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Q&A: Which brand of external hard drive is the best?

Posted on May 15, 2022

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Question from Phyllis:  Hi there, Rick. I love your website and all of your handy tips.

I’m looking to buy an external USB hard drive so I can back up the hard drive in my laptop. I really want one that will last and maintain a good backup in case something happens to my laptop.

In your opinion, which brand of external hard drive is the best? [Read more…]

Q&A: Does Windows really have its own built-in antivirus?

Posted on May 13, 2022

Question from Cilla:  I had a conversation with a computer salesman a couple of years ago.

He told me that if I was using Windows, there is virus protection built into the software and there is no need to purchase another antivirus program.

And as I recall, he said if you did install another one, it will turn off the Windows antivirus.

I decided to believe him and haven’t had any problems but I’ve always had a little doubt about it. Does Windows really have a built-in antivirus? [Read more…]

Q&A: Why is everything on my computer screen maximized?

Posted on May 13, 2022

Question from Evelyn:  I have an Acer desktop computer with Windows 10 Home edition on it.

Everything was working fine this  morning but when I came back from lunch my web browser was in full screen mode (maximized).

I thought that was odd because everything was normal when I left for lunch.

I tried to click the little square icon in the top-right corner to take the browser out of full screen mode but I couldn’t click it. It’s like it ignored my clicks.

Anyway, I was able to minimize the browser but then I noticed something else really strange. None of my open apps were showing up on the taskbar.

I don’t know how things got so messed up, but I hate it. Do you have any idea what’s going on, and what I need to do to fix it? [Read more…]

Q&A: Why is it risky to use two drives in a RAID 0 configuration?

Posted on May 12, 2022

Question from Charlie:  I read an article last night about using two hard drives or SSDs in a RAID 0 configuration to speed up disk access speeds on my PC.

It said RAID 0 can speed up disk read and write speeds by as much as 50% but that it’s risky to use it.

The article didn’t explain why RAID 0 is risky. Can you explain it to me?  [Read more…]

Q&A: Are Chromebooks really ‘laptops’ or not?

Posted on May 12, 2022

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Question from Della:  I’m in the process of shopping for a new laptop because my old one got stolen.

Every time I type the word “laptop” into Amazon’s search box there are usually a few Chromebooks included in the search results.

I remember seeing commercials on TV where they said Chromebooks aren’t laptops. If that’s true why do they come up in a search for the word laptop?

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