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Have you ever wondered what your house and property look like from the air?
Well, it’s easy to find out using Google Earth.
All you need to do is enter your street address into the Google Earth search box to see an aerial view of your home.
Just follow the steps below for the device you’re using.
If you’re using a laptop or desktop computer: [Read more…]
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Are there areas of your home or office where your Wi-Fi network is virtually unusable due to weak signals or dead spots?
Does your streaming TV drive you batty with frequent buffering?
Well, I had those issues in my home until I found the perfect solution: a WI-FI mesh system that blankets my home with a strong and stable Wi-Fi system. [Read more…]
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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…]
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Virtually every computer technician on the planet keeps one very special piece of equipment on hand, and you should too.
It’s called a SATA/IDE to USB adapter, and it’s quite simply the handiest tool on any computer tech’s test bench. [Read more…]
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Do you love the “old-style” games like Solitaire, Hearts, FreeCell and others that you used to be able to play with Windows 7, but can’t find them in Windows 10 or Windows 11?
Well, those beloved old-style games were removed from the most recent versions of Windows and replaced with “modern” versions that you have to download from the Windows Store.
I happen to prefer the old-style games myself. If you prefer them as well, you can get them back! [Read more…]