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Question from Maurine: I bought a 2TB external USB hard drive to store my large collection of old family pictures on.
When I plugged the new drive into my computer I noticed that it has several files on it already.
One is a file with info about the warranty. Another is a user guide. I’m not sure what the other two files are.
My question is can I delete all these files or do I need to keep them?
So, be serious and responsible when doing emails, as it’s a part of work life. All of this helps companies and individuals to replace the need for the old face of the company through e-mails and other forms of generating systems.
Thus for business, email is a mechanistic, creative, and effective tool. You’ll find out all you need to know about how and what to choose correctly for your needs now. [Read more…]
Question from Kim: I have a 2 year old Windows laptop that appears to be infected with viruses because it acts weird all the time and it runs really slow.
Also, my Norton software keeps finding two viruses that it can’t remove and I don’t know what to do next.
I’ve heard that resetting Windows will remove all the viruses from the system. Is that true or do you think I should just break down and buy a new laptop?
If you think I can just do the reset can you tell me how do to it? [Read more…]
How many times have you found yourself in a situation where you’re invited to a birthday party and have vague ideas about what to present? It’s always difficult to guess the tastes and wishes of another person.
It’s especially challenging when a birthday person is a student. It would be much easier if you had to buy a present for a child.
Students represent a segment of the population that cannot be called mature but they are not children anymore. They are always at the forefront of innovation, the latest devices, and technological news. [Read more…]
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If you work from home you know how important it is to have a dependable power source to run your computer, printer, modem, router, lights and other essential work-related gear.
That’s why power interruptions are such a hassle, even when they are relatively short-lived.
Our local power grid isn’t the best so my neck of the woods experiences frequent outages that last anywhere from a few minutes to several hours. And every now and then, an outage can literally last for days.
This post explains what I did to avoid that inconvenience and aggravation in the future. [Read more…]