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Question from Kenny: I have an Ultrabook that only has two USB ports, and I need those for my external hard drive and portable scanner.
I’ve been looking for a good Bluetooth mouse since they don’t need to be plugged into a USB port.
I’ve tried three different Bluetooth mice and found all of them to be too small to be comfortably used for extended periods of time.
I just can’t seem to find one that’s normal size. Do you know of one? [Read more…]
Question from Keegan: I just updated my laptop from Windows 10 to Windows 11.
With Windows 10 I could click the battery icon on the task bar and change the power setting to “Best Performance”, but that option isn’t available when I click the battery icon under Windows 11 (unless I’m just imagining things).
I know there must surely be a way to do this.
How do I set my laptop’s power setting to “Best Performance” now that Windows 11 is on it?
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Question from Kyle: Hi, Rick. I’m hoping you can help me solve a problem I’m having.
After using Windows computers for years I decided to try a Mac after my last Acer laptop stopped working on me.
I ended up buying a MacBook Pro and I think I’m really going to like it, but there’s one thing that’s driving me nuts.
When I’m using Safari it only shows the website’s domain name and not the entire URL in the address bar.
I hate that because I like knowing exactly which page of a website I’m on at any given time.
How can I force Safari to display the entire URL of the current page? [Read more…]
Regular readers of this blog know how much I detest scammers and malicious hoaxsters.
That’s why I try my best to warn you ASAP every time a new scam or hoax starts making the rounds.
While they are all absolutely awful, the scams I hate the most are the ones that target the most vulnerable among us.
“How YOU can make an extra $1,000 per month in your spare time, at home, using your own computer!”
We see headlines like this all the time, and most of us instantly associate them with scams and fraud. And truth be told, most of them are indeed just that.
But there are some legitimate work at home opportunities out there. The one I’m about to explain to you in detail is no scam, and the above headline describes it quite accurately. [Read more…]