Rick's Daily Tips

Scam alert: Why you should cancel all of your unused email accounts

Posted on July 14, 2025

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Email is a wonderful tool that allows us to correspond with family members, friends and associates all around the world in just a matter of moments.

Gone are the days of having to write a letter, address an envelope, buy a stamp and send it on its merry way through the postal system with no guarantee that the recipient will receive it in a timely fashion, if at all.

But as the massive Yahoo hack reminded us, all is not perfect in the world of email. [Read more…]

Rant alert: Why on earth do computers still crash after all these years?

Posted on July 13, 2025

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One of the most irritating things about computers is how they stutter, freeze up or simply crash altogether, usually at the worst possible time.

That happened to one of my friends this morning, and it really got me thinking…

Why is it that after all these years computers still crash at all? [Read more…]

How to prepare your digital life for your (eventual) passing

Posted on July 12, 2025

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If you’re like most folks you probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about what will happen after you pass away.

After all, that isn’t the most pleasant of topics.

But taking a few minutes to prepare now can make things a lot easier on your loved ones when that sad day finally arrives.

And arrive it will since no one lives forever.

Chances are you’ve already made a few preparations such a writing a will and purchasing life insurance, but it’s also important to prepare your “digital life” for that fateful day. [Read more…]

Here’s my favorite tool for taking a screenshot of an entire web page

Posted on July 11, 2025

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Have you ever needed to capture a screen shot of an entire web page only to be frustrated because the entire page wouldn’t fit on the screen?

There are several ways to accomplish this task but here’s my preferred method…

There’s a great web-based tool that’ll quickly create a screenshot of an entire web page, regardless of its length or width and allow you to save the resulting screenshot image as a PNG file (and you won’t have to install a browser extension to do it). [Read more…]

Q&A: Can ‘Download MORE GHz’ really speed up my computer?

Posted on July 10, 2025

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Question from Sue: This morning someone told me about a website called Download MORE GHz that claims to speed up your computer by making the CPU run faster.

Do you know anything about them? I was wondering if you recommend them or not. Any guidance would be much appreciated. [Read more…]