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Question from Trevor F.: Hi Rick. I have an HP G72-259WM laptop that’s really slow when playing most games. The screen will freeze and jump at random times. It’s really frustrating try to use this computer for anything related to gaming.
I’ve already had the RAM maxed out, and now I’m wanting to upgrade the video card. Is the video card replaceable in this computer?
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Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to schedule your emails for delivery at a later time, right in the Gmail editor? Well, now you can thanks to a fantastic browser extension called Boomerang.
Scheduling Gmail messages for later delivery used to be a clumsy multi-step process, but after you install Boomerang all you have to do is change the date and time right on the edit message screen! The message will then be delivered at that date and time, instead of right away. [Read more…]
Question from Danny H.: Hi there Rick. I see that you answer computer questions, so maybe you can help me do something that I’ve been wanting to do for a long time.
How can I make the Desktop my default download folder in Internet Explorer 11 on my Windows 7 laptop? I only download something every once in a blue moon, but it would be nice not to have to click “Save as” and choose the Desktop every time.
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If you’re like me, when you use Windows 8.1 you probably use your Desktop apps a lot more than any of the Modern apps that are native to the Windows 8.1 “Start” screen.
If so, there’s an easy way to make your Desktop apps be displayed before the Modern apps on the “All Apps” screen (which makes them a lot easier to find in a jiffy). Here’s how: [Read more…]
It appears that Intel has finally decided they no longer want their brand associated in any way with John McAfee, the multi-millionaire entrepreneur who founded the company behind the original McAfee Antivirus software suite.
Intel bought McAfee Security in 2010, and ever since it has had to deal with one public relations nightmare after another due to the off-the-wall lifestyle that McAfee took up after leaving the company. I won’t go into the details of what Mr. McAfee has done in recent years, but you can read all about him on this page if you’re interested. [Read more…]