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Q&A: How hard is it to replace a damaged laptop screen?

Posted on November 4, 2020

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Question from Andreas G.: My favorite laptop (an ASUS X551M) fell off of my kitchen table and it cracked the screen.

It isn’t cracked that bad, but unfortunately the entire right side of the screen is black and completely unresponsive.

I really like this laptop and I’d love to get it fixed but I can’t afford to spend a lot of money on it.

How hard is it to replace a laptop screen? Do you think I could do it myself?

Also, do you have any idea how much it would cost to get a replacement screen?

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Q&A: Where can I buy a replacement power supply for my Xbox One game console?

Posted on November 1, 2020

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Question from Michael Y.: I recently moved and in the process I lost the power supply for my Xbox One game console.

I need to buy a replacement power supply but I don’t know where to get one.

Can you tell me who sells them?

Rick’s answer: Michael, there are actually a number of places where you can buy a third-party replacement power supply for your Xbox One.

The thing is many of them are cheap, low-quality knock-offs that could end up damaging your expensive Xbox One machine. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I get the photos on my blog to show up in Google image searches?

Posted on October 27, 2020

Question from Ellen: I enjoy taking pictures and sharing them on Instagram and Facebook, and I’ve been doing that as a hobby for several years now.

Ten months ago I started a photo blog using WordPress to try to make some money from all the photos I’ve taken over the years.

The problem is I’m not getting much traffic from Google at all to my photos.

Is there something I can do to get the photos on my blog to show up in relevant Google image searches?

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Q&A: How can I set up alerts for when my favorite blogs and websites are updated?

Posted on October 19, 2020

Question from Allenda G.: I have several blogs and websites that I visit every day to see if any new posts or articles have been published.

It’s really time-consuming to visit every one of them every day only to find that just a couple of them have added something new.

Is there some way to set up an alert that will let me know when a site has been updated?

My computer is an ASUS laptop with Window 10.

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Q&A: How can I stop your email newsletters from going into my SPAM folder?

Posted on October 13, 2020

Question from Donna: I signed up for your Tech Tips Newsletter a couple of weeks ago.

I love your emails but something happened and I stopped receiving them after a few days.

Last night I checked my SPAM folder (I use Yahoo Mail) and sure enough I found the missing emails in there.

Can you help me fix whatever the problem is so I can start receiving your newsletters in my Inbox again?

Thanks!!

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