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I receive dozens of emails every day from readers of this blog, most of them requesting assistance with computer problems or offering suggestions for posts on the blog.
I also receive quite a few messages offering feedback on one of my posts, and I always appreciate them.
I received a very nice message from a lady named Suzanne, and I’d like to share it with you: [Read more…]
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In a previous post I discussed how adding RAM to your PC would give you the biggest bang for the buck when upgrading your computer.
Adding RAM has always been one of the most cost effective ways to speed up a PC, and it still is.
Today I’m going to tell you about an equally amazing upgrade that could potentially speed up your computer and hurtle it right into the fast lane. [Read more…]
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If you work on computers or other electronic items, you really need a high-quality anti-static mat to protect your gear’s sensitive electronic components from static electricity.
I’ve used a number of different anti-static mats over the years. Some of them were good, some of them not so good.
I’m always eager to try new out ones, and here’s one of the best I’ve ever used: the Bertech 2’x3′ Anti-Static Mat Kit with Wrist Strap and Grounding Cord
Have you ever done a Google search on a topic only to discover that most of the search results consisted of pages that were created years ago?
That isn’t always a problem when searching for “facts” because many facts just don’t change over time.
For example, if you type largest planet in our solar system into Google, the answer you receive should be Jupiter whether the article you click on was written in 1998 or 2023. After all, Jupiter hasn’t gotten smaller and the other planets haven’t grown any larger.
On the other hand, if you search for latest medical research some of the pages returned by Google could possibly be woefully out of date.
Luckily, there’s an easy way to ensure that your Google search results are at least fairly recent… [Read more…]
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.