Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Today’s Daily Deal features the awesome Dell Inspiron 15.6″ Touch Screen Laptop.
If you’re looking to replace an aging Windows 7 PC (and it wouldn’t be a bad idea now that Windows 7 has been abandoned), this one from Dell is a fantastic value!
This is a fantastic machine for general Internet use, video streaming and most other typical non-gaming activities. And it’s very affordable to boot!
Click here to read more about it at Amazon.
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Have you ever stopped to consider just how important your email account is?
Like most people you probably use email to send messages to friends and family members and receive updates from the various services you’ve signed up for.
But did you know that your email account is one of the most import online accounts you’ll ever use?
In fact, after your online banking account and your PayPal account, your email account is probably THE most important account you have. [Read more…]
Question from Keith P.: Hi Rick. I have a computer with Windows 10 and I have a question about it.
When I open File Explorer it always shows the “Quick Access” view by default, but I really prefer to see “This PC” instead.
Is there any way to make File Explorer automatically open with “This PC” displayed without having to manually click the link to show it?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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Do you ever find yourself wishing your computer wasn’t running like a snoozing slug?
Have you noticed that it now runs a lot slower than it did when you first bought it?
As you probably know, computers tend to slow down over time due to clutter on the hard drive and other software-related issues.
This is simply a fact of life, especially with Windows-based machines.
And of course older computers simply don’t have the faster, more state-of-the-art hardware components that newer models are blessed with.
When it comes right down to it, you basically have two options for making your computing experience faster and more enjoyable: [Read more…]
Question from Edwin: My old Windows XP computer that I really love finally died and I had no choice but to buy a new computer.
I’d been dreading having to switch to Windows 10 but after using it for a while I’ve found out I actually like it.
But one thing about it really irritates me. I hate having all those notification messages pop up at random times in the lower-right corner of the screen.
Is there any way to turn those notifications off?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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