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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…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Wednesday, September 7, 2022
• Q&A: Do some VPNs cause you to get SPAM emails?
• How to schedule a Gmail message for future delivery
• Q&A: Is this email from PayPal real or am I being scammed?
• Q&A: Why do we always see the same side of the moon?
Question from Mike: I love your newsletter, Rick. I read it every morning!
I hope you can answer a question for me.
The battery in my trusty Lenovo G570 laptop has gone bad and I need to replace it.
I really love this laptop now that I’ve taken your advice and put Linux on it.
I’d really like to keep using it if I can, but I don’t want to spend a fortune on a battery for it.