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Q&A: How can I find someone who recently accepted my friend request on Facebook?

Posted on October 21, 2017

Question from Mira L.: Hi Rick. You might think I’m not very bright after you hear my question, but I hope not lol.

Anyway, I recently sent Facebook friend requests to several people who are on our old high school reunion list.

One of the guys on that list accepted my friend request last night, but now I can’t find the notification where he accepted it and I can’t remember his name. And before you ask, I’ve lost the list I got the names from in the first place!

Is there any way to see a list of my most recently added friends? Thanks for any help you can give me!

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Q&A: How can I quickly see what time it is in a foreign country?

Posted on October 21, 2017

Question from Glenda A.: My son accepted a job in Brisbane, Australia and he moved there a couple of months ago.

My problem is I seem to wake him up every time I call him. I guess I’m horrible with time zones lol.

Is there an easy way to quickly see what time it is over there so I can avoid disturbing him when he’s sleeping? Maybe an app I an install on my computer?

If it matters, I use a Dell laptop with Windows 10.

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Review: Azulle Byte 3 Fanless Mini PC with Windows 10 Pro

Posted on October 21, 2017

As technology advances,manufacturers keep on packing more and more power into ever-smaller packages.

Truth be told, even the cheapest mobile devices on the market today are several times more powerful than the original IBM PC was back when it was introduced.

In case you haven’t noticed, this incredible “smaller but more powerful” dynamic is now beginning to reshape the desktop computer market as well.

Every generation of desktop computers shrinks the size/power ratio even more, and now we actually have smaller than brick-sized PCs that rival their much larger counterparts.

A perfect case-in-point is the tiny, yet surprisingly capable Azulle Byte 3 Fanless Mini PC.

As this photo shows, I can literally hold the Byte 3 in the palm of my hand: [Read more…]

How to find and remove malware from your Mac

Posted on October 21, 2017

Windows PC users have been dealing with viruses, trojans and adware for decades, but until recently Mac users didn’t really have to worry about malware infecting their computers.

I’m sorry to say that’s no longer the case.

While the percentage of Macs that are getting infected with malware compared to Windows machines is still relatively small, reports of Mac adware attacks have been on a sharp rise of late. [Read more…]

10 ways to fool burglars into thinking you’re always at home

Posted on October 21, 2017

Burglars love targeting houses where it’s pretty obvious that no one’s at home. After all, there’s less chance of them getting caught when there’s nobody there to catch them.

Are you worried about your home being burglarized when you’re at work, on vacation, or otherwise away from home?

If so, there are several things you can do to make it appear to potential burglars that your home is indeed occupied at all times – and prevent them from breaking in: [Read more…]