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Q&A: Will a laptop hard drive work in a desktop PC?

Posted on June 25, 2025

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Question from Marcel: I accidentally sat on my laptop and broke the screen and who knows what else inside (it doesn’t do anything when I turn it on).

I removed the 1TB hard drive from the damaged laptop and it appears to be ok. Well, at least it doesn’t appear to be bent or broken in any way.

Can I install this hard drive from the laptop in my desktop computer to give me an additional 1TB of storage?

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Q&A: Will a regular 2-button mouse work with a Mac?

Posted on June 25, 2025

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Question from Tammy: I’ve used nothing but Windows laptops all my life but I decided to try a MacBook Air this time around.

I think I’m going to like the laptop ok but I hate the Apple Magic Mouse that I bought to go with it. I just can’t seem to get used to it. I guess I’m weird but it just doesn’t feel right in my hand.

My question is can I use a regular 2-button mouse like the ones you use with a Windows computer with it?

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How to block Windows apps from making calls via your phone

Posted on June 20, 2025

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Did you know some apps that run on Windows PCs have the ability to use your phone to make calls without you even knowing about it?

Well, it’s true. If you have a smartphone linked to your Windows PC, the permissions for some of the apps that are currently installed on your computer might allow them to place calls via your linked phone without you even knowing about it. [Read more…]

How to save ink, paper and money when printing web pages

Posted on June 17, 2025

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Do you occasionally need to print a web page? Or perhaps you frequently print lots of them?

If so, you know how much expensive ink and paper gets wasted by printing website headers, sidebars, ads, irrelevant images and other items that really have no connection whatsoever with the content you actually want to print.

Well, there’s a fantastic free tool called PrintFriendly that will let you print only the items on the page that you really wish to print while omitting the rest.

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How to find out if a website that won’t load is really down

Posted on June 16, 2025

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Have you ever tried visiting a website and have it refuse to load, yet find out later that your friends could get to it just fine?

That happens more often than you think, and it’s quite frustrating to say the least.

There are several reasons why your browser might not be able to load a given web page, some of which are completely out of your control. Here are some of the most common reasons why a page won’t load: [Read more…]