Long gone, but now back… sort of. :)
(Answer requested by José Marulanda) The magic isn’t in having two screens, per se, but being able to see and usefully access two different things on screen at the same time. That can be accomplished with two screens; or — if it’s large enough — one screen with the two items displayed side by side….
(Answer requested by Jake Timchak) Degrade by how much? Lithium-ion batteries are “consumables” that inevitably get used up, even just sitting on the shelf. Li-ion batteries actually start degrading (very slowly) the moment they’re assembled at the factory. Each discharge/recharge cycle then accelerates the irreversible chemical changes in the battery, ever-so-slightly reducing the battery’s capacity….
The newest AskWoody Plus newsletter is now available to members. In this issue PRIVACY: How to view and protect the privacy of your MS account LANGALIST: When and how to restore your local driver backups BEST OF THE LOUNGE: The Ultimate Utilities List comes to AskWoody PATCH WATCH: Getting ready for Windows 10 1909 BEST UTILITIES: Freeware Spotlight — SyMenu…
(Answer requested by Rodrigo Melgar) Rodrigo’s full question: “How can I recover lost internet files? I want to recover Steam reviews I deleted a while ago (I only managed to retrieve a couple using Wayback Machine). Bear in mind it’s only raw text, which used to be under the link shown as an attachment.” If…
(Answer requested by Natalie Hen) Keyboards primarily differ in the quality of their internal key mechanisms — how robust the springs or domes are; how much pressure and vertical key travel it takes to trigger a keystroke; how well the keys are 2-axis stabilized; how much noise they make; and how long the electrical contacts…
(Answer requested by Andrea Hemphill) Laptops usually get resold when something’s broken or becoming obsolete. Laptops can be hard to work on. Even routine upgrades — simply adding RAM or installing a faster hard drive — sometimes require special tools or knowledge, and may be actively prohibited by the manufacturer’s warranty. It’s even worse for…
(Answer requested by Chris Fisher) Hmmm. Several come to mind. There were a series of early Soviet-era PC clones I saw in Russia and Hungary in the early 90’s, shortly before the USSR dissolved. Many of the computers were in the “close but no cigar” category, superficially emulating Western PCs (IBMs, Apples, Commodores, Ataris…), but…
The newest AskWoody Plus newsletter is now available to members. In this issue LANGALIST: Free tools help prevent Universal Serial Bus slowdowns WOODY’S WINDOWS WATCH: Seven Semper Fi: Three months to go; here’s what to do. BEST OF THE LOUNGE: To Xfinity and beyond WINDOWS 7 SUPPORT: Microsoft wants to sell you security patches for Win7 ULTIMATE UTILITIES LIST: The…
Hope you don’t mind my sharing, but I’m now officially a 10 gallon (38 liter) blood donor. That’s 80 separate donations! 🙂 Are you a blood donor? It’s easy: Each donation usually takes only 15 minutes or so actually donating; only involves a very brief discomfort (come on — don’t be a wimp!); and can…
BTW: Microsoft’s Edge Chromium is in open beta here. I’m still using Google’s Chrome, at least for now. Permalink: https://langa.com/?p=3640