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Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Saturday, December 25, 2021.
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to avoid tipping off burglars about your upcoming vacation
• How to prevent getting locked out of your own Facebook account
• How to ‘hunt-and-peck’ type in the dark
• Did you know you can use your leaf blower as a snow blower?
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Today’s Quick Tip….
How to avoid tipping off burglars about your upcoming vacation
If you’ve been using social media for more than 5 minutes, you’ve no doubt seen lots of status updates similar to the following:
“We just arrived at the airport. So glad our trip to Jamaica is finally underway! See ya’ll in 10 days!”
Most people would read something like this and think nothing of it, but a thief could read it and immediately start making plans to pay your home a little visit sometime during the next 9 days.
While it’s certainly understandable that one would want to share the good news about a well-deserved vacation with their friends, is it really wise to broadcast it to the world via the Internet?
Sure, you trust our friends not to rob you blind while you’re gone, but what about your friends’ friends?
Even if you have your privacy settings configured to share your Facebook posts with just your “friends”, how do you know they won’t share your vacation plans with their friends?
And how do you know that all of their friends are trustworthy?
For that matter, how do you know that everyone on your own Friends List is trustworthy?
After all, do you even really know all your Facebook friends well enough to trust them with the virtual key to your house? If your Friends List is typical, the answer is probably no.
My recommendation is to quietly and discreetly embark on your trip and enjoy your time away to the max. Then once you return home you can post those envy-inducing photos of you relaxing on some tropical beach or playing the one-eyed bandits in Vegas to your heart’s desire.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips…
• How to prevent getting locked out of your own Facebook account
It’s easy to get locked out of your own Facebook account. In fact, it happens to folks all the time.
And unfortunately, it can be literally impossible to regain access to your account if you haven’t prepared for such an event in advance. This post explains how to prepare for it.
• How to ‘hunt-and-peck’ type in the dark
Are you a ‘hunt-and-peck’ typist? This post explains how you can ‘hunt-and-peck’ even when you’re in a dark room.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
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This handy little device will let you remotely control most any small lamp or other small appliance via your smartphone or Alexa device.
This is one of Amazon’s top selling items, and for good reason.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Did you know you can use your leaf blower as a snow blower?
Under the right conditions a leaf blower can be used as a snow blower. This post explains what those conditions are.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• An app gave crucial seconds of warning before a major California earthquake
• Robocalls are still out of control, and they aren’t likely to stop in 2022
• Can America meet its next Sputnik moment?
• TikTok is now the world’s new most popular online destination
• FTC considers new regulations on data and algorithms to protect consumers
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