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Question from Judy: I’ll be going on a cruise in December and I have a question about using my phone while I’m on the ship.
Will I be able to use my iPhone 11 to take pictures without having to pay anything to take them? [Read more…]
Question from Chris: I saw a brand new CPU that sells elsewhere online for around $500 for sale on Ebay for only $285. That’s a lot less that what I’d have to pay elsewhere so I ordered one.
The sales page said the CPU was brand new in the box and it had never been opened, but that’s not what they sent me.
When the package arrived the box had been opened and taped back shut and some of the pins on the CPU were bent. I can also see traces of thermal paste on the top of the chip.
It’s pretty obvious that they sent me a used CPU instead of a brand new one. I could always install the CPU in my rig and see if it works but I’m afraid they’ll try to say I damaged it myself while installing it.
How would be the best way to handle this? [Read more…]
Question from Doreen: I always try to send birthday greetings to all of my Facebook friends on their actual birthdays, but sometimes things come up and I can’t get on Facebook at all on a given day.
When I log into Facebook the next day, the birthdays from the day before are gone.
Is there a way to see yesterday’s birthdays on Facebook? [Read more…]
Question from Twyla : If I mute someone on Twitter will they be told that I have muted them?
The reason I’m asking is my brother-in-law is always posting obnoxious and disgusting tweets that I’d rather not see.
I certainly don’t want any of my friends to see them either, but I don’t want to upset my sister. [Read more…]
Question from Rita: My laptop has Windows 11 on it and when I turned it on yesterday morning I noticed that it had installed an update.
Ever since the update there’s been a little Weather icon on the Taskbar right beside the Start button.
Every time I move my mouse towards either the Start button or the icon just to the right of the Weather icon a screen pops up showing the weather along with what appears to be about a thousand news reports.
This is irritating me to no end. Is there any way to remove that Weather icon from the Taskbar? [Read more…]