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Question from Marie: I have a two year old all-in-one Windows PC and its screen has just gone out.
This computer runs well and it has all my files on it so I’d like to keep using it if I can.
I’d really prefer a larger screen if that’s a viable option.
Is it possible to connect an external monitor to an all-in-one computer or will I need to just have the bad screen replaced? [Read more…]
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Question from Rita.: My son has been wanting a nice gaming computer and I’m planning to buy him one for his 12th birthday.
I looked at the gaming computers on Amazon and virtually every computer that came up runs Windows. It was the same thing at Best Buy.
My son has been playing around with Linux for a while and he really likes it. That’s why I’m trying to find a gaming PC with Linux on it.
My question is why aren’t there any gaming computers that run Linux? And if there are some, can you recommend one? [Read more…]
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Question from Kerrie: I have a MacBook Pro and don’t own a Windows computer.
If I copy files from my MacBook Pro onto a thumb drive will my sisters be able to copy those files from that same thumb drive onto their Windows PCs?
As you probably know, Microsoft Windows has a “Clipboard” for storing text, photos and other information that we “copy” or “cut” from a web page or other document to paste into yet another document.
Truth be told, the Clipboard is easily one of the handiest tools in all of Windows.
It’s always there waiting for us when we need it, and it will gladly store most anything we need to copy from one location and paste to another.
Most people don’t give a second thought to the security of the Clipboard. After all, we rarely have anything stored in there can could be considered a security risk.
However, there are times when it might be wise to erase the contents of the Clipboard. Here are a couple of common examples: [Read more…]
A while back I wrote a post explaining why I believe Microsoft’s Windows Update procedure needs a lot of work.
At the time I was hopeful they’d have their act together by now, but I’m afraid that simply isn’t the case.
Virtually every Windows Update they’ve released this year has been buggy and caused problems for a significant percentage of Windows users.
In short, the problem seems to be getting worse instead of better.