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Question from Milton: I’ve been looking for a really wide monitor for my desktop computer, but they’re really expensive.
I can’t afford to spend several hundred dollars for a monitor so I started looking at some refurbished monitors (Amazon calls them “renewed).
I found a really nice 34 inch LG widescreen that caught my attention. It looks like just what I’ve been looking for.
My question is do you recommend buying refurbished monitors? [Read more…]
Question from Connor: I’m thinking of swapping out all of my RAM for a better set, and I was wondering if I would need a fresh Windows install to make it work.
If reinstalling Windows isn’t required, but recommended, please tell me why that is. Thanks!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Kelly: I’ve always used Google Docs for my writing but I recently bought Microsoft Office because that’s what I’ll be using at my next job.
I’ve been practicing with Word and it seems to be ok, but sometimes it will place a random horizontal line in the document when I type certain characters.
How can I make it stop doing that? [Read more…]
Question from Bill: I received a notice from Twitter saying they had removed one of my tweets for being against their Rules and Policies.
After thinking about it I realize that tweet was a little dicey, but I’ve seen a lot worse on Twitter that never got taken down.
What bothers me is my tweet got removed when far worse tweets stay up.
How can I find out who reported my tweet and got it removed? [Read more…]
Question from Mary: How can I prevent people from posting links on my Facebook Timeline?
I don’t mind them posting pictures and other stuff, but links scare me after everything I’ve read about hackers using them to spread viruses and hack into people’s accounts.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]