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Question from Beverly: I just bought a new PC with Windows 11 and the time in the lower right corner is in military time.
How do I reset it to normal time (i.e. instead of 17:00, have it say 5:00 PM)?
I’ve tried everything but don’t know how to do it.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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A while back I wrote this blog post explaining how to use Chrome’s native Task Manager to find out which Chrome processes could be causing the browser to operate slower than it should.
That post received a lot of engagement, and several readers contacted me to ask if there is a native Task Manager built in to other browsers as well.
I answered those folks directly, but since I keep getting this same question I thought it might be a good idea to write a similar post to answer it on the blog. [Read more…]
Question from Julia: I have an ASUS Chromebook C204 that I’ve had for a while.
My husband (who is serving overseas and unavailable to help) said I might need to upgrade the RAM because the Chromebook is a lot slower than my Dell XPS 13 laptop. The thing is, he isn’t sure it can be upgraded.
I have two questions: [Read more…]
If you’ve started noticing a lot of unusual and intrusive activity on your Mac, chances are you’ve fallen victim to some type of malware.
One common type, in particular, is spyware which can be incredibly sneaky and difficult to notice. So, unless you have a Mac spyware remover installed on your device, you will have to detect and remove this malicious software yourself.
Here’s everything you need to know… [Read more…]
If you’re a music lover who has an iPhone, iPad or Mac, you most likely have a subscription to Apple Music that you listen to on your Apple device.
But guess what? If you happen to be a Windows user that doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of everything that Apple Music has to offer.
Truth be told, there are actually a couple of different ways you can listen to Apple Music on your Windows PC (although one way works a lot better than the other). [Read more…]