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How to Uninstall or Remove Internet Explorer

Published: Sept. 5, 2018, 12:41 a.m. in How-to, Windows, Internet Explorer by Marcos González R.

With all the Web Browsers available, such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc., you might think that Internet Explorer is not essential or necessary anymore. Some might even say, “Why would I? I already have mine with my favorite add-ons, my plugins and everything I need”. Let’s face it: …

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How To Set Your Homepage To Your Favorite Website

Published: Aug. 5, 2018, 4:24 p.m. in How-to, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Browser extensions by Marcos González R.

Let’s admit it, you open your browser (it could be Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer 11 or Microsoft Edge), and sometimes there’s this annoying homepage that you didn’t choose. Let’s say, a News website that you didn’t ask for, or a page that your Antivirus set for you. That is …

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How To Clear the Cache in IE11

Published: July 6, 2018, 12:57 a.m. in How-to, Internet Explorer, Cache, Browser by Vincent

Have you experienced web pages looking funny or otherwise working poorly? There's a risk that you have an old file somewhere in your cache. One of the most common problems faced by folks surfing online is issues in loading a webpage, which is usually due to an uncleared cache in …

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How to Hide Data Usage from Service Providers

Published: July 5, 2018, 6:02 a.m. in How-to, Broadband Connection, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Privacy, ISP, Data Usage by Jonathan

The media is filled with one horror story after another about celebrities or high-profile people who have had their online information hacked. Emails they thought were deleted are suddenly in the spotlight or even used for blackmail. If you don’t want your personal life out there for the world to …

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How to Find Anyone Online

Published: July 4, 2018, 1:24 p.m. in How-to, Digital Footprint, Finding People by Serina Rajagukguk

If someone you're looking for has ever done anything on the internet, we're pretty sure they left a digital footprint somewhere. The word "Google" may be the first thing that pops up in your mind, but you should know that it's not the only way. There's only so much that …

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How to Connect Echo and Alexa to Wi-Fi

Published: July 1, 2018, 12:58 p.m. in How-to, WiFi / Wi-Fi, Troubleshooting, Alexa, Echo by Serina Rajagukguk

Did you recently buy an Alexa-enabled device (Echo, Echo Dot, etc.), and don't know how to start operating your shiny new tech? Before you go all Tony Stark-y with it, you must connect it to the Internet first. Don't panic; it's easy enough to do. The two first things you're …

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How to Find Your Router’s IP Address on Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and Linux?

Published: July 1, 2018, 10:26 a.m. in Router, How-to, IP address, Gateway Address by Jack Junior

If you are a heavy Internet user (who is not a heavy user these days anyway?), then it’s evident that at one point you may have felt the need to log in and access your router’s setup page so that you can make some configuration changes on it. For some, …

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How to Flush DNS Cache - Guide for Windows, Linux, and Mac

Published: June 26, 2018, 5:41 p.m. in How-to, Windows, Cache, macOS, DNS, Linux by Asif Mumtaz

Did someone tell you to flush DNS cache and you have no clue where to begin? Or maybe, you are encountering countless 404 errors and you know it has something to do with cache. Whatever your motivation to delete the DNS cache, this guide provides easy but detailed methods for …

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How to Hack Proof Your Wireless Router

Published: June 19, 2018, 3:13 p.m. in Router, How-to, WiFi / Wi-Fi, Security by Vincent

The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and Free and Open Source Software Developers European Meeting (FOSDEM) in 2016 was quite a memorable affair. The big reason? The unveiling of the first hack-proof router in the world, the Turris Omnia Wifi Router, a crowd-funded project by a cybersecurity research company called …

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How to Get Free Internet?

Published: June 16, 2018, 9:54 a.m. in How-to, WiFi / Wi-Fi, Broadband Connection, Mobile data, Virtual Private Network (VPN) by Serina Rajagukguk

Who doesn't like free things? And who doesn't LOVE the Internet? We love both, so it's only logical that we often try ways to get free internet. And as it turns out, there are some legitimate ways for you to get free internet service anywhere. Below, we're sharing with you …

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