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Today’s wide-screen monitors are great because they allow us to view more info on the screen with less scrolling.
However, that advantage is primarily horizontal, not vertical.
One simple change will allow you to take full advantage of your wide-screen monitor…
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Question from Daniel: Hi Rick. I have a question about computer hardware.
I’m in the process of ordering parts to build a new computer.
I’ve always wanted to build one from scratch just for the experience and the satisfaction of knowing I was successful at it.
The thing is, I want make sure I really will be successful at it, which brings me to my question.
Is it safe to use a liquid CPU cooling system in a home-built computer? [Read more…]
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Soon after Microsoft released Windows 10 back in July 2015 I began receiving occasional questions from folks asking when they would be releasing Windows 11.
Every time someone asked I emailed my contact on the Windows 10 Development Team to find out when Microsoft would be releasing Windows 10’s successor. The answer was always an emphatic…
“There will be no successor. Windows 10 is the last version of Windows ever.“
Therefore, that was always my answer as well.
And as you can see here, the folks at TechRadar were receiving the same answer from Microsoft.
Well now it appears that the powers that be at Microsoft have changed their mind.
I frequently receive frantic messages from Facebook users asking how they can regain access to their accounts when they’re unable to reset their passwords.
Unfortunately, in most of those cases I’m unable to help those folks reset their passwords and get back into their accounts.
That means they have no choice but to abandon their accounts and open new ones.
People find themselves in this situation because Facebook has determined that it’s better to have some people locked out of their accounts forever than to make it easy for hackers to reset the passwords of unsuspecting users.
It always bothers me to have to tell someone I won’t be able to help them get back into their Facebook account, but unfortunately that’s just the reality we are faced with for the time being.
Now all of the above being said, there are steps you can take right now to ensure that you’ll be able to reset your Facebook password if you ever forget it or if a hacker breaks into your account and changes the password.
Question from Tina: I just recently bought my first Chromebook and I wish I had bought one sooner. It’s great!
I hope you can answer a question for me.
I sometimes get a notification saying there are updates waiting to be installed so I restart the laptop to install the updates.
Back when I was using Windows computers I would always check to see if there were any new updates available first thing every morning.
Is it possible to do that on a Chromebook? [Read more…]