Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Have you ever tried visiting a website and have it refuse to load, yet find out later that your friends could get to it just fine?
That happens more often than you think, and it’s quite frustrating to say the least.
There are several reasons why your browser might not be able to load a given web page, some of which are completely out of your control. Here are some of the most common reasons why a page won’t load: [Read more…]
Question from Jay: I have a WordPress blog and it started going down on me at random times a couple of months ago.
I’ve signed up for a better hosting account with a different company and they’ll move the blog to the new server for me at no cost.
I’m planning to put in the request for the move when I get back to the office on Monday, but I’d like to ask you a question in the meantime.
I’ve been told that it could take quite a while for my blog to start loading from the new server after they make the switch. How will I be able to tell when my blog starts loading from the new server instead of the old one?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Kenny: About six months ago I bought a Toshiba laptop with Windows 10 on it.
Everything worked great until three days ago when Chrome started failing to load certain websites.
Some sites load normally, but then other sites get redirected to completely different sites when I click on their links.
Still other sites won’t load at all. The only thing I get is a white error screen.
I tried clearing the browser history and when that failed to fix it I even removed Chrome and reinstalled it. But the problem is still there.
Can you tell me what’s wrong and how to fix it?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Facebook consists of a vast community of “friends” who are interconnected to one another in a multitude of ways. The whole thing can be both overwhelming and amazing.
Throughout a typical Facebook session we can see people we don’t even know pop up out of the digital woodwork to comment on and “Like” things that we or our friends have posted.
This amazing web of connections makes it easy for scammers to disseminate false information and trick their fellow Facebookers into doing all kinds of things they wouldn’t do otherwise (i.e. “Like” a page that they really have no interest in whatsoever).
The scams and hoaxes floating around Facebook are written in ways that make them sound both reasonable and compelling.
Here’s an example of a hoax that circulates around Facebook on occasion: [Read more…]
Question from Dennis J.: Hi Rick. I have a quick question about Facebook and I’m hoping you can answer it for me.
Is there any way to keep my Facebook friends from being notified when I add a new friend? Some of them get jealous when I add certain people.
If you can tell me how to prevent the new friend notifications from being sent out I’ll appreciate it more than you know.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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