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My “Pick” for today is this super-handy Windows 11/10 Keyboard Shortcuts Quick Reference & Cheat Sheet.
This little gem puts 209 of the most useful Windows keyboard shortcuts at your fingertips.
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Did you miss (or want to revisit) one of my earlier picks? You might find it right here.
Today’s POTD features a cute little squirrel showing some pretty mean stretching skills, all to get a little sip of some refreshing water. I hope you like it.
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Question from Oliver: I just read your article about replacing a hard drive with an SSD and I have a question about it.
I remember hearing that upgrading the graphics card in a computer can sometimes require a power supply upgrade as well because the newer graphics card will draw more power than the old one.
My question is do I need to be concerned about the power supply if I replace the hard drive in my computer with an SSD?
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Question from Freida: Hi, Rick. I hope you can answer a question for me.
I recently ordered a new laptop from Amazon. When it arrived I took it out of the box and immediately started using it like I normally do.
This morning I read an article that said you’re supposed to charge the battery in a new laptop for at least 8 hours before you start using the laptop. [Read more…]
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The typical computer keyboard uses dozens of black keys labeled with white letters, numbers and symbols.
Over time these labels fade out and eventually disappear as they are touched and pressed numerous times.
For touch typists, fading keys are no big deal, but for the countless “hunt-and-peck” typists in the world it’s a big deal indeed.
In fact, it’s a bit like turning off the lights and typing in the dark. [Read more…]