Long gone, but now back… sort of. :)
Q: What are some tips and tricks for getting the most out of using the Boston T? (via Quora) A: Here are three things I’ve learned. Manage The Costs: Use a CharlieCard instead of paper tickets. The NFC-based CharlieCards are free (ask at any Info kiosk), speed your entry to the T (just wave your…
Reader Liz G asks (via the CONTACT link) how much open space a drive really needs: I know installed hard drives need 15% breathing room. How about portable external hard drives? I have 7 Western Digital drives ranging in size from 500GB to 2TB and the only thing on them are images of the seven…
Q. Can I install x86-based Microsoft Office Pro Plus in a 32-bit OS, x64-based processor? (via Quora) A: Almost surely, yes. You usually can run 32-bit software on 64-bit hardware. In your case, you want to run a 32-bit (“x86”) version of Office on 32-bit Windows, itself installed on a 64-bit system. That’s all legit…
Massachusetts residents: Today (Oct 17 2018) is the deadline to register to vote in November’s elections. If you’re not yet registered, please do it now! It only takes a couple minutes online: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr/ Other states’ deadline/registration info here: https://www.vote.org/voter-registration-deadlines/ Permalink: https://wp.me/paaiox-cp Reply? Questions? Use the Comment box at the bottom of the page, or click CONTACT.
Q: Should I factory reset a phone that previously belonged to someone else? (via Quora) A: Yes, absolutely! You have no way of knowing what might still be on the phone… spyware, malware, traces of illicit images or activity, whatever. I suggest you reset the phone before you plug in your SIM, and before you…
Q: How do I prevent auto connection to unknown Wi-Fi networks on Windows 10 Pro? I already tried everything, what do I do? (via Quora) A: There’s a very easy fix! But the thing here is that it’s an unknown network. Windows shouldn’t be auto-connecting to truly unknown networks that you’ve never connected to before;…
In Part One, I told you about a weird email problem that caused me to receive a take-down notice from Google, telling me my account was being killed due to Terms of Service violations. The notice was 100% real, but turned out to be meant for someone else at “Langa.Com.” Trouble is, I’m the only…
Yup, it’s yet another “easter egg” hidden inside Chrome, this one recently-discovered: A classic 1980’s-style, text-based adventure game, of the sort from the early days of computing! Graphics? GRAPHICS? We don’t need no steenking graphics! Just look at the text around the blue G: See for yourself: Open the Developer’s Tools (under the “More Tools”…
Q: A reader asks: ‘Is Boston, MA a terrible place to live?’ (via Quora) A: Questions like this, with a built-in bias, presuppose the answer, sort of like “Have you stopped beating your wife?” But the answer is clearly no. Here’s proof: People don’t choose to move to a place that’s terrible, and Boston hasn’t had…
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