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Question from Danita.: I bought a used laptop from a friend a while back and it had Microsoft Office on it.
When I asked him if he had the installation disk he said he had downloaded it from a site that gives away programs for free.
The hard drive in the laptop stopped working a few days ago and I had to have it replaced.
Can you give me the link to the page where I can download MS Office for free? [Read more…]
Question from Carla G.: I have a WordPress blog and a while back I read your post explaining why we should write our blog posts using an “Editor” account instead of the “Administrator” account.
I set up a new account with the Editor role as you suggested and I’ve been logging into that account to do my writing ever since.
Yesterday I happened to notice that my old posts still have the Author name that corresponds to the Administrator account that I no longer use when writing my posts.
I’d like to change the Author of those old posts to my other name and I can’t find a way to do it anywhere on the “Edit Post” screen. I know there has to be a way to do it though. [Read more…]
Question from Luisa: I’m hoping you can clear something up for me.
I’ve heard some people say we need to stop using Windows 7 now that Microsoft has stopped updating it because it’s no longer safe.
Others are saying it’s perfectly fine to keep using it as long as the computer has an antivirus on it.
This is really confusing to me.
My HP laptop is old but it still works fine even though it has Windows 7 on it. I really hate the thought of having to replace it, but I will if it’s really unsafe to use.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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Question from Michael: Rick, I have a question for you about cameras. Which brand is better, Nikon or Canon?
My daughter is wanting to get more deeply into photography and I need to buy her a DSLR. Some people are saying to get her a Canon and others are saying Nikon.
We don’t have a clue who to believe because I don’t know the first thing about DSLRs. I trust your judgement, so between Canon and Nikon, which do you think is the best? [Read more…]
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Question from Denise: I recently returned home from vacation and discovered that I’d left the charger for my iPad in our hotel room.
I know I had it at the hotel because I used it there, but when I called the hotel they said it wasn’t there. I guess I’m gonna have to buy one.
Can you recommend a good, but affordable replacement iPad charger? [Read more…]