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Upgrade your PC to an SSD without skimping on storage space

Posted on March 7, 2021

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As you probably know by now, replacing the hard drive in your laptop with an SSD is an easy way to put your machine into overdrive.

Simply put, Solid State Drives are virtual speed demons when compared to even the fastest spinning hard drives.

But unfortunately, those wishing to make this awesome upgrade faced a problem…

Making the switch from a slow spinning hard drive to a speedy SSD meant giving up a ton of storage space.

Well, guess what? That problem has virtually disappeared.

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How to select a block of text on a Windows tablet

Posted on March 6, 2021

I’ve been answering questions on here for several years now, and as you might expect some questions tend to get asked over and over on there.

For example, I recently answered the following question (for the third time) over there:

“How can I select text to copy using a Windows tablet?”

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6 tips for recording high quality screencasts from a PC

Posted on March 5, 2021

Recording screencasts from a computer is a lot easier today than it was in times past.

There are plenty of great tools you can use to get the job done, but many people still have issues with the quality of the screencasts they record.

The good news is recording high quality screencasts from a computer isn’t really all that difficult.

Here are six things to consider if you want to record the highest quality screencasts you can possibly produce: [Read more…]

How to create a ‘System Repair Disc’ and ‘System Image Backup’ in Windows 10

Posted on March 1, 2021

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As you probably know, Windows 10 loves to install new Windows Updates at times when you’re least expecting it.

That can be a huge problem if a bad update happens to break your Windows installation in some way.

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Q&A: Which version of Linux should I replace Windows XP with?

Posted on March 1, 2021

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Question from Carlos: I have an older laptop that’s still running Windows XP and I have question about it.

I read your post about replacing Windows with Linux, and since XP has been orphaned by Microsoft I’d like to do that so I can keep using this machine.

My laptop is a Dell Latitude D620 that has been upgraded to 4GB of RAM and 320GB hard drive. I’m not sure about the video card if that matters.

Can you recommend the best version of Linux to install on this computer? There are so many Linux versions to choose from and I have no idea which one to pick.

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