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Q: Expanding the paradigm to Geekdom into cell phones (if you can). My old iPhone 8 died as far as Verizon was concerned, rendering it to just a WiFi device. Consumer Cellular came along, sent me a mini-sim card, and voila, iPhone 8 works as a phone on their network with a new number. The […]

Q: On my Windows 11 machine, I’m admin.  Copy/paste works; however, clipboard history does NOT work. When I press [WinKey]+V to see history, I get nothing. I’ve attached a screen grab from Settings→System→Clipboard so you can see for yourself.  – William R.Fort Walton Beach, Florida A:  Ah, Reader William!  We meet again!  My fellow Geeks, […]

Q: I’m not an aluminum foil hat kinda guy but . . . I’m noticing that my system reboots all on its own now and then, surely a Windows 11 update sort of thing. That said, is there a way to see any boot logs so I can confirm my suspicion? When I worked for […]

Geek Note:  This issue of It’s Geek To Me is a special “Tech News You Can Use” edition, filled with tech stories that almost surely apply to you, but that you might have missed if you don’t follow tech news as closely as I do.  It should go without saying that if you have any […]

Q: I recently purchased a new laptop, and I am just about finished setting it up and migrating all of my data from my old computer. I am not sure if this is relevant to my issue. I tried to access my online statement from Best Buy today which is actually a Citicard account. However, […]

Q: I just read your latest column and I hate that you’re falling victim to the multitude of changes that the print media world is undergoing. I wanted to pass along the questions that came to mind…  As a constant Microsoft user at work, I collaborate frequently with other users on shared files on our […]

Q: I recently read your column about using the Snipping tool in Win 11 (Geek Note: I.G.T.M. #972, Mar 8, 2026) and its limitations were discussed. I have struggled with how to do a scrolling capture with this tool and can’t figure it out. Will it accomplish a scrolling capture or is there a third-party […]

Q: What is this I hear in the news about the FCC banning routers that are manufactured overseas?  – Jim R.Freeport, Florida A: Glad you asked, Jim.  This is a rather important issue that will affect pretty much everybody with a home internet connection at some point in the not-so-distant future.  In this Geek’s opinion, […]

Have you ever searched for yourself online and found your home address, cell phone number, and a list of your relatives staring back at you from a site you’ve never visited? If that made your skin crawl, welcome to the club. You’ve just encountered the work of a Data Broker. These companies or individuals are […]

Q:  I have an iPhone, and I use iMessage for almost everything.  I figured it was safe because of the “blue bubbles.” Hey, it’s Apple, right? But, my brother, who uses an Android, keeps telling me my texts are wide open to hackers. Is he right? Should I be worried about my data being stolen […]