Procedure
Moving Files Between Two Computers
Six methods with the file size and situation each one suits. The fastest option is rarely the one people reach for first.
Something is wrong with your computer
Slow starts, full disks, backups that turn out not to restore, and the handful of desktop tasks that everyone hits eventually.
15 guides
Procedure
Cache, cookies, history and site data are four different things. Clearing the wrong one logs you out of everything you use.
Procedure
Reducing Image File Size Properly
Most size reduction destroys quality unnecessarily. Which setting actually controls file size, and what to change instead.
Analysis
Three different kinds exist for different purposes. Which one you need, and what each costs you in performance and in privacy.
Analysis
Testing iOS Apps and Sites Without a Mac
There is no working iPhone emulator for Windows, and the pages that promise one are misleading. Here is what genuinely exists and what each option is for.
Procedure
Screenshots Without Extensions
Every browser and both desktop systems capture screens natively, including full pages. Extensions are rarely necessary for this.
Procedure
Editing MSI Installers with Orca
Orca is Microsoft's own tool for inspecting and modifying Windows installer packages. Useful for silent deployment, and it comes bundled somewhere unexpected.
Procedure
Getting Your Own Video Data Out
Every platform holds your uploads on its own terms. How to export what is yours before you need it, and what exports leave out.
Procedure
Learning to Touch Type as an Adult
Most people plateau at around forty words a minute with self-taught technique. Getting past that takes about six weeks and one unpleasant fortnight.
Analysis
Choosing Browser Extensions Safely
An extension can read everything you do in the browser. How to judge one, and what happens when a good one changes owners.
Procedure
Converting Video Without Losing Quality Twice
Most conversion problems come from re-encoding when a container change would do. Knowing the difference saves quality, time and a great deal of waiting.
Fix
Boot time is dominated by two things, and neither is the number of files on the disk. A diagnostic order, not folk remedies.
Reference
What Is Safe to Delete on a Full Drive
The large consumers are predictable and mostly invisible in a file browser. What to remove in order, and the categories that look deletable and are not.
Procedure
Most people who lose data had a backup. It had stopped working, or it did not cover what was lost, or it turned out to be a sync folder rather than a backup.
Explainer
What Actually Happens When You Delete a File
Deletion marks space as reusable rather than erasing contents. That matters when you want something back, and more when you are giving a device away.