Long gone, but now back… sort of. :)
Nope — not if you’re smart about how you set it up! Older, slower drives are great for medium-to-long-term data storage — files that you want to have handy and accessible, but that are not in constant use. Think of things like music, photo, or video collections; backup copies; system images; ISOs; and so on….
A reader asks: “Is 32 GB RAM too much?” Fred says yes, even for future-proofing. Here’s why.
You can safely transport a hard drive if you avoid the three main classes of “things that can kill a hard drive:” Avoid physical shocks: make sure the drive won’t be dropped, stepped on, knocked, or otherwise banged about. Avoid temperature/humidity extremes: Keep the drive dry, at human-comfortable temperatures, and in non-condensing humidity levels. Avoid…
It’s great to hear from readers again!
A time-crunched visitor asks what to see in a quick tour of Boston.
A reader wonders where to seek higher ground in and around Boston.
A reader* asks: “How do I install Win 10 on a Win7 PC with no internet access?” Easily! Use Microsoft’s free Media Creation Tool to create a 100% legit, fully-functional setup DVD or flash drive. Here’s how: ● Using any other PC with internet access, go to this page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 ● Find the Create Windows…
A reader* asks: “Is it OK to use NTFS on a SSD? Why or why not?” With any reasonably current SSD and operating system, it’s perfectly fine. An SSD (or any disk, for that matter) really doesn’t care what’s in the bits it stores. The formatting of the disk itself — as well as user…
A recent spate of questions concerning laptops/notebooks (see list at end) prompted this note from frequent correspondent* Tony Luxton: “It’s worth pointing out that ‘laptop’ is a terrible name (I can remember when they were called ‘desktop replacements’). The one place you shouldn’t use a laptop is on your lap; or any soft surface, come…
Q*: “When a laptop is plugged in, how does the battery get charged and the laptop get powered simultaneously?” A: There are, in effect, two parallel circuits in most laptops; and the laptop’s OEM charger is sized to provide enough power for both. When your laptop is turned on and is plugged into a wall…