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Q&A: Can you help me find a Windows 8 wireless driver for my dad’s laptop?

Posted on November 7, 2014

Question from Christine M.: Hi Rick. I love your tips!! You have helped me out so much over the last 2 months!

Now I need help with my dad’s laptop. It’s a Toshiba Satellite M505-s4940. He just upgraded it to Windows 8 (big mistake IMO) and now his wireless adapter isn’t working.

When he installed Windows 8 it said it couldn’t find a driver for the wireless adapter and it has a yellow exclamation point over it in Device Manager. I downloaded several drivers from the Toshiba website and none of the worked. Can you possibly help me track down a working driver? Dad and I would be eternally grateful! Thanks in advance!

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Q&A: MacBook Air or MacBook Pro – Which is better for a college student?

Posted on October 29, 2014

Question from Alveda F.: Hi Rick. My daughter is a college freshman. Her laptop was stolen a few days ago during a visit to the library and she needs to replace it.

Price is an issue, but it’s important to me that she get the best computer for her needs even if it costs a little more.

I know they are more expensive than Windows laptops, but her friends have convinced her that she needs to buy a MacBook. That’s fine with me, but she’s confused about which model to get.

Her choice is basically between a MacBook Air (#ad) and a MacBook Pro. (#ad)

Which do you think would be better for her? She’s a History major if that makes any difference.

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Q&A: How do I turn off Auto Correct in Internet Explorer?

Posted on October 25, 2014

Question from George T.: Hi there Rick. Love your site! Hopefully you can help me with a problem. I recently installed Internet Explorer 10 and the Auto Correct feature is driving me nuts. Can I turn it off?

Rick‘s answer: You’re not alone George. Virtually every comment I have heard about I.E.’s Auto Correct feature is a complaint, and I’m not a big fan of it either. Luckily, it can easily be turned off. Here’s how: [Read more…]

Q&A: What’s the difference between a Public IP Address and a Private IP Address? And how do I find out what mine are?

Posted on October 16, 2014

Question from Keegan L. I read an article on Internet security last night and they kept talking about a computer’s “Public IP Address” and its “Private IP Address”. I never could figure out exactly what those terms mean.

Can you tell me the difference between the two types of IP addresses? And how do I find out what those IP addresses are on my computer?

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Q&A: How do I install new apps to the SD card in Windows Phone 8.1?

Posted on October 6, 2014

windows-phone-8-1 Question from Benjamin H.: I have a Lumia 620 phone running Windows Phone 8.1. The phone’s internal memory is almost full so I’d like to install any new apps to the SD card.

I heard this is possible but I can’t figure out how to do it. Can you tell me how to make new apps install to the SD card?

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