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How to recover an accidentally deleted Gmail contact

Posted on December 29, 2024

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Have you ever accidentally deleted a Gmail contact that you didn’t intend to delete?

Even worse, have you ever logged into your Gmail account and discovered that all of your contacts had mysteriously disappeared?

Unfortunately, these things happen from time to time, and we often don’t realize it until several days have gone by.

Luckily, it’s very easy to recover any Gmail contacts that were deleted within the last 30 days. [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I disable ‘Conversation View’ in Gmail?

Posted on December 22, 2024

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Question from Callie: All of a sudden Gmail has started grouping all the messages I’ve received from someone and my replies to those messages all together instead of just listing them individually.

Can you tell me what I need to do to get Gmail to list the emails I receive individually, with the newest one on top like it used to? [Read more…]

How to restore the previous browsing session in any web browser

Posted on December 21, 2024

There are times when it would be nice to be able to fire up your favorite web browser and continue browsing all the sites you were visiting the last time the browser was open.

For example, perhaps you accidentally closed your web browser before you finished everything that you wanted to do on the web.

Or maybe a storm rolled in and you had to shut down and unplug your computer in a hurry in order to protect it from a potential lightning strike.

Whatever caused you to end your previous browsing session prematurely, I have good news for you… [Read more…]

Why you need to install software security updates ASAP

Posted on December 19, 2024

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It seems like every other time we turn on our computers and mobile devices these days there are updates waiting to be installed.

This seemingly endless stream of updates can be annoying, especially when you’re needing to get something done in a hurry, but I strongly recommend installing security updates right away, before you do anything else.

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How to charge any laptop with your car

Posted on December 18, 2024

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These days it’s hard to imagine taking a long drive without having a car charger on board to keep the battery in your cell phone topped off.

But what about your laptop?

While some modern laptops can be charged with a standard USB-type car charger and a compatible cable, there are plenty of others that can only be charged using the AC power brick that came with the laptop. [Read more…]