t just reset it on your phone. You need to perform a hard reset that willcompletely erase your data,not only to protect your personal information, but also to ensure the proper operation of the device for all future users....

January 28, 2020 · 4 min · 709 words · Julie Hall

A Brave Browser Review: Is It the Next Great Browser?

A Brave Browser Review: Is It the Next Great Browser? Earn BAT revenue while browsing the web Brave Browser is a free and open-source browser from Brave Software Inc. released in 2016 and built on top of the Chromium web browser that Google’s own Chrome is based on. Brave was created by the creator of JavaScript and co-founder of the Mozilla Project, Brendan Eich, responsible for today’s Firefox. Though more or less a standard browser, the Brave browser continues to gain popularity....

January 27, 2020 · 8 min · 1503 words · Amanda Rhodes

How To Compile Software Packages On Linux

How To Compile Software Packages On Linux It’s something that new users must learn to do One of the hardest adjustments for users who switch from Windows to Linux is the idea that not every bit of software you want to install is ready-made for you. Unlike Windows users, who (in most cases) get software pre-packaged in an EXE installer or ZIP file, Linux users often have to compile their own software packages....

January 27, 2020 · 6 min · 1115 words · Larry Haynes

How to Fix Registry Errors in Windows 10

How to Fix Registry Errors in Windows 10 Plus how it works and what causes them The Windows Registry is a huge database containing configuration settings for programs, hardware, and applications running on your computer. Each time youinstall a program, its values and keys are embedded in the registry, from where you can configure or perform troubleshooting steps to repair a damaged program. When the registry isn’t maintained properly, registry errors and corruption occur, causing lots of system and application problems inthe operating system....

January 26, 2020 · 6 min · 1105 words · Elizabeth Hogan

HDG Explains: What is the BIOS?

HDG Explains: What is the BIOS? Plus why you need it Did you ever see the word BIOS pop up on your screen when starting your computer? Or heard people talk about changing things in the BIOS? But then you never see or hear about it again. So BIOS is a thing, but we never really see it because it’s located on the motherboard, which is the main circuit board inside your computer....

January 25, 2020 · 4 min · 750 words · Brittany Gibbs
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