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Question from Dorenda: Hi, Rick. I have a question about charging my phone.
I lead walking tours through the streets of my historic home town and I only have a few minutes here and there when I can plug my iPhone in for a quick charge.
Someone told me my phone will charge faster if I turn it off before I plug it in. Is that true? [Read more…]
Question from Andreas: Hello, Rick. I hope you can help me.
I recently replaced my ancient desktop computer with a new Dell with Windows 11 on it.
I also bought a new 24 inch flat panel monitor to go with it, and I love the enhanced sharpness and clarity.
The problem is I’m used to using an older monitor that had large icons (I know, I’m WAY behind the times) and at 72 years of age my eyes aren’t what they once were.
Thanks to one of your tips I found out how to increase the font size in Google Chrome which was a tremendous help, but I really need to know how to make the Desktop icons bigger.
Can you help me with this? [Read more…]
Question from Marie: I have a neurological disorder that makes it hard for me to double-click because my hands shake so bad.
When I bought my computer they set it up for me so that I could click on a desktop icon and it would open with a single click.
Ever since the last update was installed I have to click on an icon twice to get it to open. That’s very difficult for me.
How can I get the single click to start working again?
Question from Martha: Hi, Rick. I need your help with the Malwarebytes download.
I tried downloading ‘Malwarebytes Free’ by clicking the Free Antivirus Download button on this page but it installs a 14 day trial version instead.
Am I clicking the wrong thing to download the free Malwarebytes? Or maybe I’m doing something wrong?
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Question from Glenda: I know this might be a dumb question but I’m really ignorant about things like this.
My son wants a gaming computer for his birthday but I want to get him a computer that he can use for schoolwork too.
My question is will a gaming PC do other things besides just play games? [Read more…]