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Question from Austin B.: Hello Rick. Love your site! I’m hoping you can help me get rid of a major frustration.
Ever since I installed Windows 10 I’ve been getting an annoying “Get Office” message at the bottom of my screen at random times.
I use Libre Office and I don’t have any intention of buying Microsoft Office. Is there any way to tell Windows to stop asking me to buy it?
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There’s a new Android malware called Gooligan that’s currently spreading like wildfire via the installation of malicious Android apps.
Gooligan attacks Android smart phones, tablets and other devices, and the end result is the hackers completely taking over your device and hijacking your Google account.
Over 1 million Google accounts have already been compromised and about 13,000 new Android devices are becoming infected every day! [Read more…]
Question from Jacinda P.: The other night I was typing away when the File Explorer window popped into view. I closed it and thought nothing of it at the time.
The problem is I must have hit something to make the Ribbon disappear in File Explorer because it’s been gone ever since that night. I feel like such a dummy!
I use the ribbon a lot and I really miss it. Can you tell me how to get it back? My computer is an Acer All-In-One with Windows 10.
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Question from Elaine H.: Rick, I’ve been writing a blog on the topic of women’s health and wellness for almost 3 years and it seems like it’s going absolutely nowhere.
I did some research and I’ve learned that switching my blog from Blogger.com to WordPress will make it easier to grow my blog.
I know that you write several popular WordPress blogs and I was wondering if you can recommend a good web host to move my blog to?
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Question from John G.: I’ve been reading your blog posts for a long time Rick, and several of them discuss the difference between retail versions of Windows and OEM versions.
Thanks to you, I now know the difference between the two. What I’m not sure about is whether the Windows 10 on my own computer is retail or OEM.
I know it used to be OEM because Windows 8 came pre-installed when I bought the computer. But I recently installed the free Windows 10 update and I was told that updating to Windows 10 automatically converts your Windows installation to a retail version. Is that correct? [Read more…]