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Q&A: How can I protect the data on my computer from getting lost?

Posted on March 29, 2023

Question from Michael: As a small business owner I’m constantly worried about some catastrophe wiping out all of our data.

Can you provide some tips and info for safeguarding data, both for businesses and individuals? [Read more…]

Technologies that can help students prepare for difficult exams

Posted on March 29, 2023

It’s normal for students to get nervous before big exams. Unfortunately, some students experience something worse than nervousness: test anxiety.

While this type of anxiety can stem from numerous reasons, Dr. Ran Anbar shares that students may experience anxious feelings during exams because they failed to prepare well for their tests.

As a result, they may struggle to recall what they have learned, provide erroneous exam responses, and encounter various difficulties with test taking due to their anxiety. [Read more…]

How to safely buy a used computer off Craigslist

Posted on March 26, 2023

Craigslist is the most popular classified ads website in the world, and if you’re really careful you can find some real bargains on used computers on there.

But if you aren’t careful it’s very easy to get scammed or taken advantage of as well.

First and foremost, you need to protect yourself by always keeping your personal safety in mind when dealing with strangers over the Internet. [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I stop Opera from opening a new tab when I open it?

Posted on March 25, 2023

Question from Gene: I use Chrome for most everything but I always open Facebook in Opera.

Every time I open Opera it opens Facebook by default (which is what I want), but it also always opens a new tab as the active tab.

I have to always click the X to close that new tab in order to see the Facebook tab.

How can I get Opera to open just the Facebook tab without opening a new tab along with it? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I remove the Weather icon from the Taskbar in Windows 11?

Posted on March 22, 2023

Question from Rita: My laptop has Windows 11 on it and when I turned it on yesterday morning I noticed that it had installed an update.

Ever since the update there’s been a little Weather icon on the Taskbar right beside the Start button.

Every time I move my mouse towards either the Start button or the icon just to the right of the Weather icon a screen pops up showing the weather along with what appears to be about a thousand news reports.

This is irritating me to no end. Is there any way to remove that Weather icon from the Taskbar? [Read more…]