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These days it seems like we’re always needing to find a replacement charger for our phones because they’re so easy to lose, and they “tear up” so often.
The next time you find yourself in need of a new charger, keep in mind that you have several options.
Question from Kevin: My laptop has Windows 10 on it and every time I press a key to wake it from sleeping I have to sign in again.
I’m the only one that has access to this laptop during the workday so I really don’t need to worry about someone else using it.
That’s why I only actually log off when I shut it down before I leave to go home in the evening.
My question is how can I have the laptop go straight to the Desktop after waking from sleep without having to sign in again? [Read more…]
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Question from Joseph: I have a 2009 era Dell desktop that’s running Windows 7. The hard drive began acting up a while back so I replaced it with a 128GB SSD.
I’d now like to replace the Windows 7 with Windows 10, but I’ve heard that a 128GB drive isn’t big enough to hold Windows 10.
Will I need to replace the existing SSD with a bigger one before installing Windows 10?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Deborah: Hi, Rick. I have a question for you.
Is there a way to listen to Pandora without WiFi or Internet?
I mow 4 acres of grass and it sure does get boring.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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Question from Jamie: Hi, Rick. I have an old Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop that has several missing and broken keys (don’t ask lol).
The rest of the laptop works fine, but the keyboard is unusable.
Do you think it can be replaced? [Read more…]