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Q&A: Why won’t Facebook show the photo from my blog posts?

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Question from Caroline:  I recently made a Facebook page for my “women’s issues” blog and I’m having a problem with it.

Now every time I write a new blog post I paste the link to it in a Facebook status update.

The problem I’m having is sometimes Facebook won’t display the photo from the blog post. All it will display is the title and a short snippet of the text.

Is there something I’m doing wrong? Or is there a trick to getting Facebook to pull in the image from my blog posts?

Rick’s answer:   [Read more…]

Review: Dell XPS9360-7758SLV-PUS 13.3-Inch Touchscreen Laptop

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Most laptops used to be weak, watered down PCs that sacrificed power for portability, but that’s no longer the case.

Today’s modern laptop and notebook computers are plenty powerful enough to do most anything that even the fastest desktop PCs can do.

Even as laptops get more powerful by the day, they are also getting thinner and lighter, making them easier than ever to take along with you as you travel for work or pleasure.

The Dell XPS9360-7758SLV-PUS 13.3-Inch Touchscreen Laptop is a perfect example. Even though it’s strikingly thin, measures just 15×12 inches and weighs less than 3 pounds, this machine has all the power that one might need in a laptop. Check out these awesome specs:  [Read more…]

Forget your phone charger? Ask your hotel’s front desk for a ‘loaner’.

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phone-chargerHave you ever checked into a hotel and made your way to your room, only to discover that you forgot to pack your phone charger along with the rest of your travel gear?

Most of us have done that at one time or another, and the natural instinct is to head to the nearest store and buy a replacement charger.

Well, there’s a simple way to avoid having to buy a charger the next time you accidentally leave yours at home…  [Read more…]

Q&A: Do surge protectors ever go bad?

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Surge SuppressorQuestion from Jeannie F.:  Hi Rick. I live in an area that’s prone to frequent electrical storms so I’ve always been fanatical about keeping my electronic stuff plugged into surge protectors.

But I was told the other day that surge protectors go bad after a while. Is that true? All of mine are several years old.

Rick’s answer:   [Read more…]

Here’s a better way to scroll through your Facebook Newsfeed and user Timelines

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Your mouse wheel makes it easy to scroll down most any page web, but if you spend a lot of time on Facebook there’s a better way: Use your keyboard!

All you have do is press the letter J (as in Juliet) to scroll down to the next post in your Newsfeed.

Pressing the J key on your keyboard will instantly display the next post in its entirety (if it will fit on the screen) without having to move your mouse up and down to center the post.  [Read more…]

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