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In the ever-evolving landscape of SEO and digital marketing, the importance of maintaining a robust network of quality backlinks cannot be overstated.
These links are not just digital threads connecting websites; they are powerful endorsements that can significantly boost your site’s visibility and credibility in the eyes of Search Engines (Google).
Managing these vital assets effectively requires specialized tools, and that’s where backlink management software comes into play. [Read more…]
Do you have a blog or other type of website that you’ve registered a domain name for?
If so, you need to know about a scam targeting domain owners that’s making the rounds yet again.
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External hard drives used to be expensive luxuries that transferred data between the PC and the drive at a relative snail’s pace.
But thankfully, that has all changed thanks to the proliferation of incredibly fast, yet very inexpensive external USB hard drives.
In fact, prices have now dropped to where you can pick one up starting at around $50.
I now believe that every computer user should own at least one external USB hard drive, for the following reasons: [Read more…]
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Question from Freida: Hi, Rick. I hope you can answer a question for me.
I recently ordered a new laptop from Amazon. When it arrived I took it out of the box and immediately started using it like I normally do.
This morning I read an article that said you’re supposed to charge the battery in a new laptop for at least 8 hours before you start using the laptop. [Read more…]
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Question from Brad: I have a really old Dell Optiplex 745 desktop computer that I absolutely love.
This machine has an 80 Gig hard drive and it’s recently started giving me problems.
These past few days when I turn on the PC the hard drive makes clicking sounds for about 5-10 seconds, then it finally starts booting up.
I know it’s the hard drive that’s doing the clicking because I removed the cover and listened to it. [Read more…]