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Question from Travis: I’m building a cabin on the back side of my parents’ ranch that my wife and I will be staying in several times a year when we visit them.
We’ll be staying several days on each trip so I’ll need to be able to work from the cabin. And it looks like that might be a problem. [Read more…]
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Question from Brett: I need your help with something if you don’t mind, Rick.
I just started a new job for which I’ll be traveling quite frequently, mostly to western Europe but occasionally to South and Central America as well.
I’m in the UK right now and every time I click on my bookmark to load Google it takes me to the British Google site.
I really need for my browser to load the Google search results for the United States at all times because only those results are relevant to the research I do for my job.
Do you know of a way to force Google to always show the American search results no matter which country I’m in at the time? [Read more…]
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Question from Jane: Hi Rick. I recently read your post about using a powerline networking kit to access the Internet from a distant room.
Last night I began wondering if that solution would work in my situation.
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Question from Glenda: My son accepted a job in Brisbane, Australia and he now lives there.
My problem is I seem to wake him up every time I call him. I guess I’m horrible with time zones.
Is there an easy way to quickly see what time it is over there so I can avoid disturbing him when he’s sleeping? Maybe an app I an install on my computer? [Read more…]
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Question from Anita: I’m planning to buy a new laptop to replace the one I have now. It has never performed well so I’d like to try a different brand.
I’ve been asking around about recommendations for a good brand, and most people seem to like either Dell or HP. The problem is there doesn’t seem to be a consensus.
I’ve been following your blog for a while now and I really trust your judgment. Which is better in your opinion, Dell or HP? [Read more…]