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Scam alert: Beware of ‘friends’ asking for help on Facebook

Posted on July 28, 2021

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Facebook is one of the most visited websites on the Internet, and with over two billion registered users it’s a virtual gold mine for scam artists out to make an easy buck.

There are countless scams being perpetrated on Facebook at all times, but every now and then a particularly insidious one pops up.

The purpose of this post is to warn you about a scam that has cleaned out the bank accounts of at least three of my own Facebook friends.

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Q&A: Should I replace my PC’s CPU cooler with a liquid CPU cooler?

Posted on July 28, 2021

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Question from Alice: I bought a new HP desktop computer with Windows 10 and an Intel Core i5 CPU.

Overall, I really like this computer and I want to do everything I can to make it last as long as possible.

I’ve read that keeping a computer’s CPU cool can prevent it from over-heating and failing prematurely and that a liquid CPU cooler does the best job at that.

I want this computer to last as long as possible so I’m thinking about having my computer guy replace the existing CPU cooler with a liquid CPU cooler to keep the CPU as cool as possible while the computer is running.

I use this machine primarily for Internet (mostly Facebook and Pinterest) and watching Netflix as or playing an occasional game of “Words with Friends”.

Do you think that’s a good idea to replace the CPU cooler? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I remove the login password from my Windows 10 PC?

Posted on July 27, 2021

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Question from Joyce: I recently bought a new computer with Windows 10 on it to replace my old Windows 7 laptop now that it’s no longer safe to use.

Thanks for the info you provided on that by the way.

My niece helped me set the new machine up while she was in for the holidays but now she’s gone back and she isn’t here to help me.

What I’m wanting to do is remove the login password that she put on it because I live alone and no one else has access to the computer.

Can you tell me how to remove that password? It’s a hassle having to enter it every time I turn the machine on.

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Q&A: Can you recommend a good image editor for my Chromebook?

Posted on July 27, 2021

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Question from Cathy H.: My laptop died a few months ago and I decided to give a Chromebook a try. I ended up purchasing an Acer Chromebook and I really like it.

I’m having trouble with one issue however. It didn’t come with an image editor and I have a bunch of family pictures that I need to work on.

Can you recommend a good image editor (hopefully free) that will work with my Chromebook?

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