Your daily dose of practical, easy to follow tech tips!
Question from Ellis R.: Rick, I just created a blog on Tumblr and I’d like to make it private. In other words I don’t want anyone except myself to see it.
I know this is a strange request, but I have a reason for it. So can you tell me how to make my blog private? I’d really appreciate it.
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Question from Keith: Hi Rick. I have a problem that’s driving me nuts and I hope you can help me solve it.
I downloaded an app onto my Motorola XOOM but decided that I don’t like it. When I try to uninstall it I get a message that says “Uninstall not Successful”. No matter what I do I can’t get Android to uninstall the app.
I stopped the service and even went into Google Play to try to remove it, but nothing works. What do I need to do to get rid of it?
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Question from Heidi C.: My ex-boyfriend replaced the Windows XP on my computer with Windows 7 Ultimate after Microsoft abandoned XP, and I’m having problems with it.
He must have done something wrong because every time I turn the computer on it tells me that Windows 7 Ultimate isn’t genuine.
What do I need to do to get rid of this error message? I really need this computer fixed before I start back to college in August. Thanks.
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Question from Sharon A.: Hi Rick. I bought a brand new Acer notebook with Windows 8 on it last month and something went wrong while I was downloading some free software. Now it won’t boot into Windows. It stops at an error screen and instructs me to insert a System Repair Disc.
I’m pretty sure the computer didn’t come with any discs, but if it did I must have lost them. Is there any way to fix this problem without a System Repair Disc (and without having to send the notebook back to Acer)? [Read more…]
Question from Jules P: Hi Rick. I stopped using Internet Explorer and switched to Firefox a couple of years ago because IE was crashing all the time. I like Firefox, but after trying Google Chrome I noticed that it loads the pages I visit a lot faster than Firefox.
My question is now that I’ve started using Chrome, how can I transfer my bookmarks and stored passwords from Firefox into Chrome?
Rick’s answer: Chrome is a great browser for sure Jules, and I’ve used it as my primary browser for some time now. It’s easy to import your bookmarks, stored passwords and other settings from Firefox into Chrome. Here’s how: [Read more…]