Computers and the devices connected to them can consume an ample amount of electricity. That's why there are power options. Power options allow Windows to manage energy consumption. You can control how much energy the system consumes based on your usage.  Two of the most imp... Read More

The scratch disk issue can happen for many reasons. Sometimes it's actually full, many times it is not and there is an error taking place. Whatever the case, you might run into some messages like these... So let's correct this. There are 2 ways to access the scratch di... Read More

SIP stands for System Integrity Protection. It is a feature in MacOS that enhances the security of the operating system. With SIP enabled, even the root account has many restrictions. SIP does not interfere with any general user operations, software installation, web browsin... Read More

I tried Installing an old version of Mavericks on my Macbook Pro and ran into this silly error message. "This copy of the Install OS X Mavericks application can't be verified. It may have been corrupted or tampered with during downloading." That was the end of my Mavericky a... Read More

Gatekeeper basically monitors app executions. If you try to run an application that is not from the Apple App Store and/or has not been approved by Apple in some way, the app will be blocked by Gatekeeper and unable to launch. This critically limits what you can run on your ... Read More

Ever been in the middle of sorting through files deep into a some random directories, with a whole bunch of Explorer windows open? Kinda like this... Now all of a sudden for some God-knows-what reason, you gotta restart?... Who wants to lose all their open Explorer windows, ... Read More

In Windows 10, launch Explorer and it opens the "Quick Access" window, by default. If you are like many of us, you may want or even need to change the default folder location when opening Windows Explorer. Usually people want it to open the root system view, which is "This P... Read More

One of my laptops has a standard DVD drive on it that never gets used. Well it does, but only once in a blue moon. My trusty dusty, handy dandy disk drive is definitely a keeper, but... I like to keep things organized and clutter-free, so if I'm not using something I don't w... Read More

There's hardly ever 1 way to do anything. Accessing files quickly in windows is no exception to the rule. If you ever get tired of having to navigate to that frequently used file over and over this should help. Depending on your needs, use one of the methods below to make yo... Read More

Showcasing the consciousness of universal music along with the connection and recognition to those who came before. A few factors that define and motivate the Hip Hop culture. As the brilliant Dr. Lee stated, "We'll be mixing some of my old with some of your new." Here's th... Read More

If you have more than one Windows OS installed on the same system, you will be prompted each time you boot to select which OS you wanna load. Sometimes, after removing one of those operating systems, the entry will still be left behind, even though it doesn't exist anymore. ... Read More

In Windows 10, the user account image implementation has been modified and in some ways enhanced for the end user. To my knowledge, Windows 7 only has 1 user image per account. Windows 10 allows for up to 3. In W10, if you never set a custom user image, you'll always have t... Read More

In the computer world, having backups of nearly everything (Including Firefox profiles) is ultra critical if you value your work and wish to take precautionary measures against disaster. It's also something that most users neglect. For many users, more data is saved online a... Read More

A file extension is the letters at the end of a file's name. If you'd like a more thorough explanation on understanding file extensions, check this article out.   In Windows Explorer, many files extensions are hidden by default. You can change this setting if y... Read More

This guide is for those who already have their FireFox profile backed up. If you have a folder-based backup of your Firefox profile, adding it to a Firefox installation is fairly simple. But putting the profile folder in the proper location alone is not enough. FireFox will ... Read More

Maze Madness is a Namco's 3D upgrade for Ms. Pac-Man that came out on Sony's Playstation console in 2000. It's possibly my favorite Pac-Man game of all time. The ones I have played, at least. If you like Pac-Man, you gotta check this version out... Well until you get a chanc... Read More

What's with all the dreams? No, what IS a dream? It highly depends on the context. What's the first thing YOU think about when hearing the word?.. DREAM. They are the cause of many human fascinations. They are so much a part of our reality that artists of all types have bee... Read More

Firefox (or FF for short) uses a simple configuration file to handle profiles and start-up behavior. It's called profiles.ini. When installed, Firefox will create this file automatically. Firefox reads this file at each launch. It also edits this file to match changes you've... Read More