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Question from Ferrell G.: Rick, the best computer I have ever owned has finally died on me and I need to replace it.
The thing is I’ve heard horrible things about both Windows 8 and Windows 10, but none of the stores I’ve been to have any Windows 7 machines left.
Do you know if it’s still possible to even buy a PC with Windows 7 on it? If so, where?
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Every year Microsoft offers a bunch of great new ebooks for you to download for free, and that time has arrived once again.
Right now you can click here to visit Microsoft’s blog and download the titles that interest you. In fact, you can download all of them at once if you want. [Read more…]
Question from Sammy L.: I have a question for you Rick. Can I install both windows 7 and Windows 10 on the same computer at the same time?
My computer has Windows 7 on it and I have the little icon to upgrade it to Windows 10.
What I’d like to do is clone Windows 7 onto a second hard drive then upgrade the original Windows 7 to Windows 10. Then I could choose which version of Windows I want to boot to with the boot menu.
Do you think this will work or will it cause problems? I’d love to give Windows 10 a try but I’m not sure if I’ll like it so I want to keep Windows 7 too.
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Have you been wanting to upgrade your PC by swapping out the hard drive for a super-fast SSD?
If so, you might be reluctant to do so right now because of the relatively low storage capacities that SSDs are famous for.
Well, thanks to recent breakthroughs in solid state storage technologies, those low SSD storage capacities will soon be a thing of the past. [Read more…]
Question from Helen: I finally got around to getting on Facebook after years of prodding from my daughter, and I have a question about it.
My grandson taught me how to put up pictures and type stuff, but that’s about it.
I recently started seeing words with the # symbol in front of them. Can you tell me what are they for?
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