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There are several handy free utilities out there that will tell you what hardware is inside your PC.
One of the best I’ve ever used is HWiNFO.
Like Speccy, HWiNFO is a free program that provides tons of details about your system’s CPU, motherboard, memory and such.
But HWiNFO also provides a live snapshot of the CPU temperature and various system voltages, great information to have if you’re a computer tech or system builder. [Read more…]
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Question from Kerrie: I have a MacBook Pro and don’t own a Windows computer.
If I copy files from my MacBook Pro onto a thumb drive will my sisters be able to copy those files from that same thumb drive onto their Windows PCs?
As you probably know, Microsoft Windows has a “Clipboard” for storing text, photos and other information that we “copy” or “cut” from a web page or other document to paste into yet another document.
Truth be told, the Clipboard is easily one of the handiest tools in all of Windows.
It’s always there waiting for us when we need it, and it will gladly store most anything we need to copy from one location and paste to another.
Most people don’t give a second thought to the security of the Clipboard. After all, we rarely have anything stored in there can could be considered a security risk.
However, there are times when it might be wise to erase the contents of the Clipboard. Here are a couple of common examples: [Read more…]
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I receive dozens of emails every day from readers of this blog, most of them requesting assistance with computer problems or offering suggestions for posts on the blog.
I also receive quite a few messages offering feedback on one of my posts, and I always appreciate them.
I received a very nice message from a lady named Suzanne, and I’d like to share it with you: [Read more…]
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In a previous post I discussed how adding RAM to your PC would give you the biggest bang for the buck when upgrading your computer.
Adding RAM has always been one of the most cost effective ways to speed up a PC, and it still is.
Today I’m going to tell you about an equally amazing upgrade that could potentially speed up your computer and hurtle it right into the fast lane. [Read more…]