Recent content by ronaldhefner

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    HP wireless issue

    My HP ac-15 121dx laptop is about a year old, and it keeps losing its wireless signal and connection to the Internet. Happens several times a day. The device manager says the wireless adapter is working properly. I went to the diagnostics mode today and did a total system check. Everything...
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    New Dell freezing up

    Hi, all. Got a brand new Dell laptop, Inspiron 15 3000, Windows 8.1. It has frozen up on me at last 20 times in the past two weeks, usually when I'm online. The mouse freezes, control-alt-delete doesn't work, nothing. I have to do a hard re-start. When I got the machine, I installed Classic...
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    What Is Amazon Prime?

    I shop A LOT on Amazon, so the $99 annual fee is cheaper that paying all the shipping charges. It's also nice that I can share the free shipping with my spouse, who is also a big Amazon shopper.
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    Gateway volume control problem

    Had the same issue with my NV54. Go to start menu and search for Launch Manager. When it pops up, click on "Launch Manager" and the red light volume buttons mysteriously start working, and you get the screen notification when you're adjusting or muting volume.