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How-To's

Changing Your DNS Server

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

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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)

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(EDT) 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(EDT) 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(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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Moved here: https://www.tweakhound.com/2021/08/30/software-i-use-2021-edition/

Tagged With: Cool Tools, Freeware, How-To's, Software, This Site

How To Delete Google History

August 31, 2017, 12:39(EDT) 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(EDT) 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(EDT) 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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