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Comment by Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. on Build Your Own PC? (my advice) (June 8, 2025 12:33 AM)
My first PC was a Gateway IBM-compatible/clone, powered by an Intel 8088 CPU, a 100MB MFM internal hard drive, 640MB RAM, and a VGA-compatible color d...
Comment by Wolf on Turbocharge Your Browser (Chrome and Edge tips) (June 5, 2025 08:57 PM)
These are some excellent tips! I was wondering if you can do an article on getting rid of (uninstalling) browsers, which one does NOT want. I always ...
Comment by Penny on Turbocharge Your Browser (Chrome and Edge tips) (June 5, 2025 10:09 AM)
Excellent help...
Comment by RandiO on Turbocharge Your Browser (Chrome and Edge tips) (June 5, 2025 02:39 AM)
Thank you for all that you do for us, BobRankin In Edge, is there a way to change auto-focus to the link opened in a new tab (Ctrl+LeftClick)? ...
Comment by Charley on Turbocharge Your Browser (Chrome and Edge tips) (June 4, 2025 06:00 PM)
Most of those shortcuts (e.g., typing 60*60, control-shift-t, etc.) also work on Firefox....
Comment by Bob on Geekly Update - 29 May 2025 (May 30, 2025 04:19 AM)
Rise of the machine... when your toaster sacrifices itself for the better part of the whole, and burns down your house....
Comment by BillP on Geekly Update - 29 May 2025 (May 30, 2025 01:32 AM)
At the homeless shelter where i volunteer, there's a publicly accessible computer for people to check job listings, etc, that cannot upgrade to Win 10...
Comment by Richard on Geekly Update - 29 May 2025 (May 29, 2025 10:34 PM)
Hmmm... I want Perplexity to summarise that video for me ... but I don't know how yet....
Comment by Pete on Geekly Update - 29 May 2025 (May 29, 2025 09:12 PM)
super vision sounds great! The dog can't hide any more in the woods! Thanks!!!...
Comment by BDD on Your Next Printer: Laser, Inkjet or All-In-One? (May 29, 2025 05:49 AM)
I bought a (cheap) wireless cannon printer the wireless option is the way to go. That said I kept getting error messages saying the printer door is op...
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