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Q&A: Can I install a 3.5″ floppy disk drive in my desktop computer?

Posted on December 7, 2018

Question from Deanna T.: Hi Rick. I have a question for you.

Is it possible to install a 3.5″, 1.44MB floppy disk drive in a Dell Inspiron 660s computer?

The reason I’m asking is because the trusty 11 year old PC I use in my fabric shop has finally bitten the dust.

I’ve replaced it with a refurbished Dell 660s that works great, but all of my data files are on 1.44MB floppy disks.

I found out today that the company that wrote the software I use has a new version available that’ll work on my new computer, but I’ll need to retrieve the data files from the floppies.

I was hoping I could just buy a 3.5″ floppy drive and install it in the computer.

Is that possible? Can you even still buy a floppy disk drive? As you can tell, I’m a little on the dumb side when it comes to computers.

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4 ways to save big when shopping on Amazon

Posted on December 7, 2018

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you probably know that Amazon is my favorite online retailer, by far.

I got hooked on Amazon with my very first purchase. I not only saved a bundle off what I would have had to pay buying local, but the shopping experience itself was the best I had ever experienced on the web.

If you happen to enjoy shopping at Amazon as well, here are a few tips for saving even more on your purchases: [Read more…]

Q&A: How do you delete a document in WordPad?

Posted on December 6, 2018

Question from Stacey: Hi Rick. I created a document in WordPad and now I want to delete it.

The problem is I can’t find any way to delete a document in WordPad.

I’ve looked everywhere and I can’t find a “Delete” button. Can you tell me how to do it?

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