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Question from Margo: I bought a new laptop that included Norton for free for 6 months.
I’ve had the laptop for a while now and the 6 months will be up in a couple of weeks.
Will I be able to renew my current Norton software or will I have to buy and install a new copy? [Read more…]
Question from Michael: I just bought a Roku box I have the choice of connecting it to the Internet over WiFi or with an Ethernet cable.
Which one should I choose?
The Roku box is close enough to the router to connect them with a cable and the WiFi signal is strong there.
My question: Is there an advantage to using one method over the other? [Read more…]
Question from Carmen: I just got a new Android phone and I hate how it vibrates every time someone calls or when I get a notification of some kind.
I don’t want my phone vibrating, ever.
I looked for a way to turn the vibrating off but I couldn’t find it. Surely there’s a way to do it.
Can you tell me what I need to do? [Read more…]
Question from Charlie: I read an article that said using two hard drives or SSDs in a RAID 0 configuration would speed up disk access speeds on my PC.
In a nutshell, 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 tell me why that is? [Read more…]
Question from Angela: I hope you can help me with a computer problem, Rick.
I have a 15″ MacBook Pro that has always worked perfectly till last night.
When I turned it on this morning the screen stayed black. Everything else seems to be working.
I tried closing and opening the lid a few times and turning the machine off and on but it always stays black.
Do you think the screen is bad? If it is how much will it cost to get it fixed?
I really can’t afford to spend too much due to my current financial situation.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]