Shortcut Key to Get to the Address Bar

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Quickly get to the address bar or omnibox in your Internet browser using any of the below shortcut keys. As seen in the chart below, Ctrl+L is a universally used shortcu... Continue reading

Today's Computer Word: VGA (Video Graphics Array)

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Short for Video Graphics Adapter or Video Graphics Array, VGA is a popular display standard developed by IBM and introduced in 1987. VGA provides 640 x 480 resolution co... Continue reading

How to Clear a Desktop BIOS or CMOS Password

How to Clear a Desktop BIOS or CMOS Password picture

Sometimes, users encounter a password prompt at boot, or the BIOS (basic input/output system) or CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) setup is locked, as shown... Continue reading

Today in Computer History

1903 - Alonzo Church was born.
1949 - Robert Frankston was born.
2003 - Yahoo! acquires Overture for $1.63 billion.
2004 - The Cabir virus and first known cell phone virus was discovered, capable of spreading to other Symbian phones over Bluetooth.
2011 - AMD released the first mobile processors in their A4 line, the A4-3300M and the A4-3310MX.
2011 - AMD released the first mobile processors in their A6 line, the A6-3400M and the A6-3410MX.
2011 - AMD released the first mobile processors in their A8 line, the A8-3500M, the A8-3510MX, and the A8-3530MX.

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