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Question from Oliver: I have an old Dell XPS 17 laptop that’s now running Ubuntu Linux.
This machine still works perfectly but the battery won’t hold a charge anymore.
Since it’s so old I don’t really want to buy a new battery for it.
Would it be ok if I just removed the battery and ran it straight from the charger?
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Question from Jayne: I keep seeing references to “Cloud Computing” and I was just wondering what it is (how it works and how it could maybe benefit me)?
I’ve been using computers at work for many years but this term is new to me.
So what exactly is cloud computing? [Read more…]
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Question from Sylvia: I’ve been wanting to get a full-size keyboard to use with my iPad.
The thing is I want a really good quality keyboard but I can’t afford to spend a lot on it.
I just found out that a co-worker of mine has an almost new Apple Magic Keyboard that she’s wanting to sell for $30.
My question is will that keyboard work with my iPad? [Read more…]
Question from Kathleen: I recently bought a Roku device and I’m enjoying it immensely.
A co-worker told me she watches YouTube videos on her TV via the Roku but I looked through all the channels and I can’t find it.
Can you tell me how to watch YouTube with my Roku? [Read more…]
Question from Barry: I bought an Acer Aspire S7-391 laptop with Windows 8 at an estate auction.
I took a chance on it because it looks brand new and I was able to buy it for only $20. I’m hoping that’s a good deal (LOL).
Once I got the laptop home and booted it up I found out that it has 3 user accounts on it.
The machine boots up fine into an administrator account that doesn’t have a password on it. The other two accounts I can’t get into because they do have passwords (and I don’t know them).
I’d like to reset this machine back to the factory default setting so I can I install Linux on it. Can you tell me how to do the reset? [Read more…]