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What to Look for When Searching for an External Hard Drive for Windows XP

When considering the purchase of an external hard drive, be sure to choose one with as much space as you can afford, and with a decent cache size. Otherwise, you may find yourself shopping for another hard drive sooner than later.

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How Can I Stream Movies from the Internet to My TV?

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With a device called Roku, which costs less than $100, you can use your high-speed Internet connection to stream movies from the Internet to your TV. Roku works with Netflix and Amazon Video.

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How to Transfer Files From Drive to Drive

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You can free up space on your computer and make it run faster by transferring some of your files to an external hard drive, a process that just takes a few steps.

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Fix the Scroll Ball on the Apple Mighty Mouse

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Apple’s Mighty Mouse, which has a scroll ball, is easy to use and also easy to fix. It just needs some care to loosen it up a bit after accumulating “gunk” in the form of dead skin cells and oils.

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How to Format or Reformat a Hard Drive

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To prepare a new hard drive for use, or to wipe clean an old one, you’ll need to format or reformat before installing Windows, applications and other data.

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How to Replace a Hard Drive

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If you need a new, bigger or second hard drive, you can easily install it yourself if you’re careful to buy a hard drive with the right type of connector (ATA/IDE or SATA) for your desktop or laptop computer.

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How Do I Replace the Battery In My Laptop Computer?

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It’s a good idea to have a backup battery in case your laptop runs out of “juice” when you’re on the go. Finding a replacement is easy and affordable online, and most batteries install easily.

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How to Use SuperDuper to Make Backups and Bootable Mac Disks

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Data on an Apple Macintosh computer can be backed up with the help of software called SuperDuper, which can recover your entire hard drive and also make bootable disks.

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Can I Get Old-Style PC Keyboards with “Clickability” Tactile Feedback?

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If you like the sturdy feel and sound of an old-school keyboard that “clicks” when you type, one company sells PC keyboards in the style of the classic IBM models.

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Why Won’t My Computer Recognize My SD Card?

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If your computer won’t recognize the SD card you use in your camera or other device, it could be that you’re using one of the newer, high-capacity cards. You can still import information from the card to your computer by using an external card reader or USB cable.

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