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Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter
We sometimes hear stories about folks who received a whopping bill for “In-App Purchases” made from within iPhone and Android apps and games.
And of course those huge bills are almost always unexpected.
In a nutshell, “In-App Purchases” allow the folks who create “free” apps to make money off of them by offering extra features and capabilities for an optional fee.
Question from Jamie: For the most part I like how Firefox blocks pop-ups but there’s one site that I really love that opens every link you click in a pop-up window.
Is there any way to allow pop-ups on this one site but keep the pop-up blocker enabled on other sites? [Read more…]
Are you a blogger who lies in bed at night worrying about what would happen if your blog’s search engine traffic dried up overnight?
If so, you’re not alone. Like you, millions of other bloggers spend way too much time worrying about that too.
And, truth be told, that worry is well-founded if the vast majority of your blog’s traffic comes from a search engine. [Read more…]
Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter
Have you ever received a text message that you thought should really be forwarded to someone else (i.e. a message with instructions from the boss, for example)?
Forwarding a text message to another person is really pretty easy once you know how to do it.
However, the Forwarding procedure isn’t all that obvious because that option is pretty much “hidden” from view on both iPhones and Androids. [Read more…]
Question from Roland: I have a laptop that’s provided by my employer for business use. I have a question about also using it at home for personal use.
I’m allowed to take the laptop home every night, and I’m wondering if using Chrome in “Incognito Mode” will prevent the guys in IT from finding out which websites I visit?