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Question from Felicity A.: My friend has a setup where her photos are automatically uploaded to Dropbox every time she plugs the camera into her laptop.
How do I set my computer up to do this? It’s a Dell Inspiron with Windows 7.
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Question from Lanie F.: I have an el cheapo tablet running Android and I really like it for the most part, but it insists on loading the mobile version of Facebook instead of the full site.
I really need to view the full Facebook site every now and then because there are a couple of things that the mobile site won’t let me do. Is there any way to force the full site to load on my tablet? Thanks in advance!
Rick’s answer: Yes there us Lanie, and it’s very easy to do. After you have logged into Facebook with the mobile site, type the following into the address bar (you might want to bookmark it): [Read more…]
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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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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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…]