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Q&A: How do I speed up my mouse pointer?

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Question from Rhonda:  It seems the mouse speed on my Windows computer needs to be adjusted.

It seems like it’s too slow or something.

I seem to remember long ago someone telling me this could be done. Is this possible?

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Q&A: Is it worth it to install a second SSD just for my data files?

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Question from Larry:  I remember reading something a while back about using two SSDs instead of one to speed up a computer but I can’t remember the details.

I was in a hurry when I read it so I didn’t pay as much attention as I should have.

I think it had something to do with putting Windows and the installed programs on one SSD and all the data files on the other one.

Can you fill me in on the details?  [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I copy the files from a broken laptop?

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Question from Troy:  I have a three year old Windows 10 laptop that has a broken screen.

The screen is smashed pretty good and it won’t light up at all.

I checked and it would cost more to have the screen replaced than the laptop is really worth.

I plan to just junk it, but I have a lot of files on there that I’d really like to get off of it first.

Do you think I’ll be able to save my files? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I transfer my Yahoo emails into Gmail?

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Question from Thalia:  Hi, Rick. I hope you can help me with something.

I have a Yahoo email account that I don’t use anymore because I recently switched to Gmail.

I want to delete the Yahoo email account but I have thousands of important emails in there that I really need to keep.

Can you tell me how to move all of those emails from Yahoo into my Gmail account so I can delete Yahoo without losing anything?

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