I would never, today, claim to be “tech literate” but 25 years ago I knew all kinds of stuff. How to hide things in a computer so only you can find it. Where to look for things people are trying to hide. All kinds of useful stuff.
canadian border WILL ask for your laptop. Learned this the hard way. The next time after that incident (and a lot of canadians who travel) place ALL private docs in the cloud and once on Canadian soil, access it..
My sister is always asking her son for help with electronic stuff. His first question to her is always “”did you turn it on?”. I’m about as bad as she is with electronics.