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Q&A: Will a regular 2-button mouse work with a Mac?

Posted on June 25, 2025

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Question from Tammy: I’ve used nothing but Windows laptops all my life but I decided to try a MacBook Air this time around.

I think I’m going to like the laptop ok but I hate the Apple Magic Mouse that I bought to go with it. I just can’t seem to get used to it. I guess I’m weird but it just doesn’t feel right in my hand.

My question is can I use a regular 2-button mouse like the ones you use with a Windows computer with it?

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Q&A: Is it safe (and wise) to span two hard drives to make one larger drive?

Posted on June 22, 2025

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Question from Carl: I read here that you can “span” (i.e. combine) multiple hard drives and use them as one large drive and access them all with a single drive letter.

I have a used, but working 1TB hard drive at home that I could install in my Windows 11 desktop computer to span with the 1TB drive that’s already in it to effectively give me a 2TB drive. (There is an open drive bay to install the second drive.)

Would you mind answering a question about drive spanning for me? [Read more…]

Q&A: What do repair shops do with abandoned computers?

Posted on June 21, 2025

Question from Melina: I have a question that I’ve been wondering about for a while now.

I know that computer repair shops must end up with a lot of older computers that the customers don’t want returned to them.

What do the shops do with those old computers? [Read more…]

Q&A: I accidentally changed the text size in my browser. How do I change it back?

Posted on June 19, 2025

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Question from Reba: Hi, Rick. I’ve been reading your daily tips for years and I hope you can help me fix a problem I caused for myself.

I was typing last night and apparently hit some strange keystrokes. The text size in my Chrome window changed. How can I get it back to normal? [Read more…]