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Philip Celasco
Philip is a Texas-based technology writer and IT administrator at Techdows.com with more than 10 years of experience creating practical content for everyday users and professionals.
He specializes in web browsers, particularly Chromium-based platforms such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Opera. Through his work as an IT administrator, Philip has hands-on experience managing devices, configuring browser policies, troubleshooting software and network issues, and helping people resolve problems that affect productivity and security.
His articles are based on practical testing and real-world technical experience. He covers browser settings, extensions, performance problems, privacy controls, security features, and Windows troubleshooting.
Outside work, Philip enjoys the quieter side of life in Texas and stepping away from the screen when he can. He has two kids, two cats and loves to play golf with his mother during the weekends.
Outlook not showing all emails in the inbox? Clear the filter, check Focused and Other, Junk, rules and sync settings, then download old mail in classic Outlook.
Enable the Developer tab in Office: go to File > Options > Customize Ribbon and tick Developer. Steps for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Mac, plus fixes.
Splashtop Streamer download for Windows 11, 10, Mac and Linux from splashtop.com. Get the 71.8 MB installer, log in, deploy it silently and fix common errors.
Fix ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT on Windows 11 and 10: reset TCP/IP with netsh, flush DNS, clear the proxy and hosts file, update the adapter driver, restart the router.
Intel driver download for Windows: get the free Intel Driver & Support Assistant from intel.com, install it, scan for driver updates and fix common errors.
Disable CPU throttling in Windows 11 with Best performance power mode, a 100% maximum processor state, powercfg and the Power Throttling policy. Heat limits stay.
HoloLens 2 app development in 2026: Microsoft has stopped making the device. Pin the right Unity, OpenXR and Visual Studio versions, then build and deploy.
Google Chrome has no classic menu bar on Windows, Linux or ChromeOS. Its menu is the three-dot More button at the top right; on a Mac, the menu bar sits up top.