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Issue #455: April 10–16, 2016
Q: Like many would be geeks, I have an accumulation of power cord adapters from old components that I no longer own. They vary in size, shape, and ratings. Can you please help me by explaining the differences in the ratings such as amps, hertz, watts, allowable differences, etc.? How can I know which can […]
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Issue #454: April 3–9, 2016
Q: I have a Netgear router that I bought a few years ago. How can I find out whether or not people are logging on to my network? I have both bands password protected. – Judie D. Navarre, Florida A: As with most technology questions, there are several possible answers to yours, Judie. Checking for […]
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Issue #453: March 27 – Apr 2, 2016
Q: How to get rid of BrowseFox.m – Mike O. Freeport, Florida A: You know, I receive a lot of e-mail, with a lot of reader questions in them. If I had to guess, I’d say that I immediately place almost half of them in my “Can’t Use” folder because the author has written something […]
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Issue #452: March 20–26, 2016
Q: I am unable to download Windows 10. Even thought Microsoft keeps asking me to update every time I try I get “Windows 10 couldn’t be installed” “Error found Code 80070005”. Looking at my update history I see, upgrade to Windows 10 Pro, version 1511, 10586, Security Update for Microsoft Visual C ++ 2008 Service […]
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Issue #451: March 13–19, 2016
Q: I am receiving what I think is malware on my desktop in a blue box “SPORTHDWALL.COM” and I can’t delete it. Tried a few free malware sites but nothing has worked. – Tony C. Navarre, Florida A: Reading your question, Tony, I would have sworn that was a carelessly typed URL, and you meant […]
Tags: Home Page, Official Geek, Policy, Registry
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Issue #449: February 28 – March 5, 2016
Q: I have lots of links pinned to taskbar – programs such as Excel and FireFox. I upgraded to Windows 10 because my grandson came to visit and he is a computer pro for a school district, and found it very difficult to pin links to start menu and impossible to pin to taskbar programs, […]
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Issue #448: February 21–27, 2016
Q: I updated my laptop from Windows 7 (loved it) to Windows 10 (hate it). Can I revert to Win 7? If so, how? Thank you! – Linda M.Fort Walton Beach, Florida A: There are a couple of options for going back, Linda. Assuming you upgraded and didn’t perform a clean install of Win 10, […]
Tags: Cloud Backup, Cloud Storage, Downgrade, Win 10, Windows 10
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Issue #447: February 14–20, 2016
Q: I started programming when we used punch cards and tape drives as big as coffins and a 10K storage filled an 8×10 room. I now have a Golf GPS watch that holds 30,000 golf courses. I have been enjoying your dry humor and knowledge of all things Geek for a number of years. I […]
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Issue #446: February 7–13, 2016
Geek Note: It was my pleasure to spend some face-to-face time with my fellow Geeks this past Saturday at the Northwest Florida Association of Computer Users Groups’ annual Tech Expo. Today’s column contains answers to some issues that I wasn’t able to answer during my live Q&A session. Q: Something called “DriverUpdate” has been […]
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