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Question from Tammy: I’ve used nothing but Windows laptops all my life but I decided to try a MacBook Air this time around.
I think I’m going to like the laptop ok but I hate the Magic Mouse that I bought to go with it. I just can’t seem to get used to it.
My question is can I use a regular 2-button mouse like the ones you use with a Windows computer with it?
If you use an iPhone you probably know there are two ways to access the Internet with your phone: Cellular Data and Wi-Fi.
If you’re signed up for an unlimited data plan with your cellular carrier it makes little difference whether you’re connected to the web via cellular or Wi-Fi (other than Wi-Fi being generally faster then 4G cellular connections).
However, if your plan only allows for a limited amount of included cellular data each month you could potentially find yourself either having your Internet access shut off or incurring some pretty hefty overage charges if you happen to exceed your data limit. [Read more…]
Question from Gene: Rick, I have a desktop computer I hired a guy to build for me about 3 years ago. It has Windows 10 on it.
It has 4 GB of RAM in it right now and I’d really like to max it out to (hopefully) speed things up a bit.
How can I find out how much memory this computer can use since it doesn’t really have a brand/model to look up? [Read more…]
Question from Michael: I’ve noticed that every computer I’ve ever owned runs lightning fast when I first take it out of the box.
But before long they always seem to start slowing down.
Why do they do that? Do the parts just wear out or what? [Read more…]
It’s no secret that smart phones have literally changed the way most of us live our lives.
They allow us to make phone calls and use the Internet from most anywhere, and the list of devices they can replace by simply installing an app boggles the mind.
Truth be told, smartphones are actually just really small computers that can run programs (apps) to perform countless types of tasks.
Unfortunately, like other computers a smartphone can get bloated and inefficient over time as you add more and more apps (some of which can conflict with one another) and its internal storage gets clogged up with digital clutter.