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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, March 29, 2024
Topics covered in this issue…
• Don’t forget to restart your computer every few days
• Q&A: How do I change the text size in Firefox?
• Q&A: Can I install a floppy disk drive in my computer?
• 7 tips for saving gas while taking a long road trip
• March’s Tech Tips Giveaway: HP Pavilion 17.3″ HD+ Laptop
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Monthly Tech Giveaway….
We have a winner for February…
Congratulations to Alan S. from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for winning the Beelink Mini PC in February’s Tech Tips Giveaway.
March’s winner will receive an HP Pavilion 17.3″ HD+ Laptop (click for details).
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Today’s featured tech tip….
Don’t forget to restart your computer every few days
I receive lots of tech questions every week, and there’s one that gets asked on a regular basis:
“Is it ok to leave my computer running all the time?“
The answer is no, it really isn’t. Here’s why…
Both Windows PCs and Macs tend to collect digital junk in their RAM storage areas over time, primarily from poorly-written programs and apps causing memory leaks and/or leaving parts of themselves behind in RAM when you close them out.
On top of that, transient glitches caused by power fluctuations can cause data corruption in some of the system’s RAM memory cells.
While these types of RAM issues often go unnoticed by the user, they can subtly manifest themselves by causing system instability, system slow-downs and a wide variety of other issues.
And if the problem gets bad enough it can even result in data loss, random reboots and other miscellaneous problems that can leave you both frustrated and confused.
Now all of the above being said, it isn’t really necessary to restart your computer every single day.
Just one weekly restart (which I do every Saturday morning) should be enough to keep the digital gremlins at bay and prevent the types of issues I described above from occurring.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: How do I change the text size in Firefox?
This post explains a couple of easy methods.
• Q&A: Can I install a floppy disk drive in my computer?
This post has the answer (and a much easier alternative).
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
Inateck 8-Port USB 3.2 Gen-2 PCIe Card
Looking to add several super-fast USB 3.2 Gen-2 ports to your desktop PC? This little gem makes it easy.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
7 tips for saving gas while taking a long road trip
And they really can make a huge difference.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
• A quarter of YouTube’s paid creators are earning money with Shorts
• ‘Beauty Influencer’ makes $20,000 a month making 1-minute YouTube videos
• Activision says it’s investigating password-stealing malware targeting game players
• Microsoft may be working on a cheaper, disc-free Xbox Series X
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