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Q&A: Do you think I should try fixing my laptop myself?

Posted on April 15, 2022

Question from Andrew: I have a Toshiba Dynabook Satellite Pro C50-H laptop that I bought new just 3 months ago, and it already has a problem.

When I turn the laptop on I can smell a faint burning smell and see faint whiffs of smoke coming out of the keyboard.

The thing is it boots up normally and works fine and no part of the laptop seems to get hotter than it should (to the touch at least).

My question is do you think this might be something I can fix myself or do you recommend that I just go ahead and send it back? [Read more…]

Q&A: Will I have to reinstall Windows if I upgrade my PC’s RAM?

Posted on April 11, 2022

Question from Connor: I’m thinking of swapping out all of my RAM for a better set, and I was wondering if I would need a fresh Windows install to make it work.

If reinstalling Windows isn’t required, but recommended, please tell me why that is. Thanks!

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I stop MS Word from automatically inserting lines in my documents?

Posted on April 1, 2022

Question from Kelly: I’ve always used Google Docs for my writing but I recently bought Microsoft Office because that’s what I’ll be using at my next job.

I’ve been practicing with Word and it seems to be ok, but sometimes it will place a random horizontal line in the document when I type certain characters.

How can I make it stop doing that? [Read more…]