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Hello everyone. I hope you all had a great week!
Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, lots of folks have turned their attention to Christmas shopping. And especially at this time of year, we’re out to spend as little as we can get by with!
These days the latest tech gear tops many a Christmas wish list, but it helps to keep in mind that shopping for computers, smart phones, game consoles and such is a lot different from shopping for sweaters and neckties. [Read more…]
Question from Carol K.: I have an older 120GB external USB hard drive that I’ve used for years with my Dell desktop PC.
The Dell bit the dust a couple of weeks ago and I replaced it with a 3 year old Acer laptop that my son gave me after he bought a new one.
The problem I’m having is the old external drive has a bunch of files on it that I really need to access with the laptop, but I can’t get the drive to show up in Windows Explorer.
I know the drive itself is still working because it works fine when I plug it into my computer at work. I’m hoping you can tell me what I need to do to get my old USB hard drive to work with the Acer laptop?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Today is Thanksgiving, the one day each year that we set aside to give special thanks to our Creator for the many blessings that He has bestowed upon us throughout the past year.
This is a day to fellowship with family and friends – an opportunity to reminisce about the joys we have shared and treasure the memories of those who have passed on. [Read more…]
WordPress is by far the most used blogging platform available today thanks to its ease of use and amazing configurability. Millions of blogs and websites are currently running on WordPress, including some of the world’s largest and most visited websites.
A wonderful new Kindle ebook called Unlocking WordPress – Easy Steps For Getting a Hosted Blog Up and Running Fast will help you start blogging right away by walking you through the process of creating your own self-hosted WordPress blog, step-by-step.
With the help of this easy to follow illustrated guide, you’ll have your very own self-hosted WordPress blog up and running on your own domain in minutes. You’ll then learn how to properly configure your new blog and customize it to suit your needs and preferences. [Read more…]
In the world of computing, it’s pretty much a given that the fastest desktops will out-perform the fastest laptops, but there’s a new laptop from the folks at MSI that beats most desktops in head-to-head tests.
The MSI GT80 Titan SLI-258 is a veritable beast of a machine that features a blazing fast Intel 2.7 GHz Core i7 CPU and an NVIDIA Geforce GTX970M SLI graphics co-processor with 12GB of dedicated video RAM to create a truly awesome user experience. [Read more…]