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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, September 29, 2022
• Q&A: How do I put a ‘Hard Disk’ icon on my Mac’s Desktop?
• Q&A: How does Two-Factor Authentication work?
• Scam alert: Beware fake package delivery notices that arrive in your email
• This easy tip will make your portable generator a lot quieter
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Question from Oliver: I have an old Dell XPS 17 laptop that’s now running Ubuntu Linux.
This machine still works perfectly but the battery won’t hold a charge anymore.
Since it’s so old I don’t really want to buy a new battery for it.
Would it be ok if I just removed the battery and ran it straight from the charger?
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, September 23, 2022
• This is the handiest tool on every device you own
• How to save ink, paper and more when printing web pages
• Q&A: What’s a good program for hacking a router’s password?
• Q&A: Are CarShield extended warranties a good deal?
Is there a Windows program (or two, or ten) that you’d really love to run but you just don’t want to ditch your Mac and buy a PC?
Well guess what? You can easily run Windows programs and apps right on your Mac while still using macOS as the machine’s primary operating system. [Read more…]
Question from Barry: I bought an Acer Aspire S7-391 laptop with Windows 8 at an estate auction.
I took a chance on it because it looks brand new and I was able to buy it for only $20. I’m hoping that’s a good deal (LOL).
Once I got the laptop home and booted it up I found out that it has 3 user accounts on it.
The machine boots up fine into an administrator account that doesn’t have a password on it. The other two accounts I can’t get into because they do have passwords (and I don’t know them).
I’d like to reset this machine back to the factory default setting so I can I install Linux on it. Can you tell me how to do the reset? [Read more…]