Your daily dose of practical, easy to follow tech tips!
Question from Keith: I always ‘eject’ my USB flash drives before removing them from the computer because I heard that not doing that could cause the drive to get corrupted.
Someone saw me eject a drive the other day and said we don’t have to do that anymore.
My question is, can we now just pull the drive out of its socket or do we still need to eject it first? [Read more…]
The Olympic Games are a worldwide spectacle that attract the attention of billions of people around the globe during the two week period when the games are underway.
Unfortunately, that two week period is also one of the most lucrative times for hackers and scammers to practice their dirty deeds.
Chances are you’ve already received emails and seen social media posts with links to Olympics related web pages and videos. If so, I hope you haven’t clicked on the links because virtually all of those emails and web pages are fraudulent and dangerous. [Read more…]
Question from Ronald: I recently bought my first computer with Windows 11 on it.
I guess it’s ok overall but there are a few things that irritate me, one of which is how it forces me to enter a password every time I turn on the computer.
I don’t really need a password because I live alone and I’m the only person who has access to this computer.
Is it possible to make Windows 11 boot straight to the Desktop without needing to enter a password? [Read more…]
If you do a lot of traveling you have probably found yourself stuck in a hotel room with a weak WiFi signal on more than one occasion.
Several variables control the strength of the WiFi signals in any building, and many older hotels (and even some newer ones) have rooms with weak signals and poor connections.
If you really need to use the Internet during your stay, there are several things you can try in order to get a better connection when you’re stuck in a room with a poor WiFi signal: [Read more…]
Question from Cecille: My son is wanting a gaming computer for his birthday. The one he has been looking at is over $900.
I mentioned this to my friend and she suggested that I look into something called Cloud Gaming that lets the person play games without having to buy an expensive gaming computer.
What exactly is Cloud Gaming, and how does it work? [Read more…]