Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Question from Audrey: Hi Rick! I have a Facebook question for you.
Is there any way to block people from tagging me in their posts?
I hate it when I’m tagged in a photo or status update that’s embarrassing or doesn’t even pertain to me in some way.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Question from Shelby: I bought a new computer the other day.
The salesman told me I won’t need to plug it into a surge protector because the power supply automatically protects it from over-voltage.
I don’t want my computer get damaged by lightning but I also don’t want to buy something I don’t need.
I’ve always heard that we do need to use surge protectors but now I’m not sure.
Is the salesman right?
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Question from Barbara: I know that we’re all supposed to be using 5G cell phones in the not so distant future.
I’ve been hearing conflicting reports about whether 5G is safe or not.
I’ve tried to research this for myself and found that some “experts” say the radio frequencies used for 5G can cause cancer while others say they won’t.
Can you clear this up for me once and for all? Are 5G phones safe to use?
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Question from Mark: I read your blog post explaining why it’s a bad idea to log into third-party websites with Facebook.
That’s some pretty scary stuff.
My question is how can I see which websites have access to my information right now?
The reason I’m asking is because I’ve used Facebook to log into lots of websites in the past, and I’ve forgotten what most of them were.
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Question from Carla G.: I have a WordPress blog and a while back I read your post explaining why we should write our blog posts using an “Editor” account instead of the “Administrator” account.
I set up a new account with the Editor role as you suggested and I’ve been logging into that account to do my writing ever since.
Yesterday I happened to notice that my old posts still have the Author name that corresponds to the Administrator account that I no longer use when writing my posts.
I tried to change the Author of one of those old posts to my other name and I can’t find a way to do it anywhere on the “Edit Post” screen. I know there has to be a way to do it though.
Can you tell me what I need to do to change the Author name on my old posts?
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