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Q&A: Can I make monthly payments to Amazon for a new TV?

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Question from Judy: Hi Rick. I hope you can give me some info on buying a new TV from Amazon.

It looks like I’m going to be stuck here at home for at least a couple of months and my TV recently went out on me. It’s pretty old and I doubt if it’s worth fixing.

I really need a new TV to get me through this period of isolation but I just don’t have that kind of money right now because I was laid off from my job.

A while back you wrote an article letting us know that Amazon will sell you a computer and let you make monthly payments on it.

Can I also make monthly payments to Amazon for a new TV or does that just apply to computers?

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Q&A: Can a gaming PC be used like a regular computer when not playing games?

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Question from Glenda J.:  I know this might be a dumb question but I’m really ignorant about things like this.

My son wants a gaming computer for his birthday but I want to get him a computer that he can use for schoolwork too.

My question is will a gaming PC do other things besides just play games? Things like let him type essays, view websites, use email and maybe edit pictures?

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Blog stats: The differences between Hits, Page Views and Visits

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Many new bloggers take a look at their blog’s traffic stats and become confused while viewing the stats for “Hits”, “Page Views” and “Visits”.

Even worse, they often become more confused when they see other bloggers/webmasters bragging about how many “hits” their sites receive every month.

If you find all of this traffic terminology confusing as well, I’ll try to clear it all up for you with this post. [Read more…]

Review: Anker PowerCore 15600mAh Portable Charger

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Modern technology and the abundance of mobile devices we have at our disposal are great, but keeping all of our gadgets charged up and ready for use when we need them can be a challenge.

But that challenge is a lot easier to meet with a powerful USB charger and external battery pack combo.

I’m always eager to test and review new portable charging devices, and I recently had the opportunity to put a true powerhouse to the test.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why does it install a trial version of Malwarebytes every time I try to install the free version?

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Question from Martha:  Hi Rick. I need your help with the Malwarebytes download.

One of the steps in your post explaining how to remove malware from a computer recommended running a scan with the free version of Malwarebytes.

I tried downloading ‘Malwarebytes Free’ by clicking the Download Free button but it installs a 14 day trial version instead.

Am I clicking the wrong thing to download the free Malwarebytes? Or maybe I’m doing something wrong?

Or does Malwarebytes not even come with a free version (which would be a bait and switch in my opinion)?

Any help you can give me with this will be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

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