Rick's Daily Tips

How to view (and use) two apps at once on your Mac

Posted on June 23, 2022

If you use a Mac there are probably times when you’d like to view (and use) two different apps at the same time.

That would have been fairly difficult back in the days of small screens, but with today’s wide-screen monitors there’s now plenty of room for showing two apps at once in windows that are large enough to actually be usable.

If your Mac is running macOS Catalina or later (and if it’s a relatively recent model, it should be), you can use a super-handy feature called “Split View” to make that happen. [Read more…]

11 ways to fool burglars into thinking you’re at home

Posted on June 19, 2022

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Burglars love targeting houses where it’s pretty obvious that no one’s at home.

After all, there’s less chance of them getting caught when there’s nobody there to catch them.

Are you worried about your home being burglarized when you’re at work, on vacation, or otherwise away from home?

If so, there are several things you can do to make it appear to potential burglars that your home is indeed occupied at all times – and prevent them from breaking in: [Read more…]

Is your blog truly mobile-friendly? Find out right now.

Posted on June 18, 2022

As I mentioned here and here, both Google and Bing now give mobile-friendly websites an extra boost in their search engine rankings.

That’s why I strongly recommend that you add a mobile-friendly theme to your blog if you haven’t done so already.

If you think your blog might already be optimized for mobile, you can find out for sure by typing your blog’s URL into Google’s Mobile-Friendly Test tool.

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Q&A: How can I limit the types of notifications I receive from Windows Security?

Posted on June 16, 2022

Question from Danny: I’ve been reading your newsletters for over a year now, and I always learn something I can use from them.

I’ve read in several of your recent posts that Microsoft Defender and the free version of Malwarebytes make a good combination for security on a Windows PC.

When my McAfee came up for renewal I removed it and installed the free Malwarebytes, and so far I’ve been happy with that setup.

One thing I’m not happy about though is all the notifications I’m getting from Windows Security. Every day I get several of them, and most of the ones I get aren’t even important.

How can I limit the notifications I receive from Windows Security to just the ones that are truly needed? [Read more…]

How to clone a hard drive or SSD by simply pushing a button

Posted on June 15, 2022

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I have written several posts that explain how to clone a hard drive or SSD, and every time I think I’ve found the simplest method possible I eventually discover an even easier way to do it.

Well, I’ve found yet another way, and I honestly don’t think cloning a drive could be any simpler than this.

The Sabrent USB 3.0 to SATA Dual Bay External Hard Drive Docking Station literally makes the process of cloning a hard drive or SSD onto a target drive as simple as pushing a button!

This is all you have to do to clone a hard drive or SSD using the Sabrent docking station: [Read more…]