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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, February 18, 2024
• How to charge your phone as quickly as possible
• How to prevent ‘Porch Pirates’ from stealing your packages
• How to avoid losing your data to a ransomware attack
• Q&A: Why does metal feel cooler than wood?
• January’s Tech Tips Giveaway – Win this ViewSonic VX3276-4K-MHD 32 Inch 4K UHD Monitor
If you’ve been paying attention to the news of late, you probably know that the number of successful ransomware attacks on computers and mobile devices are increasing by the day.
Ransomware is a particularly insidious form of malware that encrypts all the files on your computer or mobile device, then holds your precious data hostage until you pony up and pay a monetary ransom to the hackers.
Once ransomware has locked up your machine, you’ll have no choice except to pay the ransom or you’ll have to say goodbye to your data forever. But… [Read more…]
Email scams have been around almost as long as email itself, and the problem seems to be getting worse instead of better.
Add in all the scams that are constantly making the rounds on social media and it’s easy to see that fraud is a major problem in today’s connected world.
There’s a rather tempting email and social media scam that pops up every now and then, and unfortunately it’s making the rounds again right now. [Read more…]
Question from Alveda: I found out through a mutual friend that my ex recently broke into my Facebook account.
Apparently he checked my search history to see if I was trying to hook up with any old boyfriends.
I do NOT like that!! I didn’t even know Facebook recorded the things you search for.
Is there any way to delete my search history? [Read more…]
If you use Microsoft’s Bing search engine you’ve surely noticed the gorgeous photos they display every day on the site’s home page.
In my humble opinion, all of those photos are beautiful and intriguing, and some of them are absolutely stunning.
Have you ever seen one of them and thought “I’d love to have those daily pics as the wallpaper on my phone!“?
Well, as luck would have it you can easily use Bing’s daily photos as the wallpaper image on your Android phone and/or tablet. [Read more…]