Rick's Daily Tips

Q&A: Is it safe to run a laptop without a battery?

Posted on July 4, 2022

Question from Tim: I have what is surely an easy question to answer, Rick.

Is it safe to run a laptop without a battery installed?

I’ve heard conflicting answers and I’d really love to have your opinion on the matter.

How to change the default search engine in Safari

Posted on July 1, 2022

Like other popular web browsers, Safari allows you to choose the default search engine you want to use when you search for something on the web with your Apple device.

Safari comes pre-configured with Google set as its default search engine, but you can easily change that to Bing, DuckDuckGo or one of several other popular search engines if you choose to do so. [Read more…]

Is Xfinity 1.2Gbps Internet available where you live? Find out right now.

Posted on June 29, 2022

I recently received a heads-up from a friend that Xfinity was now offering 1.2Gbps Internet service in my neck of the woods.

I did a little checking around and discovered they are now offering Gigabit+ download speeds in most of the areas they currently service.

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Scam alert: Beware this insidious scam targeting retirees

Posted on June 26, 2022

As you probably know, interest rates are extremely low due right now due to the Fed’s actions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

And that of course has drastically lowered the amount of interest that most retirees are drawing on their interest-bearing retirement accounts.

Millions of retirees live at least partially off the interest earned from those types of accounts, and a great percentage of them depend on earned interest for the bulk of their retirement income.

To be sure, many retirees are hurting hurting financially right now.

Unfortunately, the desperation shared by many of our retirees has made them a prime target for scammers.

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