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Question from Kevin: I’m a retired computer tech and I have lots of funny stories to tell from my working days.
I’m sure you do as well.
What’s the funniest thing that ever happened to you while working as a tech? [Read more…]
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Question from Brenda: I took my laptop to Best Buy after the hard drive crashed and they installed a 2TB SSD for me. I can’t believe how much faster the computer runs now.
Luckily I had a backup when the hard drive crashed. I was reading an article today that said SSDs don’t break because they have no moving parts, therefore you don’t really need to back them up.
Is that true? [Read more…]
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Question from David: Hi, Rick. I hope you can give me some advice about a networking issue.
My cable modem is located in my living room but my computer is in the bedroom. I’d like your recommendation on the best way to connect them.
I have decided that I’d rather not use Wi-Fi, so is there any way to connect my computer to the modem without using a router? [Read more…]
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Question from Elaine: Every day we hear about Facebook being hacked and it seems like my friends are getting hacked all the time.
Why is Facebook so easy to hack? You’d think they could afford to provide better security.
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Question from Malinda: I have an almost new Acer laptop with Windows 11 on it.
It was working fine until I turned it on yesterday morning, but now I can’t see the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen unless I move my mouse down there.
I don’t know what happened but it’s really annoying. How can I stop the Taskbar from disappearing on me? [Read more…]