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Have you ever been reading something on the Internet and encountered a word or phrase you wanted to learn more about?
If so, you probably did something like this to do a web search on that term: [Read more…]
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Have you ever found yourself calculating the current time in some far off locale, only to discover later that your calculation missed the mark by a mile?
I ran into this problem myself several times back in my Army days. But luckily, things have changed since then…
Thanks to our friends at Google we can instantly get the current time for virtually any city or town on the planet. Here’s how: [Read more…]
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Question from Blaine: I was reading through some of the past “Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletters” and noticed one was sponsored by a company selling used solar panels.
I’ve actually been pricing solar panels for a while with an eye towards taking a small hunting cabin that I own off-grid.
I checked out the used panels offered by your advertiser SanTan Solar and their prices are only a fraction of the cheapest prices that I’ve been able to find for new solar panels.
I have a couple of questions for you if you don’t mind: [Read more…]
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Question from Brenda: I’m so frustrated with all the calls I’m receiving from scammers who have spoofed someone else’s phone number!
I’ve always heard that’s illegal so why are so many people doing it?
So tell me, is spoofing illegal or not? [Read more…]
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As you probably know, Gmail is the most popular email service on the planet.
In fact, almost 2 billion people worldwide use Gmail every month to send and receive gazillions of emails.
There are several reasons for Gmail’s popularity, one of which is its dizzying array of features and integrated tools which includes dozens of handy keyboard shortcuts for working with messages, using the editor and a whole lot more. [Read more…]