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Issue #922: March 23-29, 2025
Q: I have heard a lot about Apple CarPlay, but I’m not sure what to believe, or if it’s for me. I have a bunch of questions about it, but I’m guessing that if I just ask you to teach us about CarPlay you will probably cover them all and then some. Thanks for what […]
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Issue #921: March 16-22, 2025
Q: I’m considering a password manager but I have a concern. I have several on-line accounts in the Defense Department’s system. The DoD’s password requirements are particularly onerous. The passwords have to be at least 15 characters; use upper case, lower case, special characters and numbers; can’t reuse any password from the previous 18 months; […]
Issue #920: March 9-15, 2025
Q: I have downloaded many books from Amazon Kindle on to my PC both free and paid. How can I delete some of them from the PC? I have read all as many times as I care to. – John P.Crestview, Florida A: I could probably answer your question in a single sentence, John, but […]
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Issue #919: March 2-8, 2025
Q: I use windows 10 Pro and Google Chrome. After I sign in to financial websites I get an email saying they did not recognize my device or browser. How can I fix that? I cleared browsing data; reset Google Chrome to default settings; Deleted and reinstalled Google Chrome; run registry cleaner (CCleaner); run SFC […]
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Issue #918: Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2025
Q: I keep getting junk texts suggesting I need to backup my computer (or cell phone) info to iCloud. Is this real? If so, how do I do it? – Nancy C.Fort Walton Beach, Florida A: Why, hello, Nancy! It’s always a pleasure to hear from you. I got curious before starting to write this, […]
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Issue #917: February 16-22, 2025
Whether you know it or not, this past week was a veritable rollercoaster for anyone who is still using Windows 10 – especially on older hardware. I say it that way because there were multiple huge news developments, but they weren’t major headlines, and so were pretty easy to miss unless you follow technology closely. […]
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Issue #916: February 9-15, 2025
Q: This is out of your normal sphere, but you have been so helpful in the past I thought I’d give it a shot. My Samsung Galaxy S22 cell phone stopped receiving most text messages about 2 months ago. I use text messages solely for the purpose of 2-factor authentication from financial sources. An ATT […]
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Issue #915: February 2-8, 2025
Q: Referring to your article in the nwfdailynews.com website titled how-obtain-product-key-windows-10-different-computers, I tried both the methods in my Dell laptop, but the key from the cmd command and the key from the regedit windows is different. Can you elaborate on why it is coming different? Thanks – Arnab G.Kolkata, India A: My goodness! It’s Geek […]
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Issue #914: Jan 26 – Feb 1, 2025
Q: Regarding your plea for more questions . . . perhaps a Facebook group which people could “follow”, given that it’s ubiquitous to nearly everyone, would motivate questions, encourage interactions, and result in more of what you need to keep on keepin’ on. – William R.Fort Walton Beach, Florida A: Thanks for writing, William. Would […]
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Issue #913: January 19-25, 2025
Q: Since new cars no longer come with CD players installed, I’m in a quandary. I have about 400 music CDs that I’d like to move to my iPhone to listen to them on the road. Can you recommend a good, easy-to-use 3rd party application that will let me transfer audio CDs to my iPhone? […]
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