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Q&A: Does Linux need a bigger hard drive than Windows?

Posted on December 23, 2021

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Question from Marla: I have an older HP laptop with Windows 7 that’s got really slow over the years.

I read your post about replacing Windows with Linux and since Windows 7 is no longer safe to use I’d really like to do that.

I don’t use this laptop for anything but Facebook so I believe it’ll work out just fine.

The thing is this laptop only has a 320GB hard drive in it. Is that enough space to hold Linux or will I need to replace the hard drive with a bigger one? [Read more…]

Q&A: Is Facebook constantly spying on me? It sure seems like it.

Posted on December 19, 2021

Question from Felicia: I have a question for you Rick, and it’s a serious question so please don’t laugh at me! lol

I do most of my shopping online and I’ve noticed that whenever I log on to Facebook I see ads for the very items I was shopping for earlier. That sort of concerns me.

Is Facebook spying on me when I’m using other websites? If they are I’ll probably close my account.

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Q&A: Should the battery in a new laptop fully charged before using it?

Posted on December 8, 2021

Question from Brenda: I just bought my son a new laptop for his birthday. As I was paying for it the cashier told me I need to let the battery charge to 100% before I let my son start using it.

In the past I have always just unboxed my new laptops and plugged them in and started using them immediately, and as far as I know there was never any problem.

Do you think I really need to charge the battery before I give it to him? [Read more…]