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A Look Back At Mobile Broadband

I remember getting my very first mobile broadband device. It was a USB modem stick. I needed reliable Internet for my laptop while on-the-go and after careful consideration, a mobile broadband device seemed like the way to go. I don’t recall the cost of the device, but I think it was either at no cost or at a discounted cost with a two-year wireless agreement.

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Is The Magic Keyboard For iPad Air and iPad Pro Worth It?

If you’re considering a current generation iPad Air or iPad Pro and want to keep your costs down, you’re probably going to avoid accessories like the Apple Magic Keyboard which starts at $299 for the iPad Air (4th/5th generation) and 11-inch iPad Pro (1st/2nd/3rd generation) and $349 for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd/4th/5th generation).

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Checking Warranty Coverage For Your Apple Device

If you need to check the warranty coverage on your Apple device, you can easily (sort of) find it through the Apple website. However, you will need your device serial number which may be found on the original product packaging, on the device itself and/or through macOS, iPadOS, iOS, watchOS, etc. (varies by device).

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Rethinking The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s

Last year, I decided to replace my aging Lenovo ThinkPad T460s. Originally, I had planned to replace it with a Lenovo ThinkPad T14s (Gen 2) but with the supply chain issues and chip shortages, I was looking at an estimated delivery timeframe of over twelve weeks to get a custom configured T14s.

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Creating A Windows 11 USB Installer

If you need to perform a clean installation of Windows 11, you’ll need to create bootable Windows 11 installation media. In this post, we’ll go through the process of creating a bootable USB installer for Windows 11 using the Microsoft Windows Media Creation tool.

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Creating A Windows 10 USB Installer

Every now and then, it’s good to format your hard drive or solid-state drive and perform a clean installation of Windows 10. To do this, you’ll need Windows 10 installation media if you don’t already have it. You can easily create Windows 10 installation media using the Microsoft Windows Media Creation tool.

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Yes … You Can Still Get An Apple SuperDrive

Some computer manufacturers have long done away with optical media drives like CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs and CD/DVD burners. Why not? Most software is available for electronic download/delivery and can be stored on various alternative media sources like USB flash drives, cloud storage and so forth.

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Journey To A ThinkPad

I remember getting my very first laptop. It was a Toshiba Satellite 330CDT running Windows 95 though, it wasn’t my first choice. I really wanted an IBM ThinkPad. I had my eye on one that I really liked but the IBM ThinkPad was extremely expensive.

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Using Old HP Printers With macOS

If you use older HP printers with macOS, you probably know by now that Apple doesn’t retain older HP printer drivers in newer versions of macOS and they may not be available for download through Apple Software Update either. You’ll realize this when you try to add an older HP printer and macOS is unable to automatically find an appropriate printer driver for your older HP printer.

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