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Routine Preventative Maintenance (RPM)
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Wait… They’ll pay you to get a free iPhone 13?
Competition between cellular companies and their marketing strategies can actually let you profit by upgrading to a new phone. Meanwhile because carrier commitments are a thing of the past you can then move fairly quickly to a discounted carrier. That …
Cyber Security
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Cyber security is basically protecting digital property and information from theft, loss or destruction. There have been stories of major breaches every month. While breaches of larger companies make the news private homes and smaller companies are also at risk. …
New Computer or Tablet
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*Partially vetted Shopping links by category: Windows 10 Desktops Amazon Tablets & Laptops Costco Tablets Costco Laptops Amazon Printers network 32 bit Computers Dual Monitors Cell Accessories Costco Printers & Scanners AV HD Projectors Dear Trusted CTO: What laptop do I …
File Management is worth knowing
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Why Basic File management is worth learning Do you create or store important files? Do you sometimes struggle finding the right file or the right version of your files or photos? If you have over 1000 computer files then you will …
Hardware Values & gift ideas we have vetted
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People constantly ask me for product recommendations. These are often centering around technology or business products but the topics vary widely. People are frustrated by the complexity of technical shopping which often leads to wasting time and money. It seams that …
Backups – Implementing the 3221 strategy in your home or small business
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For small businesses, home offices (SOHO) and even families with photos good backups are essential. Every harddrive including your backup drive will eventually fail. Add to that fires, natural disasters, theft and viruses. Everybody that computes has potential loss of …
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Collaborate or sync files with a free personal Dropbox account
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If you work with other people or on multiple devices you should have a common space to share files that syncs to multiple device. This way you always have the current way copy of the files. Dropbox is also popular because …
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How do I control my home stereo volume from my Smartphone?
Trusted CTO: How do I control my home stereo volume from my iPhone? Tom Tom: In addition to several Bluetooth enabled stereos there are several wifi controls for home media devices. Her are some examples; iOS and Android Home Theater Remote Control Apps …
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Simplify with a phablet
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Question: Jim: My XP laptop is failing and my cell phone is old. I do not have text yet and use very few minutes. I liked the size of the 7″ Samsung tablet you showed me. My son says I …
iTunes errors after update 11.1.4
Updates of iTunes to version 11.1.4 on windows computers has not gone smoothly and results in several errors. This issue has shown up on windows XP-Windows 8 computers both 32 bit and 64-bit. It is my guess that updating to this …
Technology for your Presentation
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Presentation Technology Gone Wild! If I mess up the tech for this presentation we will all learn the most valuable lesson possible: That is to avoid the temptation to use unnecessary technology in a presentation. Technology helps if it …
Make your Verizon iPhone a hot spot
Here is how to make an iPhone 5 on Verizon a hotspot for your other devices like your laptop or tablet.
MAC Network Printing
Networking your MAC with you shared PC printer requires a password for you MAC and a MAC driver for the printer. Recover a lost MAC login and password: If you do not remember you MAC password then you need to …
Email client configuration Links
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