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Question from Maurine: I bought a 2TB external USB hard drive to store my large collection of old family pictures on.
When I plugged the new drive into my computer I noticed that it has several files on it already.
One is a file with info about the warranty. Another is a user guide. I’m not sure what the other two files are.
My question is can I delete all these files or do I need to keep them?
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Question from Eugene: I just bought a new Chromebook and to my amazement there is no ‘Delete’ key on the keyboard.
What’s up with that? I’ve been using computers for years and I’ve never see a keyboard without some type of Delete key before. [Read more…]
Do you use Google’s popular Chrome web browser to shop online?
If so, Chrome’s auto-fill feature has probably stored your credit card and/or debit card information in the browser.
Allowing Chrome to store your card info can be a real time saver if you do a lot of online shopping, but unfortunately it can also be a huge security risk.
The security breaches that are in the news virtually every week are constant reminders of the dangers of opening links and attachments in emails and text messages.
Always remember that you need to be extremely careful about clicking links in emails and text messages, even if the messages appear to have been sent by someone you know and trust. [Read more…]
On September 20, 2022 Microsoft rolled out their first major update to Windows 11.
One of the major enhancements included in that update was the ability to display “Live Captions” at the top of the screen containing a real-time written transcript of whatever is being said in virtually any type of audio content. [Read more…]