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How to copy files from WD My Cloud to the attached USB Hard Drive – the fastest way

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I had a personal WD My Cloud for a while working as a NAS and I recently added a second Hard Drive for redundancy. I wanted to make sure my data is stored in 2 places in case one of the drives fails. When I connected this second Hard Drive, I mapped the new Shares onto my computer and started to transfer files. It takes FOREVER. So I researched for the fastest method to do that without keeping my computer occupied with this task. And here it is. How to copy files from WD My Cloud to USB drive...read more

Word Cyphers for children

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Caesar Cipher: This is a simple substitution cipher where each letter in the message is shifted a certain number of positions down the alphabet. For example, if the shift is three, then A becomes D, B becomes E, and so on. Kids can use this cipher to encode and decode simple words and messages. Morse Code: Morse code is a system of dots and dashes that represent letters and numbers. Kids can learn the Morse code alphabet and use it to encode and decode words and messages. Binary Code: Binary code is a system of zeros and ones that...read more

Word Puzzles ideas for children’s parties

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Crossword puzzles: create a simple crossword puzzle with easy clues that kids can solve. Use age-appropriate words. Word search puzzles: create a grid of letters with hidden words. Kids will enjoy finding the words and crossing them out. Jumbled words: scramble a word and ask kids to unscramble it. Start with simple words and increase the difficulty as they progress. Word ladder: create a ladder of words where each word is one letter different from the previous word. Kids must figure out the sequence of words to climb the ladder. Hangman: choose a word and ask kids to guess...read more

Power BI error: We’re unable to connect. Please delete your credentials and try again later. 

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If you have this error in Power BI, there is a simple solution that might solve it. Before trying this make sure you use the latest version of Power Bi, as accepted by your organization and your Power BI tenant administrator. It will also help if you reboot your computer. If any of these do not solve your problem, follow the steps below. Step 1. Go to the File Menu - Options and Settings, and click on Data Source Settings Step 2. Select the Data Source causing you the error and Click on Clear Permissions Step 3. Go back...read more

What’s the Difference Between Restarting and Shutting Down your computer

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It seems logical. When you leave for a long time, shut down and when you just installed your computer restart. It’s not that simple. What happens when you shut down your computer Up until Windows 8, it used to be that a shutdown would turn off the power of your computer completely, clear the memory and it would be a similar action with unplugging the computer. However 2 things changed with Windows 8.  More people started to use laptops, computers with a battery on board, therefore computers would now be capable of saving some of the data in memory...read more

How to use Search operators in Google

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Google is the biggest and the best search engine in the world. Sometimes searching through the billions of search results can be tricky. Google search operators can help you modify the typical simple search to give you better and more precise search results. What are Google Search Operators Search operators are text modifiers to your search query that will modify your search to give you specific results. In other words, you can use Google Search Operators to make your search smarter and to find specific information or results on specific websites. Let's take a look in detail at the...read more

3 easy steps to install Windows 11 on unsupported CPUs

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Windows registry hack makes the upgrade possible, but should you do it? You’re currently seeing this message: “This PC doesn’t currently meet Windows 11 system requirements” or “The processor isn’t currently supported for Windows 11”. In this post you will learn a registry hack that should instantly make things better and help you upgrade to Windows 11 with a 7th generation processor. You can go from “doesn’t meet requirements” to “ready to install” in minutes.(tested the method on a Lenovo Yoga i5-7300U. This processor in NOT on Microsoft’s compatibility list, even though this computer is 3 years old) Here’s...read more
Excel Task Planner for house chores

Excel Task Planner

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If you’re a fan of Excel, this planner will take it to the next level. Here’s the problem with the other task planners. You setup a task and a recurrence. Let’s say you want to vacuum the house every 7 days and you plan to do it on Saturday. It works great. First Saturday, you vacuum the house and you mark the task complete. Now the next Saturday, you’ll be reminded again. But wait, we have to go to a birthday party, a new movie is in town, we can’t miss brunch with family. So you end up not...read more