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When it comes to laptops these days, thin is in – as in the thinner the better!
The problem is, as laptops become thinner, sacrifices must often be made in terms of performance, features and connectivity.
With their new Spectre 13.3 Ultrabook, HP has managed to create one of the thinnest laptops ever without sacrificing much of anything at all! [Read more…]
Question from Lina W.: A while back my laptop updated from Windows 7 to Windows 10 on its own. I just woke up one morning and there it was!
It turns out that I like Windows 10 ok, but now I can’t get the screen to brighten up much at all.
I have the brightness setting turned all the way to maximum and it still isn’t as bright at it was with Windows 7.
How can I get my laptop’s brightness control to work as it should?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Did you dine at a Chipotle Mexican Grill any time between the dates of March 24 and April 18, 2017?
If so, you should know that your credit/debit card info might have been stolen by hackers.
Company officials reported earlier today that hackers installed malware on their payment systems that allowed them to steal customers’ credit/debit card data. [Read more…]
Scammers rarely miss an opportunity to take advantage of an innocent victim, and right now they’re using the recent WannaCry Ransomware attacks as a ruse to scam as many folks as possible.
To be sure, WannaCry is a very serious malware issue, but it’s important not to fall victim to the scams that are out there taking advantage of it right now.
The most common WannaCry related scam works something like this: [Read more…]
Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a huge fan of Amazon. In fact, rarely does a week go by when I don’t receive at least one package from them.
One of the things I love most about shopping at Amazon is how they ship any order that meets their free shipping threshold for free.
Well, I have some good news for you. They have recently dropped that free shipping threshold from $35 to just $25! This page at Amazon.com has all the details. [Read more…]