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Q&A: Can I stop people’s faces from popping up when they PM me on Messenger?

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Question from Cindy:  I got a new phone yesterday. It’s a Straight Talk and I love it. I’m having a small problem with it though.

After I got it home I installed the Facebook Messenger app on it and now my friend’s faces pop up on the home screen every time they send me a message.

I don’t like that because I don’t want just anyone who happens to glance at my phone to see who I’m talking to on Facebook.

How can I turn those pop-up pictures off?  [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I stop my email from filling up with Facebook notifications?

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Question from Sara:  Facebook sends dozens of email notifications every day to my email account and it’s really a pain having to delete them before I can even begin checking my email.

I’m logged into Facebook for much of the day and see most of the notifications as they come in so I don’t really need to get them via email too. Can I just turn them off altogether? Thanks!

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Q&A: Should I use a liquid CPU cooler in the PC I’m planning to build?

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Question from Daniel:  Hi Rick. I have a question about computer hardware.

I’m in the process of ordering parts to build a new computer.

I’ve always wanted to build one from scratch just for the experience and the satisfaction of knowing I was successful at it.

The thing is, I want make sure I really will be successful at it, which brings me to my question.

Is it safe to use a liquid CPU cooling system in a home-built computer? [Read more…]

Q&A: Are the ‘Post Your Senior Photo Challenge’ posts on Facebook safe?

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Question from Yvonne:  I’ve started seeing those posts asking people to post their senior year photos again.

I know there’s a lot of scams and hoaxes on Facebook. Is this one of them?

I guess what I’m really asking is if it’s safe to participate in this? I really like the idea but only if it’s safe.

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Q&A: If I hide my WiFi network’s name will I still be able to connect to it?

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Question from Jennie:  I overheard a conversation the other day that really interested me, and I want to see what you think about it.

A young man told his friend that hiding the WiFi network name in his router would prevent his neighbors from finding and connecting to the Internet over his network.

I live in an apartment building and I’m pretty sure I have this same problem right now.

I’d like to follow that guy’s advice but I want to make sure I can connect new devices of my own (as well as those of friends) to my WiFi network with the network name hidden. Will I be able to?

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