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Q&A: Should I install an SSD in my PC as a second drive?

Posted on July 6, 2023

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Question from Eric S.: I’m seriously considering taking your advice about installing an SSD in my Lenovo desktop PC just to install my programs on.

I mostly just use Photoshop and Lightroom along with a couple of web browsers.

I’m not really interested in making the SSD the boot drive by installing Windows on it because I don’t feel confident in my ability to get it done correctly.

My question: Is it worth adding an SSD as a second drive just to make my programs load faster? [Read more…]

Q&A: Can you still get Malwarebytes for free?

Posted on July 5, 2023

Question from Phyllis: Hi, Rick. I’ve been following your blog for a while now and I love the info you provide. Thank you!

In several of your posts you recommend running periodic malware scans with the free version of Malwarebytes.

I clicked the link you provided and downloaded it, but after the program was installed it said I have 14 days left in my free trial?

I know for a fact that I clicked the link to download the free version. Why did it install a trial version? [Read more…]

Q&A: Is it really dangerous to store files on thumb drives?

Posted on July 4, 2023

Question from Colette: My daughter emailed me a really cute picture of my grandson while I was at work.

I saved the picture to my computer’s hard drive and then copied it onto a thumb drive.

I verified that the picture was on the thumb drive and then I deleted it from the computer (we’re not allowed to keep personal files on our work computers). [Read more…]

Q&A: Where can I get an old roll of 110 film developed?

Posted on July 2, 2023

Question from Toniah: My mom recently passed away and we had to clean out her house so it could be listed for sale.

While going through one of her closets I found an old Kodak 110 camera with a half-used roll of film in it.

Are there any places that still process 110 film? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I remove AVG Antivirus from my computer?

Posted on July 1, 2023

Question from Dale: Hi Rick. I have a problem that I hope you can help me with.

I just bought a new antivirus program for our computers. I read your post about only running one antivirus program at a time and I’m trying to uninstall AVG Antivirus before installing the new program.

I was able to remove AVG from my wife’s computer with no problems at all, but when I try to uninstall it from my laptop it gives me an error and the uninstall fails.

Can you tell me what I need to do to remove AVG from my computer? [Read more…]