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Save battery life by hibernating your laptop instead of putting it to sleep
Like many laptop owners, you probably put your machine into sleep mode every time you shut the lid to transport it to a new location.
But if you constantly find yourself having to deal with a low battery, there is a better way. Hibernate your laptop instead!
Sleep mode has its place, and that is when you’re going to be away from the laptop for a short while (i.e. when you’re on lunch break).
Hibernating the machine instead during longer breaks in usage can make your laptop’s battery charge last longer. [Read more…]
Review: Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
Adding an external USB hard drive to your computer really makes it easy to create full backups of all your programs, photos, music and other files that reside on today’s massive hard drives.
And as we all know, with mass storage devices, bigger is always better.
The Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive will likely hold everything you can pack on to your computer’s internal hard drive, and a whole lot more. [Read more…]
Q&A: How do I delete my Facebook search history?
Question from Alveda G: I found out through a mutual friend that my ex recently broke into my Facebook account.
Apparently he checked my search history to see if I was trying to hook up with any old boyfriends. I do NOT like that!! I didn’t even know Facebook recorded the things you search for.
Is there any way to delete my search history? And is there a way to prevent Facebook from saving it in the first place?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
How to prevent ‘Porch Pirates’ from stealing packages from your front porch
Are you familiar with the term “Porch Pirates”?
Well, you really need to be if you shop online.
Porch pirates are thieves who drive through residential neighborhoods checking front porches for packages that have been delivered but not yet retrieved by their rightful owners.
Believe it or not, porch piracy is a big deal. These thieves are operating in every town and city in America, and some of them even make their living by selling the goods they pilfer from victims’ porches.
Unfortunately, the problem is likely to get worse before it gets better, but there are several things you can do to prevent it from happening to you: [Read more…]
Q&A: What is Two-Factor Authentication, and why should I use it?
Question from Mary L.: I’ve been reading your blog for a while and several of your posts recommend using something called Two-Factor Authentication.
What exactly does that mean? I’m confused.
Rick’s answer: That’s a great question, Mary. I’m glad you asked it because I’m sure there are plenty of other folks who are interested in the answer as well.
Two-Factor Authentication (sometimes referred to as Two-Step Authentication) simply adds a very secure second authentication step to the login process for any online account that supports it. [Read more…]
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