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‘Shell’ Extensions; Quick Assist; and moving a spinning HDD
LANGALIST
By Fred Langa
It was another busy week for the AskWoody email servers, as your fellow subscribers sent in tips, observations, and questions covering a huge range of issues. Here are some of the most interesting!
First up: An excellent tip involving another way to check for the cause of File Explorer malfunctions.
Second: Remote Desktop’s gussied-up cousin, “Quick Assist.”
And last: When you absolutely must, here’s how to safely move an active, spinning hard drive!
Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.09.0 (2022-02-28).
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Impending hard drive shortage
Floods in Thailand have shut down approximately 25% of the world’s hard drive manufacturing capacity. Expect price hikes — or at least no immediate price declines for hard drives.
InfoWorld Tech Watch.
(Phuket, where I live, is fine – a little bit wet, but mostly sunny and balmy.)
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