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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, April 11, 2024
• How to disable auto-playing videos in the Facebook mobile app
• Q&A: Can you recommend a good full-size Bluetooth mouse?
• Q&A: What’s the best way to learn Linux?
• The first company to sponsor ‘The Flintstones’ just might shock you
• April’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Anker 521 300W Portable Power Station
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Every week I receive hundreds of questions for the Tech Q&A section of my blog, and one question I get asked on a regular basis is “What’s the best upgrade I can make to speed up my computer?”
In times past my answer was always the same: add more RAM!
But I’m afraid that’s no longer true in most situations…
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Question from Ken: Our church has a 2 year old Dell laptop in the church office that the pastor and deacons use to access the Internet for research and church business activities.
The laptop connects directly to the modem via Ethernet. For various reasons they don’t want to have a WiFi network in the church, so the only option is to connect via a wired Ethernet connection.
Our problem is the laptop’s Ethernet port no longer works and we’re wondering if it can be replaced?
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Back in the Bronze Age of personal computing, a company called Microsoft began selling the very first version of Windows.
Unfortunately, every new Windows version since then has eliminated a slew of headaches while introducing a bunch of new ones. [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
• How to change your Windows 11 PC’s Sleep settings
• Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Free Red Lobster Meals’ scam on Facebook
• Tips for the best streaming experience in 2024
• Did you know crumbled up ‘chips’ make excellent seasonings?
• March’s Tech Tips Giveaway: HP Pavilion 17.3″ HD+ Laptop