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Question from Michael: I’ve noticed that every Windows 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?
Is there anything that can be done to reverse the slowdown and get the PC running like new again? [Read more…]
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Question from Callie: I bought a new Windows laptop (an Acer) that has a camera built into it.
I don’t ever plan to use the camera for anything and I’d like to completely disable it.
I don’t want to just prevent apps from accessing the camera. I want to disable it completely.
Is it possible to do that? If it is, can you tell me how to do it? [Read more…]
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There’s a very dangerous email scam making the rounds again, and as before it’s catching a lot of Gmail users off-guard.
As usual, the text of the email varies a bit, but the message conveyed is always the same.
The email claims to be from Google in response to a request to close your Gmail account. [Read more…]
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If you’ve been using Microsoft Windows for a while you know it’s famous for occasionally “freezing up”.
And unfortunately, when that happens it can be difficult to get the system to respond to your mouse clicks and key presses.
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Question from Kendra: Hi, Rick. I really love your blog, especially the section where you answer questions from your readers.
If you don’t mind I’d like to ask a question of my own.
Back in March of 2023 the tech guy I used at the time installed a Crucial 500GB SSD in my Acer laptop and it really made it run a lot faster. [Read more…]