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7 practical tips for extending the range, speed and security of your WiFi network

Posted on February 6, 2022

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

Wireless routers make it very easy to share your high speed Internet connection with guests and family members.

They also make it easy to use your laptop or mobile devices in any room in the house without running cables all over the place.

But if you live in a large house and/or have multiple devices all using the Internet at the same time, chances are your WiFi connection is weaker and slower than it could be due to obstructions, distance and bandwidth limitations. [Read more…]

Q&A: Why won’t Windows 11 let me enable ReadyBoost?

Posted on January 23, 2022

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Question from Dale: I have always kept ReadyBoost enabled on a flash drive to speed up my Windows computers.

I’ve heard people say ReadyBoost doesn’t really help but it always seemed to make my PC’s run faster.

The problem is I can’t get it to work on this new Windows 11 laptop I just bought. [Read more…]

Play your favorite old DOS and early Windows games on your current PC

Posted on January 23, 2022

A while back I received an email from a gentleman asking how he could play his stack of vintage DOS games on his Windows 7 laptop.

In my answer I explained how he could download and install a DOS emulator program called DOSBOX that would allow those old games to run under Windows 10.

If you too would like to play vintage computer games on your Windows PC there’s an even easier solution than using DOSBOX.

I recently stumbled across a wonderful website called gog.com (short for “Good Old Games”) which sells hundreds of old DOS and early Windows games that have been ported to run on the latest versions of Windows right out of the virtual box. [Read more…]

8 strategies for upping your e-commerce store’s Facebook marketing game

Posted on January 21, 2022

Facebook offers budding and established businesses alike a top-notch platform to market their goods and services. Its robust algorithm can increase brand reach and awareness and effectively turn interested leads into paying customers.

Facebook marketing comes at a cost, but it is a small price to pay for an increase in revenue in a competitive market, wouldn’t you agree?

If you’re thinking of utilizing pay-for-play Facebook to drive more sales, consider using these marketing tips to maximize your internet-based commercial success: [Read more…]

Q&A: Where can I get a free Windows 11 installation disk?

Posted on January 19, 2022

Question from Bailey: Microsoft says my 6 year old HP laptop won’t run Windows 11, but it’s running Windows 10 just fine.

I read online that people have installed it on computers that are even older than that and that Windows 11 runs on lots of computers that Microsoft says it won’t run on.

I’d love to give Windows 11 a try on this laptop but when I run Windows Update I don’t see an option to install it.

Where can I get a free Windows 11 installation disk? [Read more…]