Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Question from Ryanna: I’m always accidentally hitting the “Microphone” button when I’m typing on my iPhone and I hate it.
I never use Dictation anyway so I’d like to disable it. How do I do that?
Rick’s answer: That happens to lots of folks Ryanna. That rascally microphone icon is in a very inconvenient place in my humble opinion!
Luckily, it’s very easy to disable the Dictation feature (which removes the “Microphone” button from the keyboard) in iOS. Here’s how: [Read more…]
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Question from Eric G.: I read your post about adding USB 3.0 ports to a PC that only has USB 2.0 on it. I’d like to do that but I have a question first.
My Gateway DX4860 desktop computer has two USB 2.0 ports on the front of the case. If I install a USB 3.0 expansion card will it add USB 3.0 to the front of my computer too or just on the back?
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Question from Kelly F.: I’m thinking about buying a new Apple MacBook Pro but I need a bit of advice first.
The reviews I’ve read were great, but they said this machine doesn’t have any old-style USB ports, only the new USB-C.
If I buy this laptop will I have to replace my external hard drive and other USB devices with new ones that have USB-C connections?
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Question from Hailey: Rick, I think I’ve gotten myself into a mess and I need your advice.
I recently purchased two 4GB RAM modules on Ebay to go in my laptop. They were listed and sold as Kingston brand but I just found out that the seller was busted for selling counterfeit computer parts.
The new RAM seems to be working fine in my laptop, but I was wondering if it might cause problems down the road.
I’d just remove it and reinstall the old memory but I gave it to the kid next door in exchange for doing the upgrade for me. What do you think I should do?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Debbie K.: Hello Rick. You seem to be an expert on all things Amazon so I’d like to ask you a question about it if you don’t mind.
I think I remember adding a gift card to my Amazon account a while back, but I don’t know how to check to see for sure.
Can you tell me what I need to do? I know it has to be really simple.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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