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Q&A: What’s the difference between a ‘System Image’ and a regular backup?

Posted on February 22, 2023

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Question from Phillip: I’ve been reading your blog for a while now and you often mention creating “System Image” backups.

Are these just regular backups or is there something different about them?

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Can you make money from YouTube Shorts?

Posted on February 22, 2023

YouTube’s “Shorts” feature has brought a massive win to both the platform and its creators, as it has helped create a valuable content resource for many of the company’s channel’s creators.

However, it has also raised some questions and problems about how to make a proper orientation of videos and how to profit from these. [Read more…]

Q&A: Is it ok to buy a used SSD?

Posted on February 21, 2023

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Question from Stephen: I’ve been wanting to buy an SSD for my laptop for a while now, but the high prices for SSDs have been holding me back.

I was checking on eBay last night and saw where a guy is selling used Crucial MX500 512GB 2.5″ SSDs for just $40 each.

What’s your opinion on used solid state drives? Do you think I should buy one? [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware clicking links on Facebook unless you trust the original poster.

Posted on February 19, 2023

Germany’s Friedrich-Alexander University conducted a study to determine how many Facebook users click on links without knowing the people who posted them.

To say the least, the results are shocking.

The study found that approximately 40% of all Facebook users click on links that were posted by people they don’t even know, let alone trust.

What’s more, they also found that a whopping 56% of email users click on links in emails from unknown senders, the vast majority of which are likely phishing emails sent by hackers and online crooks. [Read more…]