The holiday season is also prime cybercrime season– Cybercrime ALWAYS increases sharply between Black Friday and Christmas, with hackers taking advantage of all the extra traffic to try and steal your valuable information.– Make sure any shopping website you use includes “https” in the URL address, as that extra “s” stands for “secure” and ensures…
Cut Down on the Number of Apps Running at Startup If your PC is taking too long to boot, it could be because you have too many programs running at startup.Luckily, you can easily reduce them, allowing your PC to launch faster.In Windows 10 or 11 computers, you can access the Task Manager by pressing…
Add a cheap mechanical drive to that desktop for added local storage. All Refresh Computers refurbished computers come with a new solid-state drive. So what do we do with the mechanical drives that came with them?We perform a DOD wipe to ensure there is no data on the drive.We test them for speed and health.If…
Ever wish you can sign that document someone sent you using just your iPhone? You can!Here is how to sign, date, and add notes to anything on your iPhone.You can sign, date, and add notes to anything on your iPhone by first taking a screenshot of a document or using an existing photo.Open the screenshot…
Speed up your purchase with a brand new solid-state drive! Any computer or laptop containing a mechanical hard drive purchased from Refresh Computers is eligible for a $20 upgrade to a solid-state drive. Refresh Computers is committed to bringing you the fastest quality computing experience for the money. Take advantage of this special and in…
Windows has a hidden “god mode” folder that offers a centralized Control Panel for all of the operating system settings in one place, making it easy for users to adjust everything from desktop background to setting up a VPN.To enter god mode, create a new folder anywhere and name it (copy and paste it) exactly…
Shop Refresh Computers in the store between July 25, 2022 and August 07, 2022 and keep the sales tax on computers, laptops and accessories! See store for more details.
Windows Virtual Desktop works with Windows 10 and 11. It allows you to have multiple desktops – each with it’s own programs running. It’s very handy if you want to keep personal work separate from business work on your PC. Once you experiment with it a bit you will see how productive and efficient this…
Ever wish you could see and use a history of things you copied onto the clipboard? It’s a feature built into Windows that is turned off by default. To turn it on, type “Clipboard” in the windows search space and click on Clipboard Settings. Once in Clipboard Settings simply turn on “Clipboard History”. Now simply…
On a Windows PC: Press control+shift+tOn a Mac: Press command+shift+tThis can be used multiple times too, so keep pressing to open all the tabs you’ve closed recently. It even works after you’ve entirely closed and reopened your browser!
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