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Question from Keith: I went to an estate sale the other day and they had an old Epson MX-100 printer they were going to auction off.
Due mainly to nostalgia (my very first printer was an MX-100) I bid on it and ended up buying it.
I didn’t really expect it to work since it’s so old but when I plugged it in it ran the self test just fine.
Now I could use some help if you don’t mind. [Read more…]
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Question from Tammy: I’ve been seeing a lot of commercials for the auction site DealDash lately.
They sure make it sound tempting but it seems to me like it has to be too good to be true.
I’d like to know your opinion about it. I’ve had pretty good luck on Ebay but the great deals mentioned in the DealDash commercials have me intrigued.
So my question is do you think DealDash is a scam or can you really get great deals on there?
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Question from Dora: A few months ago I bought a Kindle Fire HD tablet and decided to get the one with “Special Offers” to save a few bucks.
I’ve now come to regret buying the cheaper model because the ads are so irritating!
Is there a way to remove those ads? [Read more…]
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Question from Felicia: I have a blog that I’ve been posting on three times a week since November 2015.
I’m really happy with the success I’m having with it and now I want to try my hand at podcasting to supplement the blog posts.
Can you recommend a good podcast-quality microphone that’s affordable?
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Question from Pauline N.: I’m planning to buy a new laptop and give my old one to my daughter.
What I’m looking for is a simple way to transfer my files from the old laptop to the new one.
I was hoping I could just connect the two laptops together with a USB cable and transfer the files that way. Is that possible?
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