Tech Tips, Techniques and Tutorials
Gaming laptops are getting more powerful all the time, even as their prices continue to drop.
A perfect case in point is the awesome new CUK MSI GT72VR Dominator Virtual Reality Gaming Laptop.
To be blunt and straight-to-the-point, this machine has just about everything a serious gamer could want in a laptop. It’s even VR-ready right out of the box!
This is quite simply one powerhouse of a machine. Let’s take a quick look at the specs: [Read more…]
Do you find yourself changing a certain System Setting or accessing a particular Control Panel option on a regular basis?
If so, you can save time and clicks by adding that setting or option right to the Start Menu!
I have several tiles on my PC’s Start menu for the Settings and Control Panel options I use the most, and you can do the same on your PC! [Read more…]
Question from Vince H.: Hi Rick. I need a little info and advice about Windows 10 if you don’t mind.
I’ve been using Geek Uninstaller to delete programs ever since I read your post explaining how Windows leaves bits and pieces of a program behind when it deletes it.
I updated my computer 10 Windows 10 back when it was free and I was wondering if Windows 10 leaves traces of deleted programs behind too. Or has Microsoft finally fixed this?
Windows 10’s “right-click and click Uninstall” method of removing programs is awesome but I’ll keep using Geek Uninstaller if you still recommend it.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
AOL Instant Messenger (aka AIM) is probably the oldest Internet instant messaging service still in existence today, but that will soon change.
If you’re one of the millions of people worldwide who still use AIM to chat with friends and relatives you’ll need to migrate to something else before the end of the year.
I’ve had a feeling this day was coming for some time now since so many AIM users have switched to Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and SnapChat in recent years.
For what it’s worth, AIM outlasted both the once hugely-popular Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger services, but now AOL has succumbed to the Facebook/WhatsApp/ShapChat steamroller as well.
AOL released a new help article this morning with the details of the impending shutdown. Here are the five most important takeaways from that article: [Read more…]
Question from Eric G.: I read your post about adding USB 3.0 ports to a PC that only has USB 2.0 on it. I’d like to do that but I have a question first.
My Gateway DX4860 desktop computer has two USB 2.0 ports on the front of the case. If I install a USB 3.0 expansion card will it add USB 3.0 to the front of my computer too or just on the back?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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