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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, January 21, 2022.
Topics covered in this issue…
• Why you should restart your computer every few days
• Q&A: How much RAM can I install in my computer?
• Q&A: How do I take a screenshot on my iPad?
• The first company to sponsor ‘The Flintstones’ just might shock you
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Today’s Quick Tip….
Why you should restart your computer every few days
I receive lots of tech questions every week, and there’s one that gets asked on a regular basis:
“Is it ok to leave my computer running all the time?“
The answer is no, it really isn’t. Here’s why…
Both Windows PCs and Macs tend to collect digital junk in their RAM storage areas over time, primarily from poorly-written programs and apps causing memory leaks and/or leaving parts of themselves behind in RAM when you close them out.
On top of that, transient glitches caused by power fluctuations can cause data corruption in isolated memory cells.
While these types of RAM issues typically go unnoticed by the user, they often subtly manifest themselves by causing system instability, system slow-downs and a wide variety of other issues.
And if the problem gets bad enough it can result in data loss, random reboots and other miscellaneous problems that can leave you both frustrated and confused.
Now all of the above begin said, it isn’t really necessary to restart your computer every single day.
Just one weekly restart (which I do every Saturday morning) should easily be enough to keep the digital gremlins at bay and prevent the types of issues I described above from occurring.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips…
• Q&A: How much RAM can I install in my computer?
A reader asks for help with determining how much RAM his computer can accept for an upcoming upgrade.
• Q&A: How do I take a screenshot on my iPad?
A reader needs instructions for capturing screenshots on her iPad. This post explains how.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
The first company to sponsor ‘The Flintstones’ just might shock you
The Flintstones cartoons were aimed at a juvenile audience, right? Well, not exactly.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Lawmakers likely set to approve Big Tech antitrust overhaul
• Online shopping leads to higher returns, and that’s a problem
• Google to free G Suite users: Pay up or lose your account
• Ziply Fiber rolls out multi-gig service to 170,000 homes
• Why Netflix keeps cranking up its prices
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