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Question from Mary: How can I prevent people from posting links on my Facebook Timeline?
I don’t mind them posting pictures and other stuff, but links scare me after everything I’ve read about hackers using them to spread viruses and hack into people’s accounts.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Establishing and maintaining a thorough preventative maintenance routine can help keep your PC’s hardware and operating system running smoothly for years to come.
Of course such a routine includes keeping your PC free of viruses, spyware and other forms of malware.
But it also means keeping the inside of the physical computer itself clear of dust and debris that can smother the components and clog up the fans and cause the computer’s internal components to overheat. [Read more…]
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Question from Marisol: Hi, Rick. Thanks for all the help you give us on here. I have a pressing problem and I need your help ASAP if you don’t mind.
I ordered an Epson printer from Amazon and I received it a couple of days ago. Long story short, it doesn’t work. Can you help me with the return? [Read more…]
Question from Keenan: I have a three year old Toshiba laptop that’s currently running Windows 10.
I recently began playing a game with my brother and we love it so much that we spend hours at a time playing it.
The problem is the laptop gets very hot and shuts down in the middle of a game, but it only overheats like this when I’m gaming.
I’ve blown the dust out of this machine but it still overheats. How can I make it run cooler while playing my game? [Read more…]
Question from Lorna: Hi, Rick. I’m hoping you can help me solve a really odd mystery.
When I search for something on Bing and click on one of the search results, Bing always opens that link in a new tab.
That always leaves me with an extra tab to close when I’m done.
I’ve looked through the browser settings a dozen times but I can’t find a setting that would cause this.
Can you help me find whatever it is I need to change to make search results open in the same tab? [Read more…]