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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, April 4, 2024
• My bi-annual gadget cleaning and maintenance routine
• Q&A: What happens with Two-Factor Authentication if I switch phones?
• This is the best computer upgrade you can make for the money
• Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t? Are you kidding me???
• April’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Anker 521 300W Portable Power Station
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Every week I receive hundreds of questions for the Tech Q&A section of my blog, and one question I get asked on a regular basis is “What’s the best upgrade I can make to speed up my computer?”
In times past my answer was always the same: add more RAM!
But I’m afraid that’s no longer true in most situations…
Do you ever receive files in your email inbox that you’re pretty sure are legit, but you’re still leery about opening them?
Well, with all the hacking, spoofing, phishing and malware distribution going on these days, you should be!
Folks send files to me all the time via email (after we discuss it in advance), but even if I trust the sender completely I still check the files out to make sure they’re safe and malware-free. [Read more…]
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Are you a “hunt-and-peck” typist who enjoys using your computer with the lights turned down low?
If so, you probably have trouble finding the right keys in the semi-darkness if your machine doesn’t have a backlit keyboard.
Well, as it turns out there’s a very simple and inexpensive solution to this problem: Glowing Keyboard Stickers
Question from Lawrence: I’m getting ready to take my first trans-Atlantic flight in over 20 years to visit family in Italy.
I’m hoping to be able to use my laptop to play solitaire and Mahjongg while we’re in the air to pass the time.
My concern is this: I’ve heard that hackers can break into a laptop via WiFi and I have info on there that I need to keep private.
I know my laptop has an Airplane Mode. If I turn it on will that prevent other passengers from being able to break into my laptop? [Read more…]