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Did you recently purchase a new laptop or desktop PC because your old one had become sluggish and unstable?
If you plan to use your new computer primarily for offline tasks like editing photos or doing office-type tasks, there’s a simple way to keep it running like new for years to come…
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Question from Michael: I have a three year old laptop that runs a bit on the warm side. It always has, ever since I first took it out of the box.
I read your post about replacing a hard drive with an SSD and I’d love to replace the existing 1TB hard drive in this laptop with a 1TB SSD.
The thing is I’m afraid it will cause the laptop to overheat since it’s getting really warm already. Do you think it might? [Read more…]
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Question from Kathleen: Hello, Rick. Is there some way I can check persons I have “unfriended” in Facebook? Love your site and all the great useful tips and tricks you provide. Thank you so much.
Rick’s answer: Thanks for the very kind words, Kathleen. They are greatly appreciated.
To answer your question, there is indeed a way to view a list of the people you have removed from your Facebook Friends list. Just follow the steps below for the device you are using. [Read more…]
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Question from Keith: Hi, Rick. I have a Windows desktop computer and I have a question about it.
When I open File Explorer it never shows ‘This PC’ by default so I always have to manually switch to it.
Is there any way to make File Explorer automatically open with “This PC” displayed without having to manually click the link to show it? [Read more…]
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You’ve probably heard by now that Microsoft is going to stop supplying updates of any kind for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, and that includes the all-important security updates.
How this change will affect you will depend on the type of PC that you own right now, your personally acceptable level of risk and how you typically use your computer. [Read more…]