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Question from Marge: I just bought a refurbished laptop with Windows 11 on it and I want to make sure it’ll be safe from viruses.
It seems like I remember reading somewhere that you don’t need to buy an antivirus program for Windows 11 because it comes with one built-in.
The problem is other things I’ve read said you do need to install and antivirus program.
Which one is true? [Read more…]
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Question from Lawrence: I have a very simple question for you Rick.
Is it possible to be completely anonymous on the Internet?
Here’s the scenario that I have in mind: [Read more…]
Question from Ronnie: I have a question about Safari on my iPhone.
I have an account with an online service (I’d rather not say what it is) that I’ve been accessing for over a year with my iPhone.
I just bought a new laptop and I want to start accessing that account on it instead of my iPhone.
The problem is I can’t remember the password because Safari has been automatically filling it in for me.
Is there any way I can view that stored password in Safari so I can use it to log into the account on my laptop? [Read more…]
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Question from David: My wife and I just bought a two story house that’s pretty large and the WiFi signal won’t reach all the bedrooms on the second floor.
I’m certain that moving the cable modem and wireless router from the den to someplace near middle of the house would do the trick, but that would require having the cable company come out and run a new wire.
I’d rather not do that if I can possibly avoid it. [Read more…]
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Question from Dagan: I’ve been using Norton 360 for years, but it recently let a bunch of viruses slip through and get installed on my computer.
Norton removes a bunch of viruses every time I run it but they just keep coming right back.
I want to ditch Norton and install Malwarebytes Premium but I know you’re only supposed to run one antivirus app at a time.
The problem I’m having is I can’t seem to get all the Norton 360 files uninstalled so that I can install Malwarebytes. The Windows thingy that uninstalls programs gets rid of some of the Norton files but some of them come right back when I reboot the computer.
How can I completely uninstall ALL the Norton files from my hard drive? [Read more…]