Rick's Daily Tips

Q&A: If you could only use one WordPress plugin, which one would it be?

Posted on April 25, 2023

Question from Freida: I have a simple question about setting up a blog with WordPress.

If you could only use ONE plugin on your blog for some reason, which one plugin would that be?

Q&A: How do I convert a photo to black and white with Pixlr?

Posted on April 24, 2023

Question from Adelle: I use an online photo editor called Pixlr and I really like it a lot. It’s hard to beat for the price in my opinion (it’s free lol).

Pixlr does most everything I need a photo editor to do, but I need to convert a certain photo to Black and White and I can’t find that option on the menu anywhere.

Surely it must have one. Can you tell me how to find it? [Read more…]

Q&A: Which is better, Wi-FI or a wired Ethernet connection?

Posted on April 24, 2023

Question from Kalin: I really love your blog Rick, especially how you answer people’s tech questions.

I know that most of the questions you answer are practical in nature but mine is somewhat theoretical so I hope you won’t mind answering it for me.

The question is this: If you have a choice, do you prefer using a wired Ethernet connection or Wi-FI to connect to the Internet? [Read more…]

Why I now recommend Linux Mint instead of Ubuntu

Posted on April 23, 2023

Some time ago I wrote a post explaining how replacing Windows with Linux can breathe new life into and older computer.

Since that post was written I’ve had a lot of people ask me which Linux distro I recommend they install, and I’ve usually responded with Ubuntu, for two reasons: [Read more…]