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Are you aware that unused online accounts are at risk of being hijacked by hackers who can then use them to do malicious things in your name?
That’s one of the reasons why I wrote this post.
Unused accounts also unnecessarily consume a portion of the service provider’s resources that could be used by other accounts.
If you’re a blogger you probably know by now how important it is to diversify your blog’s traffic sources.
But just in case you don’t, a recent development in Australia vividly illustrates why you need to do that ASAP. [Read more…]
Do you own a 2016 or 2017 MacBook Pro that won’t charge the battery past 1%?
If so, your machine just might qualify for a free replacement battery from Apple.
Did you know that Google keeps a record of everything you have ever searched for via their Google search engine?
Well, they do, and unless you have already deleted your Search history at some point in the past it dates all the way back to the very first search you made on Google!
Truth be told, Google has always provided a way to delete your Search history IF you knew where to look. The thing is, it was always very hard to find.
Luckily, Google has now made it a lot easier to delete your Search history.
Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter
Well, the account cloning epidemic on Facebook is showing no signs of letting up.
In fact, it seems to be getting worse.
Every day I see frantic posts from several of my friends saying they’ve been hacked and not to accept a new friend request from them.
I know how alarming it can be when your friends start sending you messages saying they’ve received duplicate friend requests from you, but the situation really isn’t as dire as it seems. [Read more…]