Why did the Start button on my monitor screen stop working? | Q&A with Patrick Marshall
Patrick Marshall answers your tech questions. This week's topics cover the Start button on monitor screens failing to function and an alert sound on a...
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Should I avoid unsubscribing from lists asking to confirm my email address? | Q&A with Patrick Marshall
Patrick Marshall answers your tech questions. This week's topics cover unsubscribing from lists asking for an email address, a laptop that takes two times pressing...
How can I confirm I have an open dialogue box in Microsoft Word? | Q&A with Patrick Marshall
Patrick Marshall answers your tech questions. This week's topics cover an open dialogue box in Microsoft Word, the best replacement for Word 2007, a secure...
Why aren’t emails from Gmail showing up in my Hotmail account? | Q&A with Patrick Marshall
Patrick Marshall answers your tech questions. This week's topics cover emails that fail to appear, the best way to back up a computer's data, the...
Computer camera stopped working after Windows 10 upgrade. Who’s to blame — Dell or Microsoft? | Q&A with Patrick Marshall
Patrick Marshall answers your tech questions. This week's topics cover solutions for a laptop camera that has stopped working after a Windows 10 upgrade and...
Can Microsoft read all my emails via Outlook? | Q&A with Patrick Marshall
Patrick Marshall answers your personal tech questions. This week's topics cover whether Microsoft is reading our emails using its Outlook application and an inability to...
How can I find a ‘tech concierge’ who can help with a variety of technical issues? | Q&A with Patrick Marshall
Patrick Marshall answers your personal tech questions. This week's topics cover how to find a "tech concierge," why a Windows 10 upgrade stalls, and what's...
What’s draining data when my computer connects to a hot spot? | Q&A with Patrick Marshall
Patrick Marshall answers your personal tech questions. This week's topics cover how to determine what's draining data when connecting to a hot spot, how to...
Is there a way to block email tracking programs? | Q&A with Patrick Marshall
Patrick Marshall answers your personal technology questions. This week's topics cover programs that notify the sender of an email if the receiver has opened it,...