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How Smart Is Your TV? Not very smart at all, as it happens. But that depends on your definition of smart as in, not dumb. When we bought our first so-called Smart TV for the football (soccer) World Cup four years ago, I was both …
This shows you how behind the times I am. Still using a landline with a cordless phone. Every now and then the battery seems not to charge up. And there is a simple fix. Just slide the back cover off and unplug the battery. Wait …
Cut The Cord Adding a Bluetooth transmitter and receiver is a great way to upgrade an older TV or a newer one not fitted with Bluetooth. Living in a condo or an apartment often means listening to your favorite movies in a subdued volume so …
Buying That 2022 Computer The premise of this series was to hopefully make it easier for anyone looking to buy a new PC. Because the process is usually made difficult with all of the variables presented, in the example below, I am only going to …
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Since the early 80s, I have been a big gamer. No matter that I’m getting older, I still love playing video games and have continued this tradition by playing with my own children. You can find my gaming channel, Gold Club Gamers, on Facebook, TikTok …
Everything You Need To Know About Storage Solid State Drives (SSD) have been one of the biggest improvements to computer performance in recent years. Unlike traditional analog HDDs that have spinning disks, SSDs have no moving parts, they are faster and more reliable. So why …
A Computer’s Memory Isn’t What It Used To Be RAM (Random Access Memory) has come a long way since the home computer was released. My first computer had 4K of memory. My current computer has 32GB of ram. Laid out in numbers, that’s 4 000, …
The last couple of days my Gateway desktop has been acting up. The screen freezes and then the fan starts getting noisier. So when I managed to reboot it, I went to the Event Manager and clicked on Administrative Events. And behold the long list …
Does the door on your Optical Drive stick? After pressing the “Open Door” button on an optical drive, the green light will go on and then nothing. On some drives, it will only happen occasionally. Fortunately, there is an easy fix for both problems on …
What Processor Should I Buy? It is important to plan when purchasing a new computer. Make sure that the components will not be outdated in a few years. That is important with components that are not easily switched out. If you plan for future improvements, …
Understand Your New Computer Purchase Did you miss a great deal on buying a computer this Holiday Season? If you missed the hyped-up Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, don’t worry, most retailers will offer great deals through January and particularly in February when overstocks …
Most modern routers are dual-band devices capable of transmitting on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies, but which is best? Many users incorrectly think that 5GHz must be better simply because it is faster but it ain’t necessarily so. 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi Band Explained The 2.4GHz band …
My Uncle has an Imation 1×1 Duplicator, a CD/DVD copier. And it’s been acting up lately, in other words, not making copies. It had one job. He brought it over to see if I can fix it. So I fooled around with the settings and …
A new den In my last article in this series, A Day In The Life Of A PC Technician – Day 15, in August, I mentioned that I would be moving my workshop from the garage. Well, the day finally arrived when my wife’s son …
