Rick's Daily Tips

Q&A: Can you recommend an external enclosure for an older hard drive?

Posted on February 19, 2024

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Question from Alvin: My mom’s (really) old desktop computer won’t come on so she bought herself a new laptop to replace it.

Now she wants me to get the files off her old hard drive for her, but I don’t have a desktop PC to install it in.

I read your post about converting a spare internal hard drive into an external USB hard drive, and it’s very informative. I

I’m hoping you can help me choose the right kind of external drive enclosure? [Read more…]

Scam alert: Never answer a phone call from your own number

Posted on February 19, 2024

Have you ever received a telephone call with your own number showing up on the Caller ID?

Yeah, me too. And it’s quite frustrating to say the least.

When that happens the natural instinct is to answer the call and give the scammer a piece of your mind, but that’s a very bad idea.

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Scam alert: Beware this dangerous Amazon-related scam

Posted on February 18, 2024

A while back I wrote a post warning about fake ads that are being published on Facebook.

Well, there’s a recurring fake ad offering to sell unclaimed Amazon packages at huge discounts making the rounds yet again. And unfortunately, lots of people are falling for it as usual.

Here’s a screenshot that shows what the fake ad looks like: [Read more…]

How to turn off ‘Autocorrect’ in Windows 10/11

Posted on February 18, 2024

Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a nifty Autocorrect feature that really comes in handy for people who happen to be poor spellers and/or poor typists (like me for instance).

Lots of folks love Autocorrect and rely on it to help keep their documents as error-free as possible.

However, plenty of other folks find it extremely irritating because, well…it it often “corrects” misspelled words incorrectly.

If you happen to fall into the second group, you can easily disable the Autocorrect feature. [Read more…]

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