Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
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Question from Kevin: I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T520 laptop that I’d like to hook up to a spare 40 inch flat panel TV that I’m not using so I can watch Netflix on a larger screen.
The problem is the Thinkpad T520 does’t have an HDMI port and the TV doesn’t have a VGA connector.
Is there any way to add an HDMI port to this laptop so I can connect my TV to it?
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Question from Estelle: I have a question for you, Rick. I keep hearing about people having their Twitter accounts “shadow banned”.
I don’t know exactly what that means but I’m wondering if maybe my account has been shadow banned.
I used to receive dozens of new followers every day but I’ve only received three over the past two weeks. And hardly anyone likes or re-tweets my tweets anymore. They used to do it all the time.
Can you tell me exactly what shadow banning is? And how can I tell for sure if my account is shadow banned?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Question from Cathy H.: My laptop died a few months ago and I decided to give a Chromebook a try. I ended up purchasing an Acer Chromebook and I really like it.
I’m having trouble with one issue however. It didn’t come with an image editor and I have a bunch of family pictures that I need to work on. Can you recommend a good image editor (hopefully free) that will work with my Chromebook?
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Question from Joyce: I recently bought a new computer with Windows 10 on it to replace my old Windows 7 laptop now that it’s no longer safe to use.
Thanks for the info you provided on that by the way.
My niece helped me set the new machine up while she was in for the holidays but now she’s gone back and she isn’t here to help me.
What I’m wanting to do is remove the login password that she put on it because I live alone and no one else has access to the computer.
Can you tell me how to remove that password? It’s a hassle having to enter it every time I turn the machine on.
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Question from Kalin H.: I really love your blog Rick, especially how you answer people’s tech questions.
I know that most of the questions you answer are practical in nature but mine is somewhat theoretical so I hope you won’t mind answering it for me.
The question is this: If you have a choice, do you prefer using a wired Ethernet connection or Wi-FI to connect to the Internet?
I have a preference myself and I’m just wondering if it’s the best one. Thanks for your time!
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