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Question from Brenda: I think it’s wonderful that you take the time to provide all this great information and help people with their problems.
I’ve noticed that you never ask anyone for money or request any type of payment for the things you do.
I believe you really should because your time is valuable and you deserve to be paid for using it to help all of us. Why do you do all this for free?
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Does your smartphone seem sluggish and slow compared to the way it ran when you first got it?
If so, there is one hugely popular, but quite unnecessary app that could be slowing your phone down to a crawl.
Chances are you use this app every single day, even though you don’t really need it and you’ll give up absolutely nothing by removing it.
Sadly, the economic impact of the ongoing Covid pandemic has left lots of folks in dire financial straits.
And of course it’s certainly understandable that people who are struggling to make it from day to day will welcome any assistance they can get.
The scammers of the world know this, and as always they’re working overtime to take advantage of as many of those who are already hurting as possible.
Question from Mike: Chrome used to display the word “Secure” in the address bar to indicate that the webpage you’re viewing is encrypted.
I really liked that because I didn’t have to worry about hackers stealing my info if I typed anything into a form on that page.
A while back I noticed that Google has removed that “Secure” indicator from Chrome’s address bar.
Why on earth did they get rid of it?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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With all the budget-level laptops running Windows 10 in S-Mode on the market these days, I’m always pleased when I happen to see a new low-cost laptop running Windows 10 Home.
I recently had an opportunity to check out the new Dell Inspiron 3585 15.6″ FHD Laptop and I found it to be a fantastic alternative to most of those (slightly) lower priced S-Mode machines.
This laptop has plenty of speed and power for general Internet and home use, yet it fits easily into most consumers’ budgets.
Here’s a quick run-down of the specs: [Read more…]