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Question from Bill: I have DSL Internet through our local landline telephone company and it seems to be getting slower every day.
I just bought a new desktop computer that has both a wired Ethernet port and a wireless WiFi card in it. That got me to thinking.
Is there any way to use both of those network adapters at once to double my effective Internet speed? [Read more…]
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Question from Chad: My laptop has a 13 inch screen, and I’d really like to have a much bigger screen to use when I’m watching Netflix.
I’ve been thinking about buying a 27 inch computer monitor to hook up to the laptop through the HDMI port, but I think I might have just found a better (well, at least a much cheaper) option.
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Question from Ethan: I recently bought my first Windows computer (an Acer laptop) and I like it ok.
The thing is, I’m left-handed and I find using the left and right mouse buttons to be very awkward.
Someone told me you can switch the functions of the mouse buttons in Windows so left-handed people can click the primary button with their index fingers. Can you tell me how to make this switch? [Read more…]
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Question from Judy: Hi, Rick. I have a question for you.
There are so many USB transmitters now that it’s easy to lose track of which transmitter goes to which device.
Is there a simple way to determine which transmitter goes to which device other than a hit-or miss series of tests?
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Question from Helen: Several times a day my web browser will pop up a little box on my computer telling me the website I’m visiting wants to show notifications.
I always answer no because I don’t want to receive notifications from ANY website.
It makes no difference whether I’m using Chrome of Firefox. It happens with both of them.
Is there a way to prevent those browsers from asking me if I want to receive notifications from ANY site?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]