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Q&A: How do I reformat a hard drive that I replaced with an SSD?

Posted on August 30, 2021

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Question from Aaron L.: A while back I replaced the hard drive in my HP laptop with an SSD, then installed Windows 7 from the DVD.

After I got all the Windows Updates installed I upgraded the system to Windows 10.

I bought one of the external USB drive enclosures for the old hard drive, then I plugged it into a USB port and copied all of my files onto another external drive.

The SSD is working great and so is the old hard drive (which is now being used as an external drive). The problem is the old drive still contains the original partitions for the operating system and the system recovery files.

How can I reformat the old drive as one single large partition? [Read more…]

Q&A: Why are some of the keys on my keyboard producing strange characters when I press them?

Posted on August 28, 2021

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Question from Phillip W.: Rick, I have a Dell laptop with Windows 7 on it and I need your help fixing a problem I’m having with it.

I downloaded a game from a free games website and now some of the keys on my keyboard produce strange characters when I press them.

The letters look normal but they have various punctuation marks added to them almost like I’m typing in a foreign language. How can I fix this?

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Heads-up: Protect your PC from WannaCry ransomware!

Posted on August 21, 2021

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Ransomware is a very dangerous type of malware, but luckily most new strains are quickly mitigated thanks to the extra resources the antivirus companies have dedicated to eradicating them.

But that being said, the WannaCry Ransomware cyberworm is still going strong years after it was first discovered.

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What are the best App Design Wireframing Tools in 2021?

Posted on July 22, 2021

App design is a serious business.

There are millions of apps now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store (not to mention third-party app repositories).

New apps must compete with superstars and blockbusters in nearly every single app category. That’s why app wireframing has become an essential part of the overall app design process.

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