Daves Computer Tips

Introducing Macrorit Partition Expert, a free and portable partition manager. Partition managers are an essential piece of software, yet something that most of us only need on the odd occasion. Because of that “occasional” use, we tend to balk at the cost of premium partition managers, and the freeware versions that form part of the freemium models are often seriously limited...

Our very own Jim Hillier has written extensively about Windows 11, more recently in How To Move The Taskbar In Windows 11 and Should You Install Windows 11 26H2 Update?, among many others in which he has imparted his knowledge and experience. After reading his most recent articles on the subject, I began wondering where Windows 11 can go from here. Windows 11 26H2 was simply ...

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Microsoft Excel are professional creative software packages that are expensive and come with high monthly subscriptions. ArtCraft, an ambitious project, is developing a collection of free, open-source applications designed to replicate some of these popular creative programs. ArtCraft’s Crafting Apps project is building…

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Windows 11 includes a little-known feature called “Live Captions”, which automatically displays subtitles in every video and/or audio you’re playing, very handy for the hard of hearing or when you don’t want to disturb others in the household. Live captions is a universal feature, meaning it works with everything, and it’s already built-in to Windows 11. Navigate to Settings ...

According to the internet, Apple was founded on April 1st 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, which got me thinking about two things: what was I doing in April 1976, and how has Apple changed technology? Fifty years is a long time, so I had to cast my mind back. I was living in Buenos Aires (my first stint); the military junta had just taken power and comput...