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Question from Arnold: I’m an early riser and my wife always sleeps later than I do.
When I turn my HP laptop on in the mornings the sound it makes while it’s starting up sometimes wakes her up.
I’m getting tired of her being grumpy all day when that happens.
Is there a way to turn that sound off and make the laptop boot up silently? [Read more…]
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Question from Manuel: I have a blog with a sticky post that I update every day with a few news headlines and a new photo.
The page’s URL is the only thing that stays the same.
When I try to share the updated post on Facebook it always shows the old version of the post instead of the new one.
Why is this happening? [Read more…]
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Question from Ben: Everyone I know that recently bought a computer ended up buying a laptop instead of a desktop computer.
Since no one is buying desktops anymore, why are they still bothering to make them?
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Question from Marie: I have a two year old all-in-one Windows PC and its screen has just gone out.
This computer runs well and it has all my files on it so I’d like to keep using it if I can.
I’d really prefer a larger screen if that’s a viable option.
Is it possible to connect an external monitor to an all-in-one computer or will I need to just have the bad screen replaced? [Read more…]
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Question from Rose W.: I’ve somehow managed to lose the charger to my Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ tablet and I need to buy a new one.
I know that you test and review chargers all the time and I was wondering if you could recommend a good charger to replace the one I lost? [Read more…]