Rick's Daily Tips

Scam alert: Be wary of duplicate friend requests on Facebook

Posted on July 10, 2022

Facebook is a wonderful venue for sharing information, photos and fun with friends, but unfortunately it is also a haven for scammers.

Every post you see and every message you receive must be viewed with a skeptical eye if you want to avoid falling victim to those who are out to cause you grief or separate you from your money.

Now there is a type of scam making the rounds that is even more insidious than most. Scammers are making virtual copies of real Facebook accounts by copying the photos and info from the real account’s “About” page to the fake ones. They then send friend requests to the friends listed on the real account.

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Q&A: How can I determine the actual model number of my MacBook?

Posted on July 10, 2022

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

Question from Paul: I went to an estate sale and bought a used MacBook.

How can I determine the exact model number? I’m eager to find out exactly what I bought. LOL [Read more…]

How to convert a bare hard drive or SSD into an external USB drive

Posted on July 9, 2022

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Note: This post contains affiliate links.

Hard drives and SSDs are dirt cheap these days when compared to the prices from times past, and SSDs that are large enough to actually be usable are now quite affordable.

That’s why so many people are choosing to simply replace the hard drives in their computers instead of buying an entire new PC.

If you’ve taken the plunge and replaced the hard drive in your computer with a larger and/or faster drive, you might be wondering what you can do with your old drive. [Read more…]

Q&A: Can you use Zoom on a Linux PC?

Posted on July 9, 2022

Question from Emmett: I have a question about Zoom and I’m hoping you can answer it for me.

My laptop has been giving me problems and I’m thinking of replacing Windows with Linux Mint like you mentioned in this blog post.

The only thing holding me back is I’ve heard that Zoom won’t work on a Linux computer, and I really need to use Zoom. If it won’t work with Linux that’ll be a deal-breaker for me.

My question is will Zoom work with Linux or not? [Read more…]