Rick's Daily Tips

Q&A: What’s a good program for hacking a router’s password?

Posted on September 22, 2022

Question from Thomas: I hope you can help me Rick.

I can’t log into my router because I lost the password and I need to log into it to make some much-needed settings changes.

I’m so frustrated right now that I’m seriously thinking about not even putting a password on my router and Wi-Fi connection once I manage to get into the settings screen again.

I heard there are programs that you can download from the Internet that’ll hack into your router and give you the password. Can you recommend a good one? [Read more…]

How to run Windows on your Mac (without ditching macOS)

Posted on September 21, 2022

Is there a Windows program (or two, or ten) that you’d really love to run but you just don’t want to ditch your Mac and buy a PC?

Well guess what? You can easily run Windows programs and apps right on your Mac while still using macOS as the machine’s primary operating system. [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I use an Apple Magic Keyboard with my iPad?

Posted on September 19, 2022

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Question from Sylvia: I’ve been wanting to get a full-size keyboard to use with my iPad.

The thing is I want a really good quality keyboard but I can’t afford to spend a lot on it.

I just found out that a co-worker of mine has an almost new Apple Magic Keyboard that she’s wanting to sell for $30.

My question is will that keyboard work with my iPad? [Read more…]

Warning: Your browser could be compromising your passwords

Posted on September 19, 2022

A new report from the security firm Otto details a very serious data breach situation that’s playing out daily with millions of unsuspecting computer users, and it’s quite possible that you are affected by it.

Otto’s research discovered that both Chrome’s “Enhanced Spellcheck” feature and Microsoft’s popular “Microsoft Editor: Spelling & Grammar Checker” browser extension for Edge capture every bit of data you enter into any web form and transmit it back to Google and Microsoft’s servers. [Read more…]