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Question from Marie: You never cease to amaze me, Rick. It seems like you have an answer for every question that people ask of you.
How on earth do you remember all the obscure and complicated tech stuff that we’re always asking you about? Do you have a photographic memory or something? [Read more…]
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Question from Kyle: I have a high-end MacBook Pro that I currently use for both work and pleasure.
The “pleasure” part consists almost exclusively of watching YouTube videos, and I watch a LOT of them.
I’d like to purchase a good, but cheap 2nd laptop just for watching YouTube, and I need some advice.
A friend recommended that I skip Windows this time and get a Chromebook instead. I’d love to have your opinion on that. [Read more…]
Do you have your smartphone set to display all of your oncoming notifications on the Lock screen?
If so, you’re not alone because that’s the norm among most smartphone users.
But did you know that allowing your notifications to pop up on the Lock screen puts the security of your online accounts at risk?
What’s more, it also diminishes your privacy.
First, let’s talk about the security issue… [Read more…]
Do you use a laptop?
If so, you probably know how difficult it can be using the touchpad to scroll through web pages or to drag and drop items.
Yep, it’s a two-handed process for the less dexterous among us (which definitely includes yours truly).
You basically have to use a finger on one hand to hold the left touchpad button while using the other hand to move the object in question around on the screen.
What you might not know however is that a simple settings change can make your touchpad a lot easier to use…
Question from Kandi: I bought my 9 year old son a new laptop for his birthday. He loves it and uses it every day.
The problem is I have already had to take it to the Geek Squad twice to fix issues he caused by changing some system settings.
I know that’s what he’s doing because I saw him using the Settings app.
Is there a way to disable the Settings app on his computer to prevent that from happening again? I really need to preserve my sanity! [Read more…]