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Computer repair, services and upgrades – “Your local geek in Weston Creek”

Craig the Computer Geek is a local computer repair, services and upgrades business based in Weston Creek, servicing all of Canberra, Queanbeyan and beyond. We're not franchised and not subcontracted so when you call me, you will be speaking to the person who is going to fix your computer. With 30 years of experience in Information Technology, we are well able to fix just about any computer problem that you may come across. We love what we do and are passionate about being able to help people, no matter what their problem or level of experience is...

3 Easy Ways to Convert Webpages Into PDFs

Posted on May 18, 2018 by MJ De Los Santos

Most people know how to save print-friendly versions of webpages for easier reading. They often exclude many of the images and advertisements to save printing time and ink. But what about converting a webpage into a PDF? By doing that, you could read any webpage offline in no-internet zones, making it easy to read articles and other pages offline. Here are several ways to turn webpages into PDFs....
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4 Internet Security Alerts You Should Never Ignore

Posted on May 17, 2018 by MJ De Los Santos

When you’re going about your internet activity and suddenly alerted with a warning from your browser or operating system, you would be right to be concerned. It’s vital to take action right away. Examples of such alerts include:“The site ahead contains malware” “There is a problem with this website’s security certificate” “Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this app” “Tur...
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CleanMyPC Covers All Your PC Maintenance Needs

Posted on May 16, 2018 by MJ De Los Santos

Every Windows user knows that the operating system builds up junk over time. Windows includes some utilities for PC maintenance, but they don’t offer as much as a dedicated tool can.CleanMyPC is an app that offers to keep your PC running at its best. Let’s see what this tool has to offer.MacPaw's CleanMyPC is a tune-up utility that's designed to whip your computer back into tip-top condi...
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How to Change the Windows User Password via Command Line

Posted on May 15, 2018 by MJ De Los Santos

Changing your password is simple in Windows. While you can jump through a few menus to change the password for your own account (or someone else’s if you’re an administrator), if ever you can’t do it that way, you can always use the Command Prompt instead. It might scare new users, but the Command Prompt is great for quickly doing common tasks. Next time you want to change a password on your PC, ...
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The Best Kid-Friendly Activity Trackers for Your Child

Posted on May 10, 2018 by MJ De Los Santos

Pretty much everyone interested in living a healthier lifestyle wears some type of fitness tracking device these days.Due to their popularity, a number of different activity trackers for kids have hit the market. Along with a smaller size to fit children’s wrists, they offer a number of other features geared toward kids.While the options made for kids might sound great, parents have severa...
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How to Show On-Screen Key Presses on Mac

Posted on May 9, 2018 by MJ De Los Santos

When typing on the iOS keyboard, you can see the key you press pop up in a little box for a brief moment. The feature lets you make sure you’re tapping the key you want without needing to check the text entry field after every letter.On macOS, no native feature can replicate the iOS functionality. But that doesn’t mean you can’t make it happen at all—you just need some third-party software, an...
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8 Vital Google Sheets Add-Ons for Better Spreadsheets

Posted on May 8, 2018 by MJ De Los Santos

Google Sheets is a powerful, free tool for spreadsheet creation. The ability to collaborate with others on spreadsheets is particularly useful.However, there’s another element of Google Sheets many people don’t know about: add-ons. Think of Google Sheet add-ons as the equivalent of browser extensions, but specifically for Google Sheets. How to Access and Choose Google Sheets Add-Ons You can ...
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How to Convert a PDF to PowerPoint Presentation

Posted on May 7, 2018 by MJ De Los Santos

PDFs are one of the most-used file formats in the world. However, they don’t readily lend themselves to being used in PowerPoint presentations.Of course, it’s unlikely you’d want to turn a 100-page academic paper into a slideshow, but PDFs aren’t only used for text. Plenty of graphs, charts, and images are also distributed in the PDF format.So, if you have an informative PDF file that you’...
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6 Reasons to Set Up a VPN on Your Router (Instead of Your PC)

Posted on May 4, 2018 by MJ De Los Santos

You have a VPN account, and want it to run on all of your devices. Unfortunately the VPN service provider limits you to five concurrent connections. What can you do?The answer is to set up a VPN on your router. Here’s why you should do that, and what problems you might face. 1. No Need for Individual Device Setup When you sign up for a VPN, you’ll almost certainly get the option to install i...
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