I talked to a young lady recently about how she used her Recycle Bin. As if you did not know, the Recycle Bin is the trashcan icon on your Windows desktop. It is usually located on the lower right or upper left corner of the screen. It displays as empty or full. When full, whether…
Time and technology march on. A couple of months ago I wrote about the Nexus 7 and how it compared to my first tablet which was a Toshiba Thrive. Since then they have come out with a new Nexus 7, called…are you ready for this snazzy name? "Nexus 7 (2013)" Yeah, they even use the…
The DNR is not running the column today due to the Labor Day weekend. So come back next Tuesday for the latest about that pesky little “Recycle Bin.” Ron
Welcome back to another week of Double Click (now, Gray Haired Tech). I would like to remind you to shoot me an email with your tech/computer questions when you run into them. I am always glad to hear from you guys any time. If you read the column regularly you will know that I have…
Last time we talked about what to do if you could not remember your Android phone’s passcode or pattern. An email this week stated, "OK, I don’t really use Gmail for much and never log into it." They then went on to explain that they could not provide adequate information to Google to get their…
Robert wrote me recently with a question I had never received before. It was an excellent question. I am sure some of you have bumped up against before, too. He wrote saying that he had just gotten back from a vacation out of the country and had not wanted to be bothered by work. To…
I read online about an interesting application a couple of weeks ago and thought I would try it out to see how it works. If it was a good one I would recommend it to you. I always test programs like this in two ways. First, I install a "test" application with all the default…
I got a couple of questions about my Nexus usage from last week so here is a short look at the answers. I do watch videos on occasion especially when traveling for work, etc. I have accounts with Netflix and Comcast so I can watch their offerings. There are many of the major cable/broadcast networks…
About two years ago I wrote in regard to buying my first tablet, a Toshiba Thrive. Well time has continued on as it usually does and I have come to the point where I needed a replacement. So I have recently purchased a Nexus 7 by Google. Yes, I know I have not been extremely…
You just bought a new notebook computer (or desktop for that matter) but you want to clean up before you give it away. That is a nice thing to do for someone who may need a computer but is not able to afford a new one. Also, you are concerned about your personal information on…
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