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Question from Carla V.: Every time I plug my iPhone into my computer it automatically starts syncing. I don’t want that because I have things on my phone that I don’t want on my other devices.
I know there has to be a way to disable the automatic syncing. Can you tell me how to do it?
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Question from Chuck H.: A while back I bought a Windows 8.1 retail package (#ad) that contains two discs, one for Windows 8.1/64 bit and the other for Windows 8.1/32 bit.
I installed the 32 bit disc on my old HP laptop after Microsoft abandoned Windows XP. I have never used the 64 bit disc.
My question is can I install Windows 8.1 from the 64 bit disc onto my desktop computer? I had to replace the hard drive and I don’t have a set of recovery discs.
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As you probably know by now, scammers just love targeting folks on Facebook. After all, where else can they easily target well over a billion users worldwide, for free?
The latest Facebook scam to make the rounds is just a variation of the timeless “Like, Share & Win” scams that have been around almost as long as Facebook itself.
It’s called the “Win A Free Car” scam, and while there are several varieties of the scam currently running, they all work something like this… [Read more…]
Question from Paula L.: I used to only see notifications from Windows Defender once or twice a day, but after I installed the Windows 10 Anniversary Update I started seeing a lot more of them.
Why am I getting so many Windows Defender notifications all of a sudden? They’re beginning to get on my nerves! Is there any way to mute them?
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Question from Jaime S.: I’ve been on LinkedIn for about a year now and I’ve made quite a few connections. The problem is I don’t know how many because it just says 500+ on my profile.
How can I see the exact number of connections I’ve made so far with my LinkedIn account?
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