How To Rip Your DVDs & Blu-Rays Effortlessly With MakeMKV Making a backup isn’t illegal Whatever the dubious legality surrounding it is all about, I would argue that you have every right to make a digital backup (“rip”) of your legally bought DVDs and Blu-Rays. Discs do not last forever so you need to have a digital backup sitting on your hard-drive just in case. As long as you don’t illegally share that file online, then you haven’t broken any laws....

Everything You Need to Know About External GPU Enclosures An alternative way to boost the graphics prowess of your laptop Modern laptops have solved almost all of the compromises that have been inherent to the form factor from the first ever clamshell machines to enter the market. In the past, owning a laptop meant being happy with technology a generation behind what the desktop market was enjoying. It means using a compromised display, cramped input devices and paying a massive premium for the privilege....

How to Change Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows So you can make changes as you please Having full control over a user account on your system means you can make changes to that account owner’s files. But before you can have that control, there’s no shortcut:you need to own it. Don’t know how to go about this? Don’t worry. We’ll walk through the process. In this post, you’ll learn how to change the ownership of files and folders on Windows....

How to Check the Performance of Your PC and Speed It Up Many factors can contribute to sluggishness So your PC is running slower than usual. What can you do about it? You’d be surprised by the number of factors that contribute to a computer’s sluggishness. To really dial in on the cause, you’re going to need to run diagnostics. This is the only way you’ll get to the root of the problem....

9 Tips for Better Privacy on Facebook Keep billions of eyes away from your info Staying private on Facebook is important. It’s the biggest social media site around, and billions of people worldwide have access to your information if it’s public. If you’re not sure how to navigate the privacy settings or what they all mean, accidentally posting something you wanted to remain hidden, or sharing the wrong item, becomes way too easy....