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Q&A: Is the Copy Plain Text browser extension safe?

Posted on July 14, 2024

Question from Amber: I do a lot of copying and pasting when I’m writing posts for my lifestyle blog.

Something that always irritates me is having to paste everything into Notepad to get rid of the formatting and then copy the “clean” text and paste it into the blog post I’m working on.

I checked Google and found a Firefox browser extension called Copy Plain Text that allows you to copy text and paste it without the formatting.

My question is, do you think it’s safe to use this extension? [Read more…]

Q&A: If I remove a computer’s hard drive will any data be left behind?

Posted on July 13, 2024

Question from Karen: I have several old computers in my basement that I want to recycle.

I’ve always heard that you need to destroy a computer’s hard drive before you recycle it to prevent someone else from maybe getting your files.

My question is will removing the hard drive from a PC completely eliminate any possibility of someone finding my old files.

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Q&A: Can I have Windows start up with one specific folder already open?

Posted on July 12, 2024

Question from Alma: I have a computer with Windows 11 on it and I’m hoping you can answer a question for me.

Every time I use my computer I start by accessing the files in one specific folder and I keep that folder open at all times.

It’s a hassle having to open File Explorer and navigate to that folder every time I turn on the computer.

It would be wonderful if I could have Windows start up every time with that folder already open so I can get right to work.

Is that possible? If it is, how do I set it up? [Read more…]