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Q&A: Can I install an SSD in my laptop?

Posted on September 3, 2021

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Question from Seth: Hi Rick. I have an old ASUS ROG G750JW laptop and I’d really like to replace the hard drive with a 1 TB SSD if it’s at all possible.

I love this machine and I want to keep using it as long as I can.

My problem is, I know zilch about the technical aspects of computers. I just know how to use them to do the things I need to do.

What I need to know is a) will this laptop take an SSD, and b) if it will, where can I have one installed in Conway, SC?

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Q&A: Should I buy my own cable modem or rent one from my ISP?

Posted on September 2, 2021

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Question from Mike: I have cable Internet through Comcast/Xfinity and I pay $14 a month to rent a cable modem from them.

While shopping for a router on Amazon I noticed that they also sell cable modems.

Would you recommend buying my own cable modem since the $168 I pay Comcast every year for a rental would actually buy one outright? [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I get Chrome to display the current page’s full URL in the address bar?

Posted on September 1, 2021

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Question from Daniel W.: Rick, I hope you can you help me with a problem I’m having.

I recently started using the Chrome browser and I’ve noticed that it doesn’t show the entire URL of the current web page in the address bar.

For example, for your site it only shows ricksdailytips.com and nothing else for the home page URL. [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware these despicable ‘Help Hurricane Ida Victims’ scams

Posted on September 1, 2021

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Well, as I write this, relief efforts are underway in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida left much of the New Orleans area under water.

Sadly, and predictably, the suffering resulting from the storm has already spawned numerous scams perpetrated by people claiming to be raising money to help the hurricane victims.

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Microsoft to release Windows 11 on October 5

Posted on September 1, 2021

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Microsoft has just revealed in this blog post that Windows 11 will be officially released on October 5, 2021.

On that date Windows 10 users will start receiving notifications that the update to Windows 11 is ready to be installed on their computers.

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