Subscriber Ken Gibson wrote recently asking for my thoughts to help him diagnose power problems with his laptop: I have a question. I have an hp laptop about 5 years old. The labtop will not power up. Occasionally it will come on and work well, but then when you try to shut it down it [...]
Accessing the Internet While Travelling – 2011 Style
Several years ago, I wrote an article about how to access the Internet while travelling. It focused on using a notebook computer with dialup access, using a hotel business center’s computer (or a friend’s whom you were visiting) to access your emails. Little more than that So much has changed… Now, we have smart phones, [...]
Can’t Connect to Wireless Router
Wireless networking isn’t the easiest thing to set up or to keep running correctly. That’s what subscriber Russ McDonald found out recently. He wrote to ask for some help: Terry, I have a HP laptop running Windows 7. I have been using Firefox for my browser for quite some time. Recently it quit working as [...]
Can I Use Acronis True Image to Restore to My New Notebook?
Subscriber Ed McDowell wrote recently to ask about using Acronis True Image for a special task: Terry, I did purchase (upgrade) to Acronis 2010 when the special price was announced several months ago before v2011 was released. I am purchasing a new laptop with Windows 7 Pro 64 bit. Can I use a ghost performed [...]
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