Rick's Daily Tips

How to make sure your Amazon purchases are always awesome

Posted on June 17, 2023

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If you do a lot of shopping online, you no doubt order a “dud” every now and then.

After all, marketers literally make their livings designing websites, ads and product descriptions that make every item they sell appear to be the best product ever built.

Well, if you shop on Amazon, there’s a very easy way to ensure that virtually all of your purchases are great ones…

The secret to this magic is always checking the Amazon Best Sellers lists. [Read more…]

4 tips for protecting your Android devices from ransomware

Posted on June 17, 2023

Until recently Windows users have been the prime targets for ransomware attacks, but now the scammers are trying to lock up your smartphone and tablet as well.

In fact, a huge wave of Android ransomware is spreading around the globe as we speak.

My phone has tons of photos and other irreplaceable files stored on it, and I’m guessing yours does too. Can you imagine losing every last piece of your digital life to a ransomware attack?

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This is the fastest and easiest way to track a package

Posted on June 16, 2023

Do you receive a lot of packages via UPS, FedEx or the U.S. Postal Service?

If so you’re no doubt familiar with the process of tracking your packages via the handy tools on those carriers’ respective websites.

It’s actually pretty easy to track a package: Simply visit the shipping company’s website and type (or copy and paste) the tracking number into the form on the tracking page.

But what if the person shipping the item to you didn’t mention how it was shipped?

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How to disable auto-playing videos on Facebook

Posted on June 16, 2023

Have you noticed that the videos in your news feed start playing automatically as soon as they scroll into view?

Personally, I’m not all that fond of auto-playing videos. I’d much rather click the little arrow to manually play the videos I want to watch.

Truth be told, I don’t watch many of them because they are often malicious and dangerous. [Read more…]

Q&A: Where can I find the model number of my MacBook Pro?

Posted on June 16, 2023

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Question from Yvette S.: Hi, Rick. I have a question about my three year old MacBook Pro.

My son usually helps me but he’s out of town at the moment.

It needs a new battery, but I can’t find the model number so I don’t know which battery I need to buy.

Can you tell me where to look for the model number? [Read more…]