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Question from Shaina: I have a USB flash drive with several hundred photos on it that I scanned during a recent visit to my grandmother’s house.
These are precious family pictures that will be difficult to replace if something were to happen to them.
I really don’t want to lose these photos and I was wondering how long I can count on the drive retaining them if I lock it up in my little fireproof safe?
Rick’s Answer: [Read more…]
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Question from Karen: I have a question about surge protection after reading this article of yours.
If there’s a lightning strike and your TV and computer gear are not on at the time, will the strike still damage the equipment? [Read more…]
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Question from Alvin: My mom’s (really) old desktop computer won’t come on so she bought herself a new laptop to replace it.
Now she wants me to get the files off her old hard drive for her, but I don’t have a desktop PC to install it in.
I read your post about converting a spare internal hard drive into an external USB hard drive, and it’s very informative. I
I’m hoping you can help me choose the right kind of external drive enclosure? [Read more…]
Have you ever received a telephone call with your own number showing up on the Caller ID?
Yeah, me too. And it’s quite frustrating to say the least.
When that happens the natural instinct is to answer the call and give the scammer a piece of your mind, but that’s a very bad idea.
A while back I wrote a post warning about fake ads that are being published on Facebook.
Well, there’s a recurring fake ad offering to sell unclaimed Amazon packages at huge discounts making the rounds yet again. And unfortunately, lots of people are falling for it as usual.
Here’s a screenshot that shows what the fake ad looks like: [Read more…]