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Tips for speeding up a sluggish Windows PC

Posted on September 13, 2025

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Modern personal computers are amazing machines. They allow us to do things in minutes that once took hours or days as well as many other things that couldn’t be done at all in times past.

But even with all their awesome power and capabilities, computers are no fun to use when they’re running slowly and freezing up at random times.

Today I’m going to discuss a few things you can do to help speed up a sluggish PC and hopefully avoid having to deal with erratic system performance.

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Q&A: Is it safe to sell a used router?

Posted on September 13, 2025

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Question from Ben: I know I need to replace my router with a new WiFI Mesh system.

I checked on Ebay and routers like the one I’ll be replacing are selling for around $60.

I’d like to sell the old router after I get the mesh system but I’m afraid a hacker might be able to steal my info from it.

What’s your opinion on selling used routers? Is it safe? If it is, are there any precautions I need to take before I put it up for sale? [Read more…]

Quick tip to stop Windows 11 from tracking your every move

Posted on September 8, 2025

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Recent Windows versions are quite aggressive at tracking the things you do with your PC, both locally and online.

And as you might expect, Windows 11 does it big time.

For example, your Windows 11 machine takes note of the websites you visit, the ads you engage with and the things you search for in order to develop a customer profile on you.

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3 ways to quickly identify your PC’s CPU type

Posted on September 8, 2025

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Most computer users have no idea what type of CPU is inside their machine, and that’s fine.

As long as your computer works properly and gets the job done, its CPU type is rarely a concern.

That being said, there might well come a time when you’ll need to know what kind of CPU is inside your PC.

Here are three ways to discover the CPU type in a Windows PC without having to open the case: [Read more…]

How to quickly find the warranty status for any Apple device

Posted on September 6, 2025

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I frequently receive messages from readers asking how they can find out if their Mac, iPhone or other Apple device is still under warranty before they contact Apple Support to request a needed repair.

These warranty-related questions are usually spread out over time, but sometimes they come in spurts.

This past week was a one of those “spurt weeks”, which prompted me to write up this short post explaining how to quickly find the warranty status of any Apple device. [Read more…]