Rick's Daily Tips

Q&A: How do I take a screenshot on my Chromebook?

Posted on February 10, 2022

Question from Elisa: Hi, Rick! I love your site and I visit it every day to read your latest computer tips! Would you mind answering a question for me?

The screen in my old laptop stopped working and I replaced it with a Samsung Chromebook after reading about them in one of your posts.

After using the Chromebook for a while I can honestly say that I love it because it does everything I need it to do without have having to deal with all the hassles that go with using Windows.

Anyway, back to my question. Every once in a while I need to take a screenshot. It was easy on Windows 7 but I can’t figure out how to do it on my Chromebook.

Can you tell me how to capture a screenshot with a Chromebook? [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I find out if ‘Secure Boot’ is enabled on my PC?

Posted on February 10, 2022

Question from Denise: I recently started a new job and the IT folks said I can connect my personal laptop to their network but only if it has something called Secure Boot enabled?

Can you tell me what that is and how to check to see if its enabled?

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Q&A: How do I clone a hard drive to a larger Samsung SSD?

Posted on February 9, 2022

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Question from Mike: First of all, I love your blog, Rick. Your tips have helped me a lot over the years.

Now I need your help with an SSD upgrade if you don’t mind.

I’ve read several of your tips about replacing a hard drive with an SSD.

Some of those tips discuss cloning the contents of a large hard drive to an SSD that has less storage capacity than the hard drive, but my situation is exactly the opposite. [Read more…]

How Amazon Prime members can get interest-free financing

Posted on February 8, 2022

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It’s no secret that I buy most of my tech gear from Amazon. I also recommend that others do the same for the reasons stated in this post.

Well, did you know there’s an easy way for Prime members to get a full 12 months interest-free financing on any Amazon purchase of $600 or more? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I stop the ‘Launch Device Pulse’ notifications on my phone?

Posted on February 8, 2022

Question from Jim: I have a TracFone Motorola Moto G smartphone and at least twice a day I get a notification that says this:

Launch Device Pulse

I’ve tried everything I can think of to make it stop giving me those notifications. I even deleted the “Device Pulse” app and I’m still getting them.

Can you tell me how to put a stop to it? [Read more…]