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Q&A: Why do drive letters start with ‘C’ on Windows PCs?

Posted on November 16, 2022

Question from Brittney:  I have a question I’ve been wanting the answer to for a long time and nobody seems to know the answer.

Now that I’ve found this site I’ll ask you!

I’ve noticed that the drive letters in computers always start with “C” and go up from there?

There doesn’t seem to be an “A” drive or a “B” drive. Can you tell me why that is?

Rick’s answer:    [Read more…]

Q&A: Should I buy an extended warranty for my new computer?

Posted on October 4, 2022

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Question from Angela:  Rick, I have a question about extended warranties.

I bought a new laptop last Saturday and as the cashier was ringing me up she tried her best to talk me into buying a 2 year extended warranty for almost $100.

I paid just a little over $300 for the laptop and $100 seemed excessive to me, so I declined.

Do you think I made the right decision? I have up to 30 days to change my mind and go back and buy it.

Rick’s answer:  Angela, this is only my personal opinion and plenty of folks will disagree, but I think you made exactly the right choice in declining the extended warranty. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I copy my files from a broken laptop?

Posted on August 22, 2022

Question from Troy:  I have a three year old laptop that has a broken screen.

The screen is smashed pretty good and it won’t light up at all.

I checked and it would cost more to have the screen replaced than the laptop is really worth.

I plan to just junk it, but I have a lot of files on there that I’d really like to get off of it first.

Do you think I’ll be able to save my files? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I adjust the speed of my mouse pointer?

Posted on August 12, 2022

Question from Rhonda:  It seems the mouse speed on my Windows computer needs to be adjusted.

It seems like it’s too slow or something.

I seem to remember long ago someone telling me this could be done. Is this possible?

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

Q&A: How long will a USB Flash Drive retain its data?

Posted on June 12, 2022

Question from Shaina:  I have a USB flash drive with several hundred photos on it that I scanned during a recent visit to my grandmother’s house.

These are precious family pictures that will be difficult to replace if something were to happen to them.

I really don’t want to lose these photos and I was wondering how long I can count on the drive retaining them if I lock it up in my little fireproof safe?

Rick’s Answer:  [Read more…]

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