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Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
• When it comes the the Internet, skepticism is your friend.
• Q&A: Will Two-Factor Authentication lock me out of my accounts when I change phones?
• Q&A: Can I make money buying and reselling used Windows licenses?
• The Terminator: The ‘line’ where day meets night
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
• Be sure to protect your IP security camera(s) with a password
• Q&A: What’s the best way to learn Linux?
• Scam alert: Beware this dangerous “AppleCare Support” scam
• Q&A: How do I make Safari show the entire URL in the address bar on my Mac?
• Ever wonder why some coins have ridges, but others don’t?
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Question from Joseph: I have a 2009 era Dell desktop that’s running Windows 7. The hard drive began acting up a while back so I replaced it with a 128GB SSD.
I’d now like to replace the Windows 7 with Windows 10, but I’ve heard that a 128GB drive isn’t big enough to hold Windows 10.
Will I need to replace the existing SSD with a bigger one before installing Windows 10?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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Question from Jamie: Hi, Rick. I have an old Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop that has several missing and broken keys (don’t ask lol).
The rest of the laptop works fine, but the keyboard is unusable.
Do you think it can be replaced? [Read more…]
This is your Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Wednesday, September 8, 2021.
–Heads-Up: Big change coming to my Tech Tips Newsletter
–Why you should disable all unused browser extensions
–Warning: Disabling ‘Location Services’ won’t prevent your phone from revealing your location
–7 tips for selling obsolete computer gear on ebay
–Ten Questions with Jana Jae: Hee-Haw’s “Girl with the magic blue fiddle”
–Info about my photo / file recovery service