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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, May 6, 2023
• How to quickly open a folder in new File Explorer tab
• Q&A: Can you switch back to Windows 10 after installing Windows 11?
• How to create a System Image Backup with Windows 11
• Why it’s wise to ‘make time’ by shifting priorities
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Even though solid state drives (SSDs) are beginning to replace spinning hard drives in the marketplace, the majority of computers in use today still use a hard drive for long-term data storage.
Unfortunately, most hard drives will eventually fail, and when they do their owners often lose any irreplaceable data that’s stored on them because they didn’t have a current backup on hand.
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Question from Michael: As a small business owner I’m constantly worried about some catastrophe wiping out all of our data.
Can you provide some tips and info for safeguarding data, both for businesses and individuals? [Read more…]
Question from Jackie D.: Rick, I read your post about replacing Windows with Linux and I’d really like to give Linux Mint a try. The thing is I don’t want to get rid of Windows.
I read that you have a choice of either installing Linux Mint to dual-boot with Windows or placing it on a separate hard drive. I’d like to know which way you think I should go. [Read more…]
Microsoft Office, for years now, has been the best office software used in creating and editing documents, spreadsheet for calculation and arranging of data, and an established presentation used to view different slideshows during a presentation for people of diverse occupations: students, teachers, businessmen, and women.
Microsoft Office is used all over the world, but now, there are various alternatives to Microsoft Office. In this article, we’ll talk about five of the best Microsoft Office alternatives and their features. [Read more…]