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Review: EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Pro

Posted on November 20, 2020

This is now a digital world, and chances are you use multiple devices to communicate with friends and family, watch videos, play games, share photos and any of 100 other digital activities.

Have you ever stopped to think about what would happen if you lost all the precious photos and other files you’ve accumulated on your computer or mobile devices over the years?

Unfortunately, bad things happen, and it pays to be prepared when disaster strikes. After all, hard drives crash and files get accidentally deleted. And yes, it will happen to you if it hasn’t already.

That’s why I’m constantly stressing the need to back up your data on a regular basis.

But the thing is, backups alone aren’t enough. Why? Because backups themselves can get lost or corrupted! What would you do then? [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I run my Android apps on a Windows PC?

Posted on November 20, 2020

Question from Kelly: I’ve heard it’s possible to run Android apps on a Windows computer.

I have a couple of questions:

1 – Is that true?

2 – If it is, how do I do it?

I have a couple of apps on my phone that I use a LOT and I’d love to be able to use them on my Acer laptop with Windows 10.

Rick’s answer: That’s a great question, Kelly. And as it turns out you can indeed run Android apps on a Windows PC! [Read more…]

How to use your smartphone as a portable document scanner

Posted on November 2, 2020

Have you ever seen something in a newspaper or magazine that you wanted to scan but you were away from home and didn’t have a scanner handy?

Or perhaps a friend showed you a document that you would have liked to have had a copy of, but there was no scanner available at the time?

With a wonderful free app called CamScanner, you can capture high quality scans of documents using your smartphone – no computer or stand-alone scanner required! [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I quickly rename all the files in a folder with Windows 10?

Posted on October 30, 2020

Question from Marge L.: I’ve recently begun dabbling in photography and I have a question for you.

Is there a way to rename all the files in a certain folder to a common base name?

My camera always names the pictures with the same base filename but just changes the numbers on the end.

That makes it hard to know what the pictures in a folder are of without looking at the pictures.

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Lookout Mobile Security: An outstanding free security app for your smartphone or tablet

Posted on October 28, 2020

Hackers have been relentlessly attacking PCs that run Microsoft Windows for years while largely ignoring computers running other operating systems.

Why? Because they enjoy inflicting misery and financial loss on as many people as possible while expending the least effort.

It’s simply the age-old principle known as economy of scale at work. Since there are more Windows PCs out there than anything else, they aim their malicious attacks at them in order to get the most “bang for their buck”.

While PC’s are still huge targets, now that smartphones and tablets are in virtually every pocket in America the hackers have turned their attention to those devices as well.

With that in mind, let me tell you about a free app called Lookout Mobile Security that offers outstanding security protection for iPhones, iPads and all types of Android devices.

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