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Question from Mandy F.: I have a HP desktop computer that only came with 2 gigs of RAM.
I read that adding more will make my computer run better so I took the cover off and noticed that it had 2 empty RAM slots with 2 more already filled.
Best Buy had 4GB RAM chips on sale so I bought 2 of them and put them in. But the computer still only shows that it has 2GB of RAM instead of 10GB. What could be wrong? Thanks.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Our friend Nick Heath over at TechRepublic recently pointed out that Microsoft is breaking one of their own developer guidelines with their latest “Get Windows 10” app.
And in my opinion, it’s quite clear that he is correct.
The specific guideline they are breaking is located about one quarter of the way down the page, and it reads like this: [Read more…]
A couple of years ago Facebook removed the messaging feature from their mobile app and asked folks to start using the standalone Facebook Messenger app instead.
Since I’ve never been a fan of the Facebook Messenger app, I recommended at the time that users stop using the Facebook app and use the mobile version of the Facebook website instead. That way they could still enjoy the entire Facebook experience without having to load a second app just to message someone.
Well, now Facebook has decided to complete the push to Facebook Messenger by removing the messaging feature from the mobile site as well. That means you’ll need to either start using Facebook Messenger or one of these fantastic third-party alternatives. [Read more…]
Regular readers of this blog already know that I don’t recommend the use of password managers, for several reasons.
Well, a recently discovered security flaw in the popular KeePass password manager adds yet another reason to that list.
While the flaw in question doesn’t put the security of your passwords at risk directly, it does so indirectly by making it possible to accidentally download a malicious fake version of KeePass via the program’s normal update procedure. [Read more…]
With the federal government spending trillions of dollars each and every year, wouldn’t you expect our most critical government agencies to be using the latest technology?
Well here’s a news flash for you: They don’t.
According to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), some of the government’s most important tasks are still being completed using computer equipment and software that was developed as far back as the 1950’s.
If you’re thinking that tasks being completed using such outdated equipment can’t be all that important, consider this quote from the GAO report: [Read more…]