Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Question from Rose W.: I’ve somehow managed to lose the charger to my Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ tablet and I need to buy a new one.
I know that you test and review chargers all the time and I was wondering if you could recommend a good charger to replace the one I lost.
I really love my Kindle tablet and I don’t want to damage it by using the wrong charger.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
There are several handy free utilities out there that will tell you what hardware’s inside your PC, and one of the best I’ve ever used is HWiNFO.
Like Speccy, HWiNFO is a free program that provides tons of details about your system’s CPU, motherboard, memory and such.
But HWiNFO also provides a live snapshot of the CPU temperature and various system voltages, great information to have if you’re a computer tech or system builder.
Here’s a screenshot of the HWiNFO Summary page: [Read more…]
Question from Danny P.: Hi Rick. A while back I read your post explaining how to change the default Downloads folder in Windows 7.
I followed the instructions and changed the Downloads folder on my PC to the Windows Desktop.
I upgraded to Windows 10 last week and I’d really like change the Downloads folder to the Desktop again. Can you tell me how to do it in Windows 10?
Rick’s answer: I’ll be happy to tell you how to do it Danny. The procedure for changing the Downloads folder is just slightly different in Windows 10 than in Windows 7. Follow these steps: [Read more…]
Question from Doreen T.: I always try to send birthday greetings to all of my Facebook friends on their actual birthdays, but sometimes things come up and I can’t get on Facebook at all on a given day.
When I log into Facebook the next day, the birthdays from the day before are gone.
Is there a way to see yesterday’s birthdays on Facebook without scrolling through an entire year’s worth of events? I’ve done that and it takes forever!!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
If you receive a lot of packages via UPS, Fedex or the U.S. Postal Service, you are no doubt familiar with the process of tracking your packages via the handy tools on their 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?
Well, you could always visit each shipping company’s website and enter the tracking number to see if they’re the ones delivering the item. But that can be time consuming, especially if you try the correct website last. [Read more…]
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