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Question from Melissa B.: I bought a new Acer laptop about a month ago, and now I can’t see the mouse pointer. It was working fine till my 4 year old started pressing keys and then all of a sudden it was gone.
I hope you can tell me how to restore my missing mouse pointer. If you can I’ll be forever in your debt! LOL
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Question from Julie P.: Rick, my son just “handed down” his old HP Mini 210 laptop to me. I love it all except for the track device. It drives me up the wall lol.
Can this computer work with a wireless mouse? I want to buy one, but only if you think it’ll work. Thanks.
Rick’s answer: Yes Julie, you can use a wireless mouse with your HP Mini 210 with no problems whatsoever. And I agree about the track device. They’re rather difficult to use, especially the ones that are built in to the HP Minis. [Read more…]
Question from Ann J.: Hi Rick. I love your tips!! I have a question, and I just know you can answer it. I bought a new computer and for the life of me I cannot find the Notepad program! I use it all the time, but I can’t figure out how to load it in Windows 8.
Can you help me find my Notepad? LOL! Thanks Rick!
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Question from Chasity E.: My Dell laptop caught a bad virus and I had to re-install Windows 7 and in the process I lost the driver for my USB Wi-Fi adapter. I looked for the disk that came with the adapter and I can’t find it anywhere.
Do you know where I can download the right driver for a Netgear WNDA3100v2? I checked Netgear’s website but I couldn’t find it.
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Question from Carl: Hi Rick. I have an iPhone 4 that I upgraded to IOS 7 just as soon as it was released. I think it’s a great upgrade, but I can’t figure out how to display the Battery Life Precentage indicator. Can you tell me how?
Rick’s answer: This issue has perplexed a lot of iPhone users Carl. You’d think something as important as the Battery Life Indicator would be enabled by default, wouldn’t you? Anyway, here’s how to turn it on:
1 – Open the Settings Menu
2 – Tap General
3 – Tap Usage
4 – Tap Battery Percentage
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