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Question from Kyle: I won a storage auction and there were four identical desktop computers in there.
I hooked them up and found they all work.
I know these are old, slow machines. That got me to thinking.
Would it be possible to install the motherboards from two of these computers in a custom case and have them work together as a single computer that runs twice as fast as one of them runs? [Read more…]
Question from Gary: In addition to your awesome blog I also read the one that Kim Komando writes.
I recently read an article in which she discussed several things that can indicate that a website is outdated.
Then she said something that both puzzles and concerns me.
Question from Amanda: I need your advice, Rick.
My 14 month old laptop has started acting really weird and the warranty expired two months ago.
If I open the lid past half way the screen goes black just like I had turned it off. The computer is still running though.
The really odd thing is the screen doesn’t come back on until the lid is almost completely closed again.
I have three questions for you. [Read more…]
Question from Grady: I recently started using Outlook.com for my email after buying a new PC that didn’t come with Microsoft Office.
I like Outlook’s webmail setup just fine, but it does have a few quirks.
If an email looks suspicious I always like to check the headers to see where it originated from. But I can’t find a button or link to view the headers when I open an email.
Does Outlook.com not allow you view them? [Read more…]
Question from Gene: Rick, I have a desktop computer I hired a guy to build for me about 3 years ago. It has Windows 10 on it.
It has 4 GB of RAM in it right now and I’d really like to max it out to (hopefully) speed things up a bit.
How can I find out how much memory this computer can use since it doesn’t really have a brand/model to look up? [Read more…]