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Question from Mona: My 20 year old son came in to visit me for the weekend and he borrowed my computer while he was here.
After he left I noticed that the default search engine in my Chrome browser had been changed from Google to Bing.
I really prefer Google so I’d appreciate it a bunch if you can tell me how to switch it back. What do I need to do? [Read more…]
Question from Marie: You never cease to amaze me, Rick. It seems like you have an answer for every question that people ask of you.
How on earth do you remember all the obscure and complicated tech stuff that we’re always asking you about? Do you have a photographic memory or something? [Read more…]
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Question from Kyle: I have a high-end MacBook Pro that I currently use for both work and pleasure.
The “pleasure” part consists almost exclusively of watching YouTube videos, and I watch a LOT of them.
I’d like to purchase a good, but cheap 2nd laptop just for watching YouTube, and I need some advice.
A friend recommended that I skip Windows this time and get a Chromebook instead. I’d love to have your opinion on that. [Read more…]
Question from Kandi: I bought my 9 year old son a new laptop for his birthday. He loves it and uses it every day.
The problem is I have already had to take it to the Geek Squad twice to fix issues he caused by changing some system settings.
I know that’s what he’s doing because I saw him using the Settings app.
Is there a way to disable the Settings app on his computer to prevent that from happening again? I really need to preserve my sanity! [Read more…]
Question from Marilyn: Rick, I’ve bought several new computers over the years and they all came with an antivirus program pre-installed.
I’ve always just kept using what was already on there because I figured it was probably the best antivirus program for that particular machine, but I now have doubts about that after reading some of your stuff on your blog.
Hence, this question: Is it best to stick with the security software that comes pre-installed on a new computer or replace it with something else?