QUESTION: Do you know of a digital camera/camcorder that will take video and accept an external microphone? I’ve been trying to find one that will take the input from either a headset or lavaliere microphone so when I’m video’ing one of my workshops, and I’m more than 3 feet away from the camera, I can have a recording without the camera noise. Thanks – DeBorah B. from Beaverton, Oregon ANSWER: DeBorah, I struggled with this very thing myself a few years ago. Remember, when the Flip cameras were
QUESTION: JustCloud is trying to load on my computer. Is it reputable? I am having trouble finding out about it. Most reviews go to that site, which makes me suspect. – Carole B., Morgantown, Indiana ANSWER: While I’m not clear, Carole, why exactly JustCloud is trying to load on your computer, I can take a few minutes to explain what JustCloud is and whether or not it is reputable. JustCloud is a service that offers cloud storage. This is a fancy way of saying they give you storage
QUESTION: I get email replies from people that put their answers to my questions right below each question. How do they do that? – Michael R from Danville, California ANSWER: One things that drives me crazy when I send an email to someone with 3 questions is when they reply with the answers to only 2 of them. I think it’s because they don’t know how to do what you are asking. Which means they are just hitting the reply button and typing their answers in paragraph form
QUESTION: I am leaving my HP PC and have bought a MacBook Air. I already saved some files to a flash drive. Now, I want to go wireless (my HP printer is wireless-capable). I don’t use a home phone, but the $65/month AT&T high-speed connection with home phone service is the only Internet connection I now have. I also don’t have or want cable TV. Can you configure a better system for my use? (Of course you can! You’re noobie!) – Karen A. ANSWER: It sounds like you
QUESTION: How can I stop receiving emails from other companies after I use my email address to get a recipe online? – Charlene from Darien, CT ANSWER: You have described a very common problem on the Internet, Charlene. You visit one website to get some information (in your case a recipe) which requires your email address. As soon as you provide your email address, it is sold to other organizations most likely as “someone who cooks” or “someone who likes recipes” or worse yet, “someone who likes double
QUESTION: What is your opinion of the Chromebook concept and also the Chrome OS? Do you think Google will support the concept for the long haul or will it be a “new idea” that eventually loses support? – Dorothy from New Whiteland, Indiana ANSWER: In many ways, the Chromebook reminds me of the laptop version of an iPad. It’s designed to be lightweight, boot incredibly fast and have all of the security built-in. In this respect, I really like it. Of course, it doesn’t hurt either that some
QUESTION: I would like to put an exercise program on my desktop for faster availability. Program is in Firefox bookmarks now in bookmarks toolbar and yes I found it online. Thank You. – Bethanie from Kittredge, Colorado ANSWER: I hope I understand your question correctly because, if I do, the solution is pretty simple. Open up your Firefox browser and click the bookmark you already have to visit the website for the exercise program. Once you are on the website, click the little icon immediately to the left
QUESTION: Where can I recycle TVs and computers? – Bryan from Indianapolis, Indiana ANSWER: Kudos to you Bryan for being responsible (or at least wanting to be responsible) for recycling your electronics instead of throwing them in the trash. I feel recycling is important too but the irony of the whole thing is that it is fairly difficult to find a place that will accept your recycled electronics. I’m guessing that’s why you submitted this question. The first place I would look is in your local small business
QUESTION: Do I need to install an anti-virus/anti-phishing/anti-malware app on my Nexus 7? If yes, do you have a recommendation that won’t slow it down too much? Thanks! – Teresa ANSWER: The answer to your question really depends on how safe you are when you use your Nexus 7. And how closely you pay attention to requested permissions when installing a new app. Start by being smart First things first. If you download and install all of your apps from Google Play, you should have nothing to worry
QUESTION: What is your opinion on refilling ink cartridges? We just had the black refilled at Costco and it seems to be printing fine on our HP Photosmart Premium C309 printer. – Mary Grace from Indianapolis, Indiana ANSWER: Refilling ink cartridges is really a cat and mouse game between the printer manufacturers and the 3rd party companies trying to make a buck off someone else’s product. When inkjet printers were first introduced, manufacturers quickly realized the money was in the ink, not the printer. Unfortunately, so did other
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