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Question from Trevor: Rick, I have an HP laptop running Windows 11.
When I close the lid it goes into sleep mode, but I’d rather have it just shut down all the way because I’m usually going to just leave it in my laptop bag and not use it for a while.
Is there a way to make it do that? Thanks.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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Question from Michael: I’ve rented a room in a private home and I’ll be moving in next week. I have a question about my options concerning Internet access.
The room I’m moving into is already wired for cable and they have Internet through Comcast/Xfinity.
The thing is, my landlord won’t let me use his Wi-Fi connection. He said I’ll have to have to sign up for an account with Comcast and get my own cable modem.
Which brings me to my question: Is that even possible to have two cable modems in the same house? [Read more…]
Question from Karla: I bought a closeout Acer laptop a couple of months ago and I didn’t realize it had Windows 10 S on it. I didn’t even know there was such a thing.
I just found out that some of the software I really need to run won’t work with Windows 10 S. It needs Windows 10 Home instead.
I’d just return the laptop and get a different one but it was a closeout and I can’t return it.
I heard that you can convert Windows 10 S to Windows 10 Home for free but I don’t know how to do it. Can you tell me? [Read more…]
Question from Brooke: I found a free images site that I really like because it specializes in the kind of photos I use on my blog.
The thing is, all the images on there are in WebP format and I really prefer using JPGs.
Can you tell me the best (as in easiest) way to convert WebP files into JPG files? [Read more…]
Question from Nancy: I have a big problem Rick, and I really need your help.
I tried logging into LastPass this morning and it wouldn’t let me. Every time I try it says my master password is incorrect even though I know it isn’t.
Do you know of any way I can get it to let me log back in? [Read more…]