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If you’re a blogger who participates in the hugely popular Amazon Associates program, you probably log in to your Associates Dashboard every morning to check your stats from the previous day.
If so, I’m sure you’ve noticed that Amazon updates the stats at a different time each morning, making it difficult to know exactly when you can log in and check your stats. [Read more…]
Regular readers of RicksDailyTips know that I’m a huge fan of free software. If I run across a freeware program that looks interesting and useful, I’ll often download and install it, try it out, then tell you readers about it if it appears to be worthwhile.
One thing that I learned early on is to be wary about downloading and installing extra add-ons that are often bundled with free software downloads. Most free download sites earn money by helping distribute third-party programs that most people don’t want or need.
If you aren’t careful you’ll quickly find your web browser and your computer collapsing under the weight of a dozen different add-on programs that you never even realized you had downloaded! And these unwanted programs are responsible for countless trips to the PC repair shop year after year!
There are a couple of things you need to watch out for when downloading and installing free software. First, we’ll cover the download part… [Read more…]
The web is filled with all kinds of adware, spyware, and junkware, and unwanted toolbars are among the biggest culprits.
And as any seasoned Windows user knows, removing some unwanted software programs is about as easy as swan-diving through the eye of a needle.
Luckily, an awesome free download called Browser Cleaner makes it easy to remove virtually all common toolbars and junkware from your PC, regardless of how stubborn they might be. Here’s how to use it: [Read more…]
Millions of people around the world are planning to upgrade their computers to Windows 10 after it’s released to the public on July 29.
Personally, I think that’s a good thing. After using the Windows 10 Preview for several months I honestly believe Windows 10 will be the best version of Windows ever.
That being said, I plan to make full backups of the current Windows installation on every PC that I plan to upgrade before installing Windows 10. I strongly recommend that you do the same. Here’s why: [Read more…]
With all the malware, hackers and identity thieves out there these days, it’s more important than ever to install the latest Windows Updates just as soon as they become available.
Users of Windows 8.1 will find that it’s no longer possible to simply click Windows Update on the “Start Menu”. Instead, we have to manually check for updates in a different manner.
There are several ways to check for new Windows updates in Win 8.1, but this is the method that I use and recommend: [Read more…]