Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Question from David S.: Hi Rick. I hope you can give me some advice about a networking issue.
My cable modem is located in my living room but my computer is in the bedroom. I’d like your recommendation on the best way to connect them.
I have decided that I’d rather not use Wi-Fi, so is there any way to connect the computer to the modem without using a router?
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Question from Lisa A.: My ex-husband keeps changing the password to my Facebook account and logging into it to send nasty messages to my friends, and it’s causing me a lot of problems. He even sends messages to my mom!
I don’t know how he’s managing to change my password. How can I stop him from doing that and logging into my Facebook account?
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Question from Brandie: I recently started doing some shopping on Amazon, and I absolutely love it!
Their selection is simply astounding and their prices are very reasonable.
For the most part everything is very easy to understand or figure out as I go, but I’m still learning the ropes about some things.
For example, every now and then I’ll come across a product that’s listed as an “Add-On Item”.
I’m not really sure what that means. Can you tell me?
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Question from Kayla T.: I spilled a large glass of coke all over my keyboard Rick.
After I saw what I had done I immediately unplugged the power cable from the computer and disconnected the keyboard from the USB port.
I’m not worried about the keyboard since they’re so cheap, but it’s the tower that has me worried.
Do you think I can just buy a new keyboard and plug it in or do you recommend having the computer checked out by a repair shop first to make sure it’s not damaged?
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Question from Brittney: I hope you can help me Rick. I read your blog every day and I really trust your advice.
A couple of my friends and I just rented an apartment together. We had Xfinity cable and Internet installed and they placed the modem/router combo box in the living room beside the TV.
Since I can’t run a cable from the living room to my bedroom, I need to connect my Dell desktop computer to the Internet over the Wi-Fi network. The problem is this computer doesn’t have Wi-Fi built in.
In your opinion, what’s the best way to connect the desktop PC to our router over Wi-Fi?
I need a solution that is as cheap as possible, but works well. I know that’s a lot to ask for lol.
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