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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, September 4, 2022
• Q&A: How do I stop Edge from giving me suggestions in the address bar?
• Scam alert: Beware scams offering a sweet deal on Internet service
• Why you should always travel with a portable surge protector/USB charger
• “After the Storm”
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, August 27, 2022
• How to see which version of ChromeOS is on your Chromebook
• Q&A: How do I move my old Yahoo emails into Gmail?
• Q&A: What’s the hotkey for locking the screen in Linux Mint?
• Q&A: Is Colonial Penn life insurance a scam?
Question from Marvin: I read your article about upgrading a computer by adding an SSD to make it run faster.
The following weekend I went to Best Buy and bought a 1TB SSD and cloned the contents of the existing 500GB hard disk onto it.
I then wiped the hard drive and installed the SSD in the computer, leaving the now-blank hard drive in place to store my data files on.
Everything works perfectly but something has me baffled. When I look in the BIOS it says the hard drive is set as the boot drive.
How is this machine booting into Windows when the boot drive is blank?
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Monday, July 25, 2022
• 5 incredibly useful Windows keyboard shortcuts
• Q&A: Why are my Internet download speeds so slow?
• Warning: Be careful about what you share with your Facebook friends
• How to get a complementary copy of your credit report
If you’re thinking about spending a few bucks to upgrade your PC you’re probably wondering what to upgrade in order to get the most bang for the buck.
In most cases, except for adding a solid state drive, adding more RAM will do more to speed up your computer than any other upgrade you can make. [Read more…]