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Question from Melina: I have a question that I’ve been wondering about for a while now.
I know that computer repair shops must end up with a lot of older computers that the customers don’t want returned to them.
What do the shops do with those old computers when the customers abandon them and just buy a new computer? [Read more…]
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Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a nifty Autocorrect feature that really comes in handy for people who happen to be poor spellers and/or poor typists (like me for instance).
Lots of folks love Autocorrect and rely on it to help keep their documents as error-free as possible.
However, plenty of other folks find it extremely irritating because, well…it it often “corrects” misspelled words incorrectly.
If you happen to fall into the second group, you can easily disable the Autocorrect feature. [Read more…]
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Question from Alvin: My mom’s (really) old desktop computer won’t come on so she bought herself a new laptop to replace it.
Now she wants me to get the files off her old hard drive for her, but I don’t have a desktop PC to install it in.
I read your post about converting a spare internal hard drive into an external USB hard drive, and it’s very informative.
I’m hoping you can help me choose the right kind of external drive enclosure? [Read more…]
Let’s face it. B2B buyers don’t wait for sales calls the way they used to. They research. They compare. They scroll through LinkedIn feeds between meetings. By the time they speak to someone from your team, they already have opinions.
So where does that leave your business?
If your systems don’t support fast responses, if your content doesn’t show up where buyers spend time, and if your data sits in silos, you lose opportunities before you even know they existed. [Read more…]
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Question from Karen: I have a question about surge protection after reading this article of yours.
If there’s a lightning strike and your TV and computer gear are not on at the time, will the strike still damage the equipment?
I have heard that you should unplug your electronic things during an electrical storm but I’ve also heard that if something is turned off lightning won’t hurt it even if it’s plugged in. [Read more…]