Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Question from Pete L.: Several of my Facebook friends use “Facebook Live Video” to broadcast all kinds of stupid stuff, and the invitations to view their videos are filling up my newsfeed.
I’ve only watched a few of these videos and I have no desire to ever watch another one.
How can I completely disable Facebook Live notifications and prevent them from showing up in my newsfeed?
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Question from Kelly E.: I just bought a new computer and there’s one thing about it that has me puzzled.
When I shut the computer down (not put it to sleep, but actually shut it down) the little light on the mouse stays lit.
Why is this happening? I’ve never seen it before. Is there some way to turn it off?
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Question from Mark: I have a very important question for you, Rick.
How much is Facebook’s cut of all the money that’s donated to charity to honor someone’s birthday?
I’ve heard they keep half of it. If that’s true it should be illegal in my opinion.
I’d really like to know the answer to this because I’ve made several donations in the recent past.
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Question from Adam J.: I read an article the other day that discussed the advantages and disadvantages of building your own computer from scratch as opposed to buying one off the shelf.
It really caught my attention when they said that you can save money by building a PC with used parts purchased on eBay.
I’d really like to build my own computer and save some money, but the article only discussed building a desktop computer. I already have one of those so what I really need is a laptop.
In your opinion, is it possible to save money by building my own laptop? And if so, do you have any tips?
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Question from Jeannie F.: Hi Rick. I live in an area that’s prone to frequent electrical storms so I’ve always been fanatical about keeping my electronic stuff plugged into surge protectors.
But I was told the other day that surge protectors go bad after a while. Is that true? All of mine are several years old.
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