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Q&A: Do SSDs need to be backed up like a hard drive?

Posted on January 26, 2025

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Question from Brenda: I took my laptop to Best Buy after the hard drive crashed and they installed a 2TB SSD for me. I can’t believe how much faster the computer runs now.

Luckily I had a backup when the hard drive crashed. I was reading an article today that said SSDs don’t break because they have no moving parts, therefore you don’t really need to back them up.

Is that true? [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I connect a full-size computer keyboard to my tablet?

Posted on January 25, 2025

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Question from Danica: Rick, I recently purchased a 10″ Android tablet and I really like it.

It came with a keyboard cover but the keys on it are way too small for me to type without making lots of mistakes.

Is it possible to use a regular full-sized USB computer keyboard with a tablet? [Read more…]

How to reopen a browser tab you closed by accident

Posted on January 23, 2025

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Have you ever had two or more tabs open in your web browser and closed one of them by accident?

Whether it was caused by an errant mouse click or by simply closing the wrong tab, it’s quite frustrating to say the least.

I do it all the time, and it used to frustrate me to no end. But now I simply work a quick bit of magic and the accidentally closed tab instantly reappears!

Well, truth be told it isn’t really magic, but rather a “trick” using the keyboard… [Read more…]