Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Question from Helen S.: Hi Rick. Based upon your recommendation, I’ve been using CCleaner to keep my Windows laptop cleaned out and optimized for some time now. I really appreciate you telling us about things like this!
My daughter just bought a brand new MacBook Pro
Thanks in advance for your advice!
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If you ever press the power button on your laptop and it fails to power up, there’s a good chance that you won’t need to replace it or pay for an expensive repair.
A “dead” laptop can be caused by several different issues, but one of the most common causes is a simple transient power issue.
If you ever find yourself facing a laptop that won’t turn on when you press the power button, try this before trying anything else: [Read more…]
Well, it’s August, and that means schools all around the country are starting back up for their fall classes.
In fact, several of the school systems in my area have already welcomed their students back into the classroom!
The start of a new school year always means shopping for items like notebooks, pencils and such, but nowadays many schools have added a notebook computer to their back-to-school shopping lists.
If you’ve been shopping for a new computer for the student(s) in your family, you’ve no doubt noticed that there are a ton of laptops to choose from.
Picking the perfect student laptop can be a daunting task, but I hope to make it a little easier for you by recommending three of my favorites. [Read more…]
If you tend to post and interact with others a lot on Facebook, you’ve probably noticed all the audible notifications you receive when there’s a lot of activity going on.
At times it can sound like you’re in the middle of an arcade!
If you’d prefer some peace and quiet over the endless barrage of Facebook’s notification sounds, you can easily turn them off. [Read more…]
Question from Elizabeth W.: I just finished reading your post about converting an internal hard drive into an external drive. I never dreamed that it would be so easy!
I have a 1GB hard drive that came out of my old laptop when it died on me. The guy at the shop tested it and said it’s working fine.
I’d like to put that drive into an external enclosure and connect it to my new laptop that has Windows 10 and USB 3.0 ports.
When I clicked the link you posted to Amazon it listed a bunch of external USB enclosures and I have no clue which one I should buy. Can you recommend a good one that doesn’t cost a lot?
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