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Question from Danielle: Hello, Rick. I’ve been reading your blog for a long time now and it seems that I remember reading a post where you explained how to reopen a browser tab that was closed by accident. Am I right?
I close the wrong tab ALL THE TIME, and I’d really like to know how to open it back up!
I mostly use Chrome if that makes a difference. Thanks!!!! [Read more…]
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Question from Michael: I have a three year old laptop that runs a bit on the warm side. It always has, ever since I first took it out of the box.
I read your post about replacing a hard drive with an SSD and I’d love to replace the existing 1TB hard drive in this laptop with a 1TB SSD.
The thing is I’m afraid it will cause the laptop to overheat since it’s getting really warm already. Do you think it might? [Read more…]
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Question from Kathleen: Hello, Rick. Is there some way I can check persons I have “unfriended” in Facebook? Love your site and all the great useful tips and tricks you provide. Thank you so much.
Rick’s answer: Thanks for the very kind words, Kathleen. They are greatly appreciated.
To answer your question, there is indeed a way to view a list of the people you have removed from your Facebook Friends list. Just follow the steps below for the device you are using. [Read more…]
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Question from Keith: Hi, Rick. I have a Windows desktop computer and I have a question about it.
When I open File Explorer it never shows ‘This PC’ by default so I always have to manually switch to it.
Is there any way to make File Explorer automatically open with “This PC” displayed without having to manually click the link to show it? [Read more…]
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Question from Nancy: How can I look at my Facebook profile the way strangers see it?
(By strangers I mean people who aren’t on my friends list.)
That way I’ll know what I need to change to prevent strangers from seeing things on my account that I don’t want them to see.
There are so many settings and it’s all so confusing. [Read more…]