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I’m up next for a new laptop at Geek For Hire, so I’ve been thinking about all the computers I’ve had. Here’s some laptop trivia. HP Luggable: I remember carrying my first laptop through the Pittsburgh airport. At the time it was called a “portable computer”, and technically it was, although Chris called it a … Continue reading Laptop Trivia (Portable and lug-able computers)
There are some great applications out there for your smartphone – and a lot of them are free to download and use. No matter who your carrier is, or which phone you have, you can find apps that appeal to your interests. Here are some that I use, or that have been recommended to me. … Continue reading 12 Smartphone Apps
We’ve been doing a lot of Data Recovery lately so I asked Chris to tell us what is involved in Data Recovery and how it is different from Data Transfer. Updated: October 2020 Although Data Transfer and Data Recovery are similar phrases, they are different in important ways. Data Transfer: Data transfer is the act … Continue reading Data Recovery vs. Data Transfer
Do you ever find yourself frustrated when searching for something on the internet? You either get too much information, or it’s hard to find exactly what you’re looking for. Here are some tips that I use to streamline my searching: EXACT MATCH: When you use quotation marks, you only search for what is inside the … Continue reading Internet Searching Tips
Did you ever try to connect to WiFi and see a Hotspot choice like “Sam’s phone”? The fictional Sam has set his SmartPhone up to “tether” to the cell system so that his phone can send out a WiFi signal. What is tethering? MobileBurn explains it this way: “Tethering is the process of using a … Continue reading Wi-Fi Anywhere