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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…]
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Question from Carl: I was listening to talk radio the other day and I heard a guy say that the strongest encryption methods in use today are so strong that they will never, ever be broken.
The host didn’t challenge him on that. In fact, he seemed to agree with him. I have my doubts though.
What do you think? Is current encryption technology so good that no one will ever be able to break it?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
I’m often asked which version of Linux looks and works most like Windows, and my usual answer is Linux Mint with the Cinnamon Desktop.
Now that Windows 11 is here, you Linux aficionados might be wondering when a Windows 11 look-alike version of Linux will show up.
Well, guess what? It’s already here!
Question from Geneva: When my computer had Windows 7 on it I had an analog clock on the desktop.
After I updated to Windows 10 the clock disappeared. Is there any way to get it back?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Phillip: Hi, Rick. Love your site and your tips.
You provide a much needed service to those of us who use computers but don’t know a lot about them. Kudos for all you do.
Now I guess it’s my turn to ask for help if you don’t mind.