Tech Questions & Answers Archives - Page 81 of 258

Q&A: Why do Facebook and Twitter remove the location info from my photos?

Posted on January 18, 2023

Question from Jeremy: I’m a professional photographer and I use Facebook and Twitter to showcase some of my best images to potential customers.

I’ve noticed that those services automatically strip the location metadata from every photo as it’s being uploaded.

The metadata in my photos is important because it contains some really important info, including the location where the photo was taken. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I stop websites from asking to track my location with Firefox?

Posted on January 18, 2023

Question from Debra: How can I prevent websites from asking for my location when using Firefox?

I hate having to answer that stupid question a dozen times a day, especially when it’s for the very same sites over and over again. [Read more…]

Q&A: Why won’t my new RAM stick fit in my computer?

Posted on January 17, 2023

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Question from David: I recently bought a refurbished Dell desktop computer that came with 8GB of RAM installed. I want to double that to 16GB.

I ran the “Crucial System Scanner” you mentioned in this post and it said the machine can use up to 64GB of DDR4-2133 RAM.

I found an 8GB DDR4-2133 RAM stick on Ebay for less than half of what Crucial is selling them for so I bought it. I received the new RAM just 3 days after I ordered it but it won’t fit into one of the empty RAM sockets on the computer.

Do you think the problem is an error in the info I got from the System Scanner? [Read more…]

Q&A: Why is my monitor shutting down while the computer is still running?

Posted on January 15, 2023

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Question from Myron: I have a 4 year old Dell Inspiron desktop PC with Windows 10 that started giving me a problem a couple of days ago.

Now when I turn on the computer it will run fine for a few minutes and then the screen will go black and say “No Signal”. A few seconds after that it blanks out completely.

I hope you can help me figure out what’s going on. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I find a file I downloaded to my phone?

Posted on January 15, 2023

Question from James: A couple of nights ago I downloaded a whitepaper to my Android phone from one of my favorite websites but I can’t find the downloaded file.

I believe it’s on my phone somewhere because it said is downloaded successfully.

Can you tell me where to look for it? [Read more…]