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Author Archives: quill
Q. How do I install a 3TB or larger hard drive?
The largest new desktop SATA hard drives on the market have capacities of 3 TB and 4 TB. This is great for storage, not so great for older machines because it goes beyond what SATA interfaces on older (mid 2011 … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Hard Drives and SSD, Mac questions, Windows questions
Tagged Apple, BIOS, Compatibility, Hard Drive, Hardware, SATA, Troubleshoot, UEFI, Upgrade, Windows
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Q. How do I install RAM in a PC Notebook?
The RAM memory in most notebook computers is user-upgradeable. Almost all notebook machines use SODIMMs (Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Modules). Part of the trick is to discover where the memory modules are located in a notebook machine. The best … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, General Computer, How-To, Memory, Windows questions
Tagged Install, Laptop, Memory, Notebook, SODIMM, Upgrade, Windows
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Q. What memory fits my Apple Xserve server?
Model/ Identifier CPU/ Speed/ Screen/ Date/ Designation RAM Type & Speed Maximum RAM Hard Drive/ SSD XServe G4RackMac1,1 G4 1.0 GHz (4 RAM sockets Mid 2002, M8627LL/A ) DDR-266 DIMM 2 GB (4x512MB) 3.5″ PATA hard drive XServe G4/DPRackMac1,1 G4 1.0 … Continue reading
Q. How do I set up a website? Is it free?
To create a website, you will need to know a few basics about how Web (HTML) pages work, or use a website service or blogging service that gives you templates and allows you to create a web site just by … Continue reading
Q. How do I clone my Windows 7 drive to a new hard drive?
For this solution, we are assuming that you have a bootable Windows 7 installation on your working C: drive, and that you want to put a newer/faster/larger drive in as a new C: drive with the same Windows and programs. … Continue reading
Q. How do I install RAM in a Mac?
Memory in most Macintoshes is user-upgradeable. The bottom of this post has links to the Apple instructions for specific models. Here are general instructions for installation on modern Macs. In machines with SODIMMs, there are two main ways to insert … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, General Computer, How-To, Mac questions, Memory
Tagged DIMM, How To, iMac, Install, MacBook, MacBook Pro, Macintosh, MacPro, Memory, Powerbook, PowerMac, Socket, SODIMM
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Q. How to set up a new external hard drive on a Mac?
A. When you plug in a new external hard drive to a Mac, it will either be formatted for Windows (in which case you may have trouble writing to it from the Mac) or it will be unformatted. An internal … Continue reading
Posted in General Computer, Hard Drives and SSD, How-To, Mac questions
Tagged Apple, Disk Utility, Erase, External drive, Format, GUID, Initialize, Internal Drive, Macintosh, Partition, Repair
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Q. What does it mean to clean a cache?
Your web browser caches (keeps local copies on your hard drive of) many of the pages and graphics it downloads as you are browsing the Web. This makes it faster to reload the same page when you return to it … Continue reading
Q. How can I add “DRAFT” or “COPY” to printouts of my Word document?
You want to print a message on all printed copies of a document, such as “Draft” or “Confidential” or “Copy”, and you are using Microsoft Word. What you are looking for is a “Watermark”, which is done by modifying the … Continue reading
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Tagged Confidential, Copy, Draft, Microsoft Word, Print, Printing, Watermark, Word Processing
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Q. When you register on a website, do they know your IP address?
Yes, they know your IP address and a lot more without you having to register or enter any information. Your IP address is sent to the webserver with every page and file request that you make on the Web. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, Internet and Networking, Security
Tagged Browser, Information, IP address, Privacy, Security, Server, Website
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Q. What is a Retina Display?
“Retina” is Apple’s marketing name for a high resolution LCD display for smartphones (iPhone), tablets (iPad), media players (iPod Touch) and future products such as computer monitors and iMacs. What does “Retina” mean? The term Retina refers to the assumption … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, General Computer, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac questions, News, Smartphone News
Tagged Apple, Computer, Display, iMac, IOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, LCD, Liquid Crystal, Macintosh, Monitor, Panel, pixel, Realistic display, resolution, Resolvability, Retina display, Screen, Smartphone, tablet, Touch screen, Video, Vision
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Q. What are the most useful keyboard shortcuts?
Most computer programs have keyboard shortcuts – these are key combinations that substitute for commonly used commands – this avoids having to grab the mouse and taking the cursor up to the menus at the top of the screen. Learning … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, General Computer, How-To, Mac questions, Software, Windows questions
Tagged Commands, Keyboard, Mac, OSX, Shortcut, Time saving, Windows
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Q. What is Smart HDD and why does it say I have errors?
Do not proceed with anything! Quit or Force Quit your browser, or it it isn’t possible to quit, shut your machine off. Smart HDD is a scam – it is malware that mimics a legitimate repair or testing program – … Continue reading
Q. What memory and hard drives fit my iBook G3/G4?
There are several models of iBook, the G3 models use PC66 or PC100 memory and the G4 models use DDR memory. Below is a list of all models. iBooks take 2.5″ IDE hard drives up to 120 GB in capacity. … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Questions and Answers, How-To, Internet and Networking, Mac questions, Memory
Tagged Apple, Compatibility, iBook, Install, Macintosh, Memory, RAM, Upgrade
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“Flashback”, Java trojans, “SabPub”, “LuckyCat” and “Tibet” Microsoft Office trojans target Mac OSX
Updated Apr 17 2012 April 17: Another Word Trojan Backdoor.OSX.SabPub.a aka “LuckyCat” has been described by Kapersky Labs, which is different malware code, assumed to be delivered in a similar way as “Tibet” through Word 2004/2008 documents or by targeted … Continue reading