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Q&A: Can you put a DVD drive in a laptop that didn’t come with one?

Posted on July 25, 2023

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Question from Devin: A few weeks ago I ordered this new Dell laptop and found out after I got it that it doesn’t have an optical drive.

Is it possible to add a DVD-RW drive to a laptop that didn’t come with one from the factory?  [Read more…]

This is probably my best tech tip, ever. (Trust me!)

Posted on July 24, 2023

If you’ve been following this blog for a while you’ve probably figured out by now that I love technology.

No, check that – you’ve probably figured out that I REALLY love technology!

I also love sharing the things I’ve learned while working in the IT field for almost four decades as well as helping people out of jams whenever I can.

To those ends I have posted over 5,200 tech tips on this blog to date. And now I’m about to share what is likely the best tip of the lot.

What is this awesome, must-read tip you ask?

Well, it’s this…

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Speed up your blog (and make it more secure) with a CDN

Posted on July 24, 2023

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If you’ve been blogging for a while, you might have noticed that your blog’s page load times have increased over time as you added posts and started receiving ever more traffic to them.

Every active blog slows down over time as ever-increasing numbers of visitors put an ever-increasing load on your web server’s resources.

As more pages are loaded from your server its CPU must work harder and the RAM and disk I/O eventually get maxed out. This results in sluggish page loads, and during peak times your blog can even grind to a halt.

There are several things you can do to mitigate the problems you’ll almost certainly encounter as your blog grows in size and popularity.  [Read more…]

Things to consider when shopping for a new computer

Posted on July 23, 2023

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Shopping for a new computer has to be one of the most confusing tasks you’ll ever have to do.

With all the choices available, determining which model is the right one for you can be a nightmare.  [Read more…]

Review: BESTEK 150 watt 12V DC to 110V AC Power Inverter / Charger

Posted on July 23, 2023

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I review portable USB chargers on here all the time, and I’m always on the lookout for a car charger that does a little something extra for its owner.

Today I’m going to tell you about a real gem of a charger from BESTEK.  [Read more…]

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