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Q&A: How hard is it to replace a damaged laptop screen?

Posted on November 4, 2020

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Question from Andreas G.: My favorite laptop (an ASUS X551M) fell off of my kitchen table and it cracked the screen.

It isn’t cracked that bad, but unfortunately the entire right side of the screen is black and completely unresponsive.

I really like this laptop and I’d love to get it fixed but I can’t afford to spend a lot of money on it.

How hard is it to replace a laptop screen? Do you think I could do it myself?

Also, do you have any idea how much it would cost to get a replacement screen?

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Q&A: Where can I buy a replacement power supply for my Xbox One game console?

Posted on November 1, 2020

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Question from Michael Y.: I recently moved and in the process I lost the power supply for my Xbox One game console.

I need to buy a replacement power supply but I don’t know where to get one.

Can you tell me who sells them?

Rick’s answer: Michael, there are actually a number of places where you can buy a third-party replacement power supply for your Xbox One.

The thing is many of them are cheap, low-quality knock-offs that could end up damaging your expensive Xbox One machine. [Read more…]

Did you know you can play classic Atari games on your Xbox One?

Posted on October 31, 2020

If you’re old enough to remember all those awesome Atari games folks played back in the day, I have some good news…

You can play many of those classic Atari games on your Xbox One console! And unlike today’s games, they won’t cost you an arm and a leg either.

The Microsoft Store is currently offering three multi-game collections that include well over 100 of Atari’s most popular classic games.

The first collection, Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 1, consists of 50 classic Atari games including ultra-popular titles such as “Combat”, “Centipede”, “Swordquest” and “Star Raiders”. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I quickly rename all the files in a folder with Windows 10?

Posted on October 30, 2020

Question from Marge L.: I’ve recently begun dabbling in photography and I have a question for you.

Is there a way to rename all the files in a certain folder to a common base name?

My camera always names the pictures with the same base filename but just changes the numbers on the end.

That makes it hard to know what the pictures in a folder are of without looking at the pictures.

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