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Question from Susan: I was waiting to get on the subway the other day when the guy standing beside me pulled out his iPhone and asked Siri a question.
I was shocked when Siri answered him because she used a British accent. I thought that was SO cool.
Can I change my own iPhone to speak with a British accent?
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Question from Clara: I’ve been writing a WordPress blog that discusses a variety of family issues for over two years now.
I recently installed an update to a plugin that completely broke my blog, and since I couldn’t log in to my WordPress account I couldn’t remove the bad plugin.
I searched for a solution on Google for three days and I finally found your excellent blog post explaining how to disable the bad plugin using an FTP program, and it saved me. Thank you for that!!
Now, my question: I heard that it’s possible to install WordPress on my local PC so I can test new plugins and updates without having to chance breaking my real blog again. Can you tell me how to do that?
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Question from Keisha L.: I’ve been using Apple Music for several years but I recently signed up for a different service that I like better.
Since I don’t use Apple Music anymore I’d like to cancel my subscription. The problem is I don’t know how.
Can you tell me what I need to do in order to cancel my Apple Music subscription?
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Question from Liam: My wife and I recently went to a flea market to look for some things for our house.
I ended up buying a used Lenovo ThinkPad T400 with Windows 7 on it.
It’s obvious that it’s a pretty old laptop but it seems to work well.
I didn’t notice it when it was running at the flea market but there’s a message in the corner of the screen saying “This copy of Windows is not genuine”.
What does that mean? Is it a problem? [Read more…]
Question from Curtis: I have a quick question for you.
I followed your instructions to see who is following me on Facebook and I saw that I indeed have a bunch of followers.
When I click on their names to look at their profiles I can only see the info on some of them. The other profiles have a message that says:
DO YOU KNOW [XXXXXX]?
To see what he/she shares with friends, send him/her a friend request.
I’m confused. If they’re following me shouldn’t I be able to see the stuff on their profile?
Also, do you recommend that I block those people just in case their profiles are infected with a virus or something?
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