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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, February 20, 2022.
• Easily convert a Mac or Windows PC into a Chromebook
• Always do this before buying any used iPhone
• Scam alert: Beware this dangerous gift card scam
• How to automatically save 3 cents per gallon every time you buy gas at Walmart
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
Question from Angie: I have an older Dell desktop computer that came with Windows but was long ago converted into an Unbuntu Linux machine.
I love this computer dearly and I don’t want to replace it with a new one until I absolutely have to.
The problem is I think that time might have come because the keyboard has a couple of essential keys (Backspace and Space Bar) that have stopped working.
I’ve checked at Walmart, Best Buy and Office Depot, but the only keyboards they sell connect to a USB port instead of the old-style PS/2 connector used by my existing keyboard. Will a USB keyboard work with this computer or am I simply out of luck? [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, January 14, 2022.
• How to set up a VPN on your smartphone
• My favorite tool for completely ‘wiping’ a hard drive
• Q&A: Do we still need to ‘eject’ USB flash drives before removing them?
• Video: Intrigued by Tiny Houses? Check this out.
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
Question from Keith: I always ‘eject’ my USB flash drives before removing them from the computer because I heard that not doing that could cause the drive to get corrupted.
Someone saw me eject a drive the other day and said we don’t have to do that anymore.
My question is, can we now just pull the drive out of its socket or do we still need to eject it first? [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, January 8, 2022.
• Is Windows 10 going away in 2025?
• Q&A: How do you restart a frozen iPhone?
• See an aerial view of your house with Google Earth
• Does hot water really freeze faster than cold water?
• Info about my photo / file recovery service