Rick's Daily Tips

Q&A: How can I add my name to the metadata on the photos I take?

Posted on December 31, 2022

Question from Linda: I have a quick photography question for you, Rick. I hope you don’t mind.

I take lots of pictures with my phone and then transfer them to my computer.

When I right-click on a photo and look at the properties (metadata) it always displays the name of my phone but my name is nowhere on there as the photographer.

I’ve seen lots of photos other people have taken that have their name in the metadata as the”Author”.

How can I add my name to the metadata on the photos I take? [Read more…]

Q&A: Why are new apps not putting an icon on my phone’s Home Screen?

Posted on December 31, 2022

Question from Pat: When I first got my Android phone it would put an icon on the Home screen every time I installed a new app, but it’s stopped doing that.

Now I have to find every new app’s icon in the app drawer and drag it onto the Home screen manually.

I know it must be a setting that needs to be changed but I can’t find it. Can you help? [Read more…]

Did you know you can sell your unwanted gift cards for cash?

Posted on December 30, 2022

As I’ve mentioned before, gift cards make great gifts because they make it easy to ensure that your gift of “cash” will be spent on something the recipient really wants.

That being said, there are times when we receive gift cards for establishments that we never visit.

After all, some folks tend to give gift cards only for the places they like to shop at themselves. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I back up my SD cards without a computer?

Posted on December 29, 2022

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Question from Kim: We are planning a once in a lifetime land/cruise to Alaska this coming year. As a photographer I will be taking my Canon 6D with one lens and a couple of batteries and charger and several SD cards.

Question is, is there a device that I could back the SD cards up to daily without having to take my tablet PC to connect it? [Read more…]

Heads up: This latest LastPass hack is the worst one yet, by far

Posted on December 28, 2022

Regular readers of this blog and my Daily Tech Tips Newsletter know I’m always warning everyone about the grave dangers of using any type of password manager.

If you’re unfamiliar with the warnings I’ve issued in the past you’ll find them right here.

Well, LastPass just suffered yet another successful hack attack, and for the first time the hackers managed to steal tons of user data – including actual encrypted customer password vaults. [Read more…]