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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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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.
This is your Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
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–Tip for protecting your PC from a bad Windows Update
–Move the Windows Taskbar to take full advantage of your wide-screen monitor
–Q&A: Should I use a liquid CPU cooler in the PC I’m getting ready to build?
–Review: iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit
–Did you know lobster was originally considered a “poor man’s food”?
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If you have a blog or website you’re surely aware of the importance of “white-hat” Search Engine Optimization (aka SEO).
After all, Google is a primary source of targeted traffic, which is the life-blood of any successful website.
Technical optimization (technical SEO) of a WordPress site is a term that perhaps isn’t used very often, but it’s very important. And if done properly, it can bring you very good results.
This term essentially represents various techniques that aim to increase the speed, stability, and responsiveness of the website, which ultimately leads to better Google rank, more traffic and better satisfied visitors.
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Question from Marshall P.: I really want to buy a 2TB SSD to go in my Dell desktop computer that I use to run my landscaping business.
Can you help me find the cheapest 2TB SSD that I can buy that’s not a piece of junk?