Rick's Daily Tips

How to save an extra 5% on every Amazon purchase

Posted on November 23, 2023

Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.

It’s no secret that Amazon provides one of the best shopping experiences you’ll ever find if you shop online.

Well, there are plenty of little-known tricks that can make your shopping experience at Amazon even better, and I’m going to tell you about one of them right now.

Did you know there’s an easy way to get 5% cash back on everything you buy on Amazon? And this is in addition to the already low prices you’ll pay for your items in the first place!

Well, it’s true, and it couldn’t be easier. All you have to do is pay for your Amazon purchases with the free Amazon Prime Visa Card.

But the savings don’t stop with the 5% cash back you’ll earn while shopping at Amazon! [Read more…]

Playing Blu-ray on Windows 10: 3 best ways to make sure of it

Posted on November 23, 2023

Did you know that even if your computer has a Blu-ray drive, you still won’t be able to play Blu-ray movies on Windows 10?

The reason for this is that Blu-ray discs are protected by certain region codes to prevent unauthorized copying, distribution, and video playback. This requires specific decoding technology that a professional Blu-ray player provides.

Therefore, this post has come up with 3 ways that can help you play Blu-ray movies on Windows 10. Choose one that works best for you, and begin your cinematic journey! [Read more…]

Q&A: Where can I buy a fireproof external hard drive?

Posted on November 22, 2023

Question from Jeromy : I run a business that deals with some pretty sensitive customer data that I would really prefer not to have stored in the cloud.

I know that cloud storage is supposed to be encrypted and secure, but with all the hacking going on these days I just don’t trust it.

Right now we’re using dual 2TB external USB hard drives to back up all of our data but I’m worried that a fire could wipe it all out.

What I’d really like to get is a 4TB external hard drive that’s fireproof. Do you know where I can get one? [Read more…]

How to transfer your bookmarks to a new computer

Posted on November 22, 2023

If you’ve been using a computer to browse the Internet for a while you’ve probably accumulated several browser bookmarks (aka favorites) that take you to a favorite web page with a single click.

For example, there are about 30 pages that I visit on a regular basis and I have them all bookmarked in my favorite web browsers.

Not all pages are bookmarked in every browser however because some pages simply look and respond better in one specific browser.

I also tend to change computers fairly often, and if I had to re-bookmark all those pages every time it would be a major hassle and a serious time waster.

But as luck would have it, all the major web browsers make it easy to transfer your bookmarks from one computer to another… [Read more…]