Scrambling to type Fußballstraße or a Markenname without mangling it? Picking up the language of Goethe, Bachmann and...
Windows Tips and Resources
Microsoft Windows comes with apps and settings and tweaks galore. Find out here all you need to best use the venerable and always-changing operating system.
How to Permanently Delete Files on Windows (Bypass Recycle Bin)
Panicking (as you should) at the thought of a sensitive document lingering on your computer after you have deleted it?...
How to Insert Trademark ™ and Service Mark ℠ on Windows
Need the trademark symbol ™ or service mark ℠ on Windows, and need it now? While the symbols are nowhere to...
How to Change the Time Zone in Windows
Your Windows PC is stuck in the wrong time zone? Want to simulate a trip to Japan or Botswana without leaving your...
Verify an MD5 or SHA256 Checksum on Windows 10 and 11
Worried a file might have been tampered with? Downloading installation files for Windows, and want to make sure they...
Measure an Angle on Screen with Snipping Tool
Is this angle 90° or just pretending to be? How steep is the incline? Find out here how to use the Snipping Tool (Snip...
How to Type Any Unicode Character on Windows 10 and 11
Struggling to enter a special character or quote text in an ancient script on your Windows PC? Wondering whether — and...
How to Type Accents on Windows
Looking to steer clear of clichés during a tête-à-tête at the café? Better concentrate on the vis-à-vis — and on...
How to Set the Default Mail Client on Windows
Clicked an email address only to watch Windows launch Mail instead of your favorite email program — again? Find out...
Stop Accidentally Opening Chrome Developer Tools (Windows)
Windows with countless panels and knobs, choices and alerts keep popping up in Google Chrome when all you did and...
How to Make Google Chrome the Default Browser
You click a link, and instead of Chrome a stubborn “default” browser drags itself onto the screen? Tired of the wrong...
How to Insert En Dash and Em Dash in Word
If you write, you often also have to dash — to interrupt yourself mid-thought or -sentence, for instance, or to give...