Windows 10 has added so many features and easier ways to manage things; your Recycle Bin is no exception to these upgrades. Today I'm going to show you a few things about the Recycle Bin you may not have known about that will help you better manage your computer. The...

How to Demonstrate Value

by Spencer Heckathorn | May 27, 2023 | General Computing | 0 Comments

The original version of this was posted on Hektechnologies in 2017 and was called Take It to the Next Level: Stop Losing to Competitors. I've made some changes and updates, moving the post here as this post will be helpful for knowledge workers. In business and life,...

Change Windows Password Using Ease of Access

by Spencer Heckathorn | January 13, 2023 | General Computing | 0 Comments

Have you ever been locked out of a Windows system by either a forgotten password or maybe someone left the company and wasn't kind enough to put the password on a sticky note on their monitor or under their keyboard? Well, I have a method for you that will help!...

How to Fix “This Operation Returned Because the Timeout Period Expired”

Dec 18, 2022 | General Computing

This week I ran into a very slow-to-respond computer that gave the error "This operation returned because the timeout period expired." I spent much longer working directly on the machine before I had a crazy idea. This all-too-slow machine was an SBS 2011 server. It...

Virtual Box “Uninstall this app” – Windows 10 Setup Fail

Sep 3, 2022 | General Computing

It might be a few years late to the game, but if you find yourself running into an error during Windows 10 Upgrade, you might need to remove VirtualBox to progress forward temporarily. Several months ago, I saw a similar error when upgrading to Windows 11, and devs...

Using Google Accounts with Your Non-Google Email

Sep 3, 2022 | General Computing

Suppose you have an existing email and don't want to set up a Gmail just to use something YouTube or sign into google for any of their other services. You can use your existing email! Visit this link: https://accounts.google.com/signupwithoutgmail Enter your...

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