Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
How many times have you seen something like this on Facebook?
“I’d like to wish my amazing husband John Doe a very happy 53rd birthday!”
Chances are, you see posts like this all the time, and that’s great!
Facebook makes it easy to wish loved ones and friends a happy birthday and elicit additional birthday greetings from lots of other folks.
But that being said, it’s a dangerous practice to mention the person’s actual age in the greeting because it invites identity theft. [Read more…]
Regular readers of this blog know that I really like Windows 10. In my opinion, it’s the best version of Windows that Microsoft has ever produced.
But that being said, there are a few major annoyances with Windows 10 that sometimes make me question my overall affection for it.
One of those annoyances is Microsoft’s clunky ‘Windows Update’ procedure for Windows 10. [Read more…]
For years people have been making dangerous “prank” videos and sharing them on YouTube hoping to see the videos go viral.
A lot of those dangerous videos did end up going viral, inspiring thousands of copycats to attempt to recreate the prank.
As one might expect, many of those copycat pranksters ended up getting seriously hurt while filming their own versions of the stunts.
Things became even worse when the prank video makers started actually challenging viewers to make similar videos of their own.
If you happen to live in an area that gets hit with frequent power outages, it pays to be prepared just in case the electricity goes off for hours, or even days at a time.
In my opinion, the best way to be prepared for an extended power outage is to have a portable generator
Portable generators used to be quite expensive, but these days their prices are quite reasonable. In fact, you can buy a small generator capable of powering a few lights, a television set, your various gadgets and a small appliance or two for less than $200.
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Every year millions of old cell phones and tablets are either recycled, sold for scrap or simply thrown in the trash.
While recycling is certainly a lot better than clogging up our landfills with toxic materials, I have an even better option to tell you about.
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