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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…]
If you have installed the latest Windows Updates you’ve probably noticed a new icon on your Taskbar labeled Copilot (preview).
According to Microsoft, Copilot is a new tool that adds artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to Office 365, the Bing search engine and even Windows itself.
Personally, I’m not a fan of AI in general (at least in its current form) and I prefer not to have Copilot invade my computing environment. [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…]
The Windows Desktop in every version of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95 has included a “My Computer” icon which opened the handy “Windows Explorer” window when you clicked on it.
All recent versions of Windows till have the “My Computer” icon, but it’s now called “This PC”. And “Windows Explorer” is now called “File Explorer”.
But even though their names have changed, these features still work in much the same way they always have, and they are still two of the most-used components of Windows. [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?