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Question from Tabitha: I’ve had my current Android phone for three years and I love it, but I finally decided it was time to upgrade to take advantage of newer technology.
I haven’t decided on a new phone yet, but I know it’ll definitely be an Android.
The problem is I have several paid apps that I don’t want to lose when I switch phones.
How do I back up the apps from the old phone so that I can reinstall them on the new one?
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Question from Greg: I dropped my heavy book bag onto my laptop’s keyboard several days ago, and when it landed I heard a cracking sound.
The keyboard still works, but at random times it’ll just start typing garbage on its own. It’s basically unusable so I’d like to disable the built-in keyboard and use a cheap USB keyboard
I know I can have the internal keyboard replaced but I don’t want to go to the trouble or expense since I’m going to be replacing this machine in a few months anyway.
So what I need to know is can I disable my laptop’s built-in keyboard? If I can, how do I do it? [Read more…]
Question from Marie: I agreed to purchase three new iPads on Ebay for my grandchildren.
The seller said he’ll give me a 30% discount if I pay with Western Union because he doesn’t like using PayPal.
He has pretty good feedback (48 total with 91% positive), but this just seems a little fishy to me because I have always been able to pay with PayPal in the past.
My question is do you think it’s safe to pay for the iPads with Western Union or do you think he’s trying to scam me? [Read more…]
Question from Kim: I have a 2 year old Windows laptop that appears to be infected with viruses because it acts weird all the time and it runs really slow.
Also, my Norton software keeps finding two viruses that it can’t remove and I don’t know what to do next.
I’ve heard that resetting Windows will remove all the viruses from the system. Is that true or do you think I should just break down and buy a new laptop?
If you think I can just do the reset can you tell me how do to it? [Read more…]
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Question from Maria: Hi, Rick. I recently purchased a MacBook Air with an M processor.
I am new to MacBooks so I am on a learning curve even though I have both an iPhone and an iPad.
I wanted to buy an external hard drive for my processor but have no idea what type I should get. I would like it mainly to back up my iTunes library and photos. Any suggestions would be appreciated.