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My “Pick” for the day is this super-handy Nuetsa 8-Outlet / 4-Port USB Charger & 2700 Joule Surge Protector.
Looking for a really good, but affordable multi-outlet surge protector with built-in USB charging? Check this out…
Click here to read more about the Nuetsa 8-Outlet / 4-Port USB Charger & 2700 Joule Surge Protector at Amazon.
Today’s “Picture of the Day” features a beautiful nighttime view of the Paris skyline. I hope you like it.
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Question from Tammy: I’ve used nothing but Windows laptops all my life but I decided to try a MacBook Air this time around.
I think I’m going to like the laptop ok but I hate the Magic Mouse that I bought to go with it. I just can’t seem to get used to it.
My question is can I use a regular 2-button mouse like the ones you use with a Windows computer with it?
If you use an iPhone you probably know there are two ways to access the Internet with your phone: Cellular Data and Wi-Fi.
If you’re signed up for an unlimited data plan with your cellular carrier it makes little difference whether you’re connected to the web via cellular or Wi-Fi (other than Wi-Fi being generally faster then 4G cellular connections).
However, if your plan only allows for a limited amount of included cellular data each month you could potentially find yourself either having your Internet access shut off or incurring some pretty hefty overage charges if you happen to exceed your data limit. [Read more…]
Question from Gene: Rick, I have a desktop computer I hired a guy to build for me about 3 years ago. It has Windows 10 on it.
It has 4 GB of RAM in it right now and I’d really like to max it out to (hopefully) speed things up a bit.
How can I find out how much memory this computer can use since it doesn’t really have a brand/model to look up? [Read more…]