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Question from Trevor: Rick, I have an HP laptop running Windows 11.
When I close the lid it goes into sleep mode, but I’d rather have it just shut down all the way because I’m usually going to just leave it in my laptop bag and not use it for a while.
Is there a way to make it do that? Thanks. [Read more…]
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Question from Renée: I hope you can help me with a problem I’m having.
Sometimes when I’m on the Internet the Bookmarks bar will just disappear and I have to go into the browser settings to put it back.
Have you ever heard of this? [Read more…]
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Question from Toniah: My mom recently passed away and we had to clean out her house so it could be listed for sale.
While going through one of her closets I found an old Kodak 110 camera with a half-used roll of film in it.
Are there any places that still process 110 film? [Read more…]
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Question from Alvin: I recently retired after working for the same construction company for 43 years.
Now I’d like to take up something new to occupy all this free time that I suddenly have to fill.
I’ve always wanted to learn about computers so I’ve started reading a few tech blogs, and RicksDailyTips is one of them (thanks to my brother Keith for recommending it).
I’m not tech savvy by any stretch (I hope to change that eventually) but I do believe I’m progressing ok for an older dude who still uses a flip phone.
There’s a term that keeps popping up in the articles I read that I just can’t seem to get my head around. Can you tell me what the word “bottleneck” means in regards to computers? [Read more…]
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Question from Marion.: Why are computers made by Apple called Macs?
That seems like a really odd name for a computer.
It actually sounds more like something you’d find on the menu at McDonald’s.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]