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Misbehaving devices

Posted on June 2, 2025 at 02:42 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

TAME YOUR TECH

By Susan Bradley

When you deal with multiple computers, whether at home or in an office setting, sometimes odd issues occur.

Regardless of brand or type, regardless of operating system, many of these issues are easily explained away. But there are times when the behaviors make no sense whatsoever.

Here are some examples of issues I’ve recently experienced.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.22.0, 2025-06-02).

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