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Q&A: Will my existing USB devices work with a new MacBook Pro?

Posted on January 4, 2026

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Question from Kelly: I’m thinking about buying a new Apple MacBook Pro but I need a bit of advice first.

The reviews I’ve read were great, but they said this machine doesn’t have any old-style USB ports, only USB-C.

If I buy this laptop will I have to replace my external hard drive and other USB devices with new ones that have USB-C connections? [Read more…]

Q&A: Why does Windows 11 use so much RAM on a new PC?

Posted on January 3, 2026

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Question from Bill: I have an Acer desktop PC with 4 GB of RAM that I updated to Windows 11 a while back.

When I have all the programs and browser tabs that I normally use open at the same time the Task Manager says there is approximately 1.2 GB of RAM not being used.

I recently bought a brand new Dell desktop with 8 GB of RAM and Windows 11.

When I have the same exact configuration of programs and browser tabs open on the new machine it says there is still less than 2 GB of RAM that’s not being used.

How can this be? [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I find out how much RAM Windows is using?

Posted on January 3, 2026

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Question from Devon: Back in November I bought this HP gaming desktop PC with Windows 11 on it.

I recently started getting a “Your computer is low on memory” warning that pops up on a regular basis. This is my first Windows PC (I’ve always been a Mac guy) so I don’t know where to start to try to track down the problem.

Restarting the computer clears the warning but it always comes back after a couple of hours.

This machine has 16GB of RAM in it and I don’t run that many programs at a time so I shouldn’t be getting this warning. I only get this error if I have Firefox running, and I get it even if there are no other programs running.

How can I find out how much RAM Windows is actually using? [Read more…]

Q&A: Is there a way to silence a noisy mouse?

Posted on January 2, 2026

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Question from Maggie: My computer is in our bedroom and my mouse makes a loud clicking sound that drives my husband up the wall when he’s trying to sleep.

I tried the instructions from several articles I found online about silencing the mouse in the Control Panel, but nothing works.

I believe it’s the mouse itself that’s generating the clicking sound. Do you know of any way to make it stop making that irritating clicking noise? [Read more…]

Q&A: Will a laptop hard drive work in a desktop PC?

Posted on December 31, 2025

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Question from Marcel: I accidentally sat on my laptop and broke the screen and who knows what else inside (it doesn’t do anything when I turn it on).

I removed the 1TB hard drive from the damaged laptop and it appears to be ok. Well, at least it doesn’t appear to be bent or broken in any way.

Can I install this hard drive from the laptop in my desktop computer to give me an additional 1TB of storage?

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