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Archives for 2013
What are Emoticons?
22 February 2013 by
Emoticons are ASCII glyphs originally designed to show an emotional state in plain text messages. Over time they have turned into an art form as well. … [Read more...]
What Are Electronic Communication Acronyms?
22 February 2013 by
To simplify text communications a number of acronyms have been developed. This page expands a collection of some you may encounter. Please note that … [Read more...]
What Was That Error?
22 February 2013 by
You're happily working along with your computer and suddenly the screen flashes, the computer or application stops, an error message flashes on the … [Read more...]
What are HIBERFIL. SYS and PAGEFILE. SYS?
22 February 2013 by
HIBERFIL.SYS AND PAGEFILE.SYS are system-generated files. They are used by Windows for hibernation and virtual memory … [Read more...]
What is a File Named Tilde (~) on the Desktop?
22 February 2013 by
A file named with the single tilde character (~) appears on your desktop. What is it and why is it there? This file started appearing on people's … [Read more...]
Why Aren’t Different Display Colors the Same in Different Monitors?
20 February 2013 by
Often computer users complain that images viewed on one computer do not look the same when viewed on another. Sometimes the images are better; often … [Read more...]
Why Does a File of the Form TFTPxxx Try to Run at Startup?
20 February 2013 by
A file of the form TFTPxxx (where xxx = numbers) attempts to run at system start and Windows does not know how to do that. Why does it happen? The … [Read more...]