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Question from Amanda: Rick, I have a problem that’s been bugging me for a long time.
When I joined Facebook I put in a fake birth date because I was too young to open an account at the time.
Now I want to change it to show my real birthday. How do I do that? [Read more…]
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Question from Clara: I’ve been cleaning the screens on my MacBook Pro and iPhone with a micro-fiber cloth covered with glass cleaner.
But last night I heard that I shouldn’t do that because the glass cleaner could damage the screen.
What’s the best way to clean these types of screens? [Read more…]
Question from Andy: I need help with an Internet issue, Rick.
Several websites that used to load just fine won’t load anymore. They either just sit there and try to load forever or I get an error message.
The crazy thing is most websites still load ok. It’s just a handful of specific sites that won’t load.
Can you please help me fix this?
Question from Eloise: I recently started using the Facebook app on my phone and there’s something that’s really bugging me.
Every time I “Like” something it makes an annoying popping sound and it’s driving me bonkers.
Surely there’s some way to stop it from making that sound. Can you tell me how to do it? [Read more…]
Question from Natasha: A few days ago a guy rented the vacant apartment next door to mine. He moved in yesterday, and this morning me knocked on my door and introduced himself.
My new neighbor and I talked for a few minutes, and before he left he asked me if I would consider letting him piggyback off of my WiFi connection because he wouldn’t be able to afford Internet service of his own for a while.
He also said that if I’d accept his offer he’d buy me a brand new $200 wireless router kit to replace my old router as long as I’d be willing to accept it in lieu of his portion of the monthly Internet charge.
This sounds like a pretty good deal to me because I really do need to upgrade my router, but I was wondering if you know of any reason why I shouldn’t accept his offer? [Read more…]