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I’m often asked why I don’t charge anything for what I do. This is my answer…

Posted on November 29, 2019

I’m often asked why I don’t charge anything for the info I provide or for answering the tech questions I receive from my blog’s readers.

Well, truth be told, there are three primary reasons why I never ask for or accept such a payment: [Read more…]

Q&A: If you could only use one plugin on your WordPress blog, which one would it be?

Posted on November 27, 2019

Question from Freida: I have a simple question about setting up a blog with WordPress.

If you could only use ONE plugin on your blog for some reason, which plugin would that be?

There are thousands of WordPress plugins out there and I don’t even know where to start in choosing the ones I need to install on my blog.

Thanks in advance for your answer, Rick.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I print photos from Facebook?

Posted on November 27, 2019

Question from Velma P.: I hope you can help me Rick.

My daughter helped me get on Facebook so I can talk to her and my grandchildren and share pictures back and forth with them (they live out of state).

She sent me some pictures last night that I’d really like to print but I can’t figure out how to do it. I’m still learning how to use this thing and I’m doing pretty good, but this has me stumped.

Can you tell me how to print photos from Facebook? My computer has Windows 10.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: Is the ‘Copy Plain Text’ browser extension safe to use?

Posted on November 26, 2019

Question from Amber L.: I do a lot of copying and pasting when I’m writing posts for my lifestyle blog.

Something that always irritates me is having to paste everything into Notepad to get rid of the formatting and then copy the “clean” text and paste it into the blog post I’m working on.

I checked Google and found a browser extension called Copy Plain Text that allows you to copy text and paste it without the formatting.

My question is, do you think it’s safe to use this extension?

I’m asking because lots of extensions are dangerous and I don’t want to mess up my work computer.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: Can a gaming PC be used like a regular computer when not playing games?

Posted on November 26, 2019

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Question from Glenda J.: I know this might be a dumb question but I’m really ignorant about things like this.

My son wants a gaming computer for his birthday but I want to get him a computer that he can use for schoolwork too.

My question is will a gaming PC do other things besides just play games? Things like let him type essays, view websites, use email and maybe edit pictures?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]