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Q&A: Can you recommend a good wireless network card for my desktop computer?

Posted on June 27, 2019

Question from Donna Q.: The wireless network adapter in my Gateway desktop computer has stopped working and I need to replace it. I looked on Amazon and BestBuy.com and there are so many to choose from!

I have a Netgear AC 1600 router so I’d like to get a wireless adapter than can connect to it at the fastest speed possible. I’m not all that concerned with price as long as it’s a really good product.

I would appreciate it if you could give me a recommendation. Thanks.

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Q&A: Is Microsoft really going to stop supporting Windows 7 in January?

Posted on April 24, 2019

Question from Darlene G.: I keep receiving a notification on my computer saying Microsoft is going to stop supporting Windows 7 in January.

I really like Windows 7 and I hate the thought of having to upgrade to Windows 10!

Is this really true or is it a scam?

I’ve learned from reading your blog that a lot of scams are spread by notifications like this.

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Heads up: That ‘Time to Shift!’ notice from Microsoft that’s making the rounds is NOT a hoax.

Posted on March 1, 2019

Many of the posts I publish on this blog are warnings about scams and hoaxes that happen to be making the rounds at the time.

Well, this post is sort of the opposite of those “Scam Alert” posts.

I’ve had several people message me to ask whether the “Time to Shift” notices from Microsoft are real or if they’re a hoax.

If you haven’t seen one of these notices yet, you surely will before long. The wording can vary slightly, but they typically read something like this: [Read more…]

Still using Windows XP or Vista? If so, you won’t be able to update Avast Antivirus when the next version is released.

Posted on November 20, 2018

Avast has announced that the current version of Avast Antivirus (version 18.8) is the last version that can be installed on PCs running either Windows XP or Windows Vista.

That means if your PC is still running either XP or Vista you won’t be able to update to the next version of Avast when it gets released next year.

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