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Tech Tips for Everyone

Simple, jargon-free guides to help you speed up, clean up, and protect your computer — no tech degree required.

Ticket Systems →
BUILD IT YOURSELF

Tired of paying every month for a ticket system?

You don’t have to! You can build your own — tickets that submit, auto-route across tiers, and get acknowledged in Slack. No subscriptions, no per-agent fees. Here’s how easy it feels for the person reporting a problem:

Ugh, my computer’s not working…
Wait — I’ll submit a ticket!
Filling in the details…
✓ Sent — the IT team is on it
⚠ Error
New Ticket
Issue: Printer not working
Priority: High
Submit
✓ Ticket #4821 submitted
You’ll get updates by email
See how it works →
FEATURED

Audit who accesses, deletes & renames your files

Open Folder Auditor watches your Windows file shares 24/7 and shows exactly who changed what — live. Built by me.

Open Folder Auditor — DashboardService running
12
Events today
3
Deletes
3
Renames / moves
6
Modify / create
admin
Most active user

LIVE ACTIVITY

Q3-Budget.xlsx— renamed by adminjust now
OldReport.docx— deleted by admin09:41
Invoice-2026.pdf— modified by admin09:38
HR\Payroll— permissions changed09:30
FEATURED

Turn your cameras into instant Slack alerts

Watch a real motion event travel from a UniFi camera into Slack in seconds — with one-click acknowledge. Built from my own setup.

UniFi Protect — CamerasLIVE
Your cameras are always watching… ⚠ Motion detected on Cam 3 Alert sent to Slack instantly ✓ Acknowledged — your team’s on it
21:47CAM 1 · Front Door
21:47CAM 2 · Driveway
MOTIONREC
CAM 3 · Backyard
21:47CAM 4 · Garage
↓ sending alert to Slack
🚨
UniFi Protectjust now
Motion detected — Cam 3 (Backyard)
Acknowledge✓ Acknowledged by @admin

Is your computer slow or crashing?

It happens to everyone — and most of the time you can fix it yourself in minutes. Here’s the panic we all know… and the fix.

Ugh… so slow
It crashed!
Wait—I can fix this!
✕ CRASH
AAH!
Fix My Slow Computer →

Out of storage? See what’s eating it.

A free tool called WizTree scans your whole drive in seconds and shows the biggest files. Here’s how it works:

1. Click Scan — it takes seconds2. See what’s using your space3. Delete what you don’t needDone — space freed!
Drive C:Scan
Old Videos42 GB
Downloads23 GB
Old Game12 GB
Duplicates8 GB
Free space+42 GB

Never lose a file again

A crash, a lost laptop, or an accidental delete can wipe out your photos and work. Keep a copy in two places and you’re always safe.

Your important files
One crash and they’re gone
So back them up…
Safe in two places!
Cloud
Drive
!
✓ Backed up
How to Back Up Your Files →

All our guides

PRO GUIDEBuild your own IT help desk

Tickets, tiers & Slack ACK — no subscription.

PRO GUIDEOpen File Auditor

See who accesses, deletes & renames files.

PRO GUIDEUniFi alerts to Slack

Motion alerts with one-click ACK.

GUIDEWhy is my computer so slow?

7 fixes anyone can do.

GUIDEHow to use WizTree

Free up space in minutes.

GUIDEHow to back up your files

The simple 3-2-1 rule.

GUIDEStay safe online

Passwords, 2FA & scams.

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