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Question from Sheryl: I just finished helping my sister set up a Facebook account and something about the setup process puzzled me.
One of the things they asked for was her birthdate. She didn’t want to enter it but there was no way to skip it.
Since she couldn’t avoid entering a birthdate we simply made one up.
Facebook lets you hide your birthdate from everyone but yourself so what’s the purpose for them demanding that you enter it in the first place? [Read more…]
Question from Evelyn: First off, I really appreciate the service you provide answering people’s tech questions, Rick.
I’s so kind of you to do that. I hope you’ll indulge me with a question of my own.
Sadly, my father passed away a while back, but before he passed he said he wanted me to have two large boxes of VHS tapes containing home videos and family recordings that he had made over the years.
I would really love to transfer the contents of those old VHS tapes to DVDs.
Can you tell me the best way to do that without spending a ton of money? [Read more…]
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Have you ever tried to take a picture while standing in a crowd only to come away with nothing but a photo of the back of someone’s head?
Have you ever tried to take picture from a bridge or ledge only to discover that you couldn’t get your camera out far enough from the edge to photograph your intended target?
If either of these situations apply to you, I have a simple solution for you…
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Question from Roland: I’m hoping you can answer some questions for me about portable power stations.
The power went off on my street and stayed off for over 7 hours. My almost new 1,000 watt UPS only kept my computer and monitor running for about an hour.
My cousin (who is also my neighbor) has a 500 watt Jackery portable power station and he said it kept his computer running for over 5 hours, and his computer has a bigger monitor.
Like I said before, I have three questions: [Read more…]
Question from Vicki: Hi, Rick. I have a question re: Facebook Reporting.
I was wondering if you could clear up a big disagreement between two of my friends?
One of them believes if your account is reported by another user Facebook tell you who reported you. The other one disagrees.
Personally, I don’t believe they will because I’ve reported lots of people and no one has ever complained to me about it.
Can you clear this up once and for all?