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As you probably know, every generation of technological innovations packs more power into ever smaller packages.
One prime example is the wide array of mini-PCs that recently began to flood the computer market.
I love testing and reviewing these machines so I was pleased when I recently received an Azulle Inspire i5 Fanless Mini PC for review.
After all was said and done I came away quite impressed. [Read more…]
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Viruses, trojans and other malware infections are spreading like wildfire these days.
And as you probably know, all of those nasties can allow identity thieves and scammers to steal your info without you even knowing about it.
There are a number of excellent anti-malware programs out there that can rid your computer of most of these exploits, but some infections are so insidious that they won’t even allow Windows to boot up.
And even when Windows somehow manages to boot up, the malware that has taken control of your computer will often prevent your anti-virus program from loading into memory or running correctly. [Read more…]
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Question from Larry G:. Rick, I have a two Gateway Desktop computers, neither of which are operational.
One has a bad motherboard and the other has a bad power supply.
Can I replace the bad power supply with the one in the computer that has the bad motherboard? If I can I won’t have to go buy one.
The power supplies look exactly the same and have the same cables and connectors, but the working power supply is rated at 400 watts and the bad one is only 350 watts.
I read your post about replacing Windows with Linux and I’d really like to get one of these machines working so I can install Linux Mint on it.
What I need to know is will replacing a power supply with a more powerful one damage a computer?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Ethan K.: Hi Rick. My uncle gave me his old HP Pavilion dv4 1123us laptop because the hard drive died.
I have a hard drive to replace it with but I can’t get the old hard drive to come out of the laptop. I removed all the screws that hold the hard drive in place, but one side of it refuses to budge.
Is there another screw that I’m not seeing? I’d really appreciate any help you can give me.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]