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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…]
Question from Margaret: I started shopping at Temu a few months ago and I love the low prices, but I heard from a friend that it’s not safe to shop there. Is that true?
Rick’s answer: Margaret, all I can do is give you my own personal opinion about this. You’ll need to make up your own mind about continuing to shop at Temu after you read the info below. [Read more…]
Question from Amber: Hi, Rick. I hope you can help me with something.
I write a blog about contests and giveaways, and I’m always copying and pasting snippets from other websites into my own blog posts.
The problem I’m having is when I copy a snippet of text with Ctrl+C and then paste it with Ctrl+V, any formatting (bold, italics, web links, etc.) are pasted into the document along with the text.
To get around that I’ve been pasting the snippet first into Notepad, then copying it again from there and pasting it into my WordPress editor window. Is there a better way? [Read more…]
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Question from Wesley: Hi, Rick. I hope you’re doing well.
I recently read your post about speeding up a computer by replacing the hard drive with a much faster solid state drive (SSD).
I’m leaning towards doing this but I have one concern that’s holding me back.
I’m worried that an SSD might not be as reliable as a hard drive, and I really can’t afford to lose my files if it were to crash on me.
What’s your opinion on this? Are SSDs as reliable as hard drives? [Read more…]
Question from Andy: My girlfriend and I have a bet that’s riding on your answer to this question:
Is a six digit PIN really all that more secure than a four digit PIN?
It don’t seem like just two digits could make that much of a difference. She says it makes a big difference if someone ever tries to break into my phone.
So who’s right? [Read more…]