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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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• January’s Tech Tips Giveaway – Win this ViewSonic VX3276-4K-MHD 32 Inch 4K UHD Monitor
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, March 2, 2024
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• An easy way to extend a wired Ethernet connection to a distant room
• Why being early is almost always better than being late
• January’s Tech Tips Giveaway – Win this ViewSonic VX3276-4K-MHD 32 Inch 4K UHD Monitor
Question from Vicky: I got my old laptop out of the closet this morning to see if it still works. I’ve forgotten exactly how old it is but it’s running windows 10.
It finally booted up into Windows but it seemed to be running very sluggish.
At first, it wouldn’t connect to the wireless or open my Chrome browser. I checked to see how full the hard drive is. Not quite 50% is used.
I restarted it again and it connected to the network and loaded Chrome, but it’s still very sluggish.
Do you have any suggestions for cleaning up and optimizing an older computer? [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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• January’s Tech Tips Giveaway – Win this ViewSonic VX3276-4K-MHD 32 Inch 4K UHD Monitor