Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Question from Janine M.: Hello Rick. I have just finished reading and article that discussed an app that places your phone into “Airplane Mode” whenever there isn’t a cell signal available.
Please don’t think I’m a dummy because I’m not, but I had never heard the term “Airplane Mode” before reading that post. Can you tell me what it means?
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Question from Mary S.: Hi Rick. I need to know how I can set my Facebook privacy so that only my Friends can see my photos, albums and etc.
I recently got a private message from a total stranger saying he enjoyed all my albums and pictures. That really upset me!
I need help changing my privacy settings so people that are not my friends won’t be able to see my pictures. PLEASE HELP???
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Question from Oliver G.: I have an old Dell XPS 17 laptop that is now running Ubuntu Linux.
This machine still works perfectly but the battery won’t hold a charge anymore.
Since it’s so old I don’t really want to buy a new battery for it.
Would it be ok if I just removed the battery and ran it straight from the charger?
I never travel with this machine so I never really need to run it from a battery.
I plan to use this laptop until it dies, then replace it with a new Windows laptop. I’ve always had good luck with Dells, but I’d love to hear from you if you think there’s a better brand.
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Question from Peter: Lots of programs that I’ve downloaded to my Mac in the past failed to run because they weren’t “approved” by Apple (whatever that means).
Today I heard the tail end of a tech show I listen to on talk radio and they said something about a change in the latest version of macOS that’ll let you run unapproved software.
I’m wondering if this is true because after I got home I tried running a couple of programs that I downloaded a while back and they still won’t run for me.
What’s the story?
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Question from Leslie: It seems like Microsoft is really pushing customers to sign up for a subscription to Office 365 instead of buying a copy of Office 2019.
Do you think they’re planning to stop selling desktop versions of MS Office and force everyone to start using Office 365 instead?
The reason I’m asking is I just bought a new PC and I’m trying to decide whether to buy Office 2019 or sign up for Office 365.
I don’t want to buy Office 2019 if they’re just going to abandon it like they do older versions of Windows.
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