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Changing Your DNS Server

February 19, 2019, 10:45(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) 5 Comments

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This guide will show you how to change your DNS Server. In addition it covers benchmarking DNS servers and if you should change your DNS server.
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Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8

Blocking A Programs Internet Access Via The Windows Firewall

November 30, 2018, 08:22(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) 4 Comments

Many programs on your computer access the internet even though they don’t need to. They phone home for a variety of reason including telemetry and checking for updates.
I don’t need or want most programs phoning home for any reason. Still, they try.
With programs getting more invasive I thought it would be appropriate to show you how to block their access to the net.
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Tagged With: How-To's, Privacy, Security, This Site, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8

Reader Emails

November 3, 2017, 13:38(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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I haven’t done this in a while. Hope you find something useful here.
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Clonezilla Ain’t Hard

September 30, 2017, 14:09(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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I made a video of Clonezilla in action. My goal was to show Clonezilla is pretty easy to use.
I’ve made a handful of videos ever so please cut me some slack.
Video – Clonezilla Ain’t Hard

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Software I Use

September 5, 2017, 12:09(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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A while back someone asked me to do a freeware guide for Windows 10 like I have for other Windows operating systems. My heart just hasn’t been in it. While there is excellent free software out there in many cases you get what you pay for. I’m tired of talking about second best software I don’t use. So below is a list of the software I have installed across the 8 PC’s I have scattered across my house.
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Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware, How-To's, Software, This Site

How To Delete Google History

August 31, 2017, 12:39(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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Asked about it so here is a quickie.
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Quick Network Scanners

December 18, 2016, 09:48(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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A reader wrote to ask me if and what I use for network scanners for my home network. I thought some of you might find this info useful.
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Tagged With: Cool Tools, How-To's, This Site

My Galaxy S7 Vehicle Setup

April 28, 2016, 14:44(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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android_logoSince several folks have asked about it, I thought I would share my S7 vehicle setup.
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Tagged With: Android, This Site

My System Repair Flash Drive

March 8, 2016, 13:46(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

yumi_logoA reader wanted to know if I had changed what was on my System Repair Flash Drive from previous articles here, and here.
Those were from 2011, 2012. So, yes it has changed.
[Read more…] about My System Repair Flash Drive

Tagged With: Backup, How-To's, Security, This Site

Stop Dual-Booting

September 23, 2015, 10:02(EST) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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thpinpostlogoI get a few emails a month about dual / multi-booting, hosed bootloaders, “my X hardware doesn’t work with Z operating system”, “my X program doesn’t work with Z operating system”, etc. While I certainly understand there are folks who want direct OS/hardware interaction I believe far too many people choose to dual-boot when they don’t have to. [Read more…] about Stop Dual-Booting

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