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Try this first if your laptop won’t turn on

Posted on May 5, 2025

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If you ever press the power button on your laptop and it fails to power up, there’s a good chance that you won’t need to replace it or pay for an expensive repair.

A “dead” laptop can be caused by several different issues, but one common cause is a simple transient power issue or some other transient glitch.

If you ever find yourself facing a laptop that won’t turn on when you press the power button, try this before trying anything else: [Read more…]

Self-Esteem and Financial Success

Posted on May 5, 2025

Money is a topic that often brings up mixed feelings—on one hand, it’s necessary for day-to-day living; on the other, it can sometimes feel like an endless pursuit.

For many people, the idea of financial success is often intertwined with self-worth. We live in a society where money is seen as a symbol of status, and it’s easy to think that if your paycheck increases, your self-esteem will automatically rise with it.

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How (and why) to remove all stored passwords from your Chrome browser

Posted on May 3, 2025

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A while back I wrote a post explaining why it’s a bad idea to let your web browser store the passwords you use to log in to your online accounts.

If you don’t have time to read that post, here’s the gist of it…

Allowing your browser to store your passwords is very dangerous!

This morning I received a message from an astute reader asking me how to remove passwords that have already been stored by Google Chrome.

That’s a great question, and I decided to answer it by providing instructions here. [Read more…]

Save battery charge by hibernating your laptop instead of putting it to sleep

Posted on May 2, 2025

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Like many laptop owners, you probably put your machine into sleep mode every time you shut the lid to transport it to a new location.

But if you constantly find yourself having to deal with a low battery, there is a better way. Hibernate your laptop instead! [Read more…]

How to delete your entire Google search history (and stop Google from storing it)

Posted on May 1, 2025

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Did you know Google keeps a record of every search you’ve ever made?

Well, they do. And they’ll keep it forever unless you tell them to delete it.

As you can probably guess, there are many reasons why you might not want a record of every Google search you’ve ever made hanging around year after year.

Luckily, it’s quite easy to delete your entire Google search history in one fell swoop. [Read more…]