Rick's Daily Tips

How to open your web browser’s built-in Task Manager

Posted on May 10, 2022

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

A while back I wrote this blog post explaining how to use Chrome’s native Task Manager to find out which Chrome processes could be causing the browser to operate slower than it should.

That post received a lot of engagement, and several readers contacted me to ask if there is a native Task Manager built in to other browsers as well.

I answered those folks directly, but since I keep getting this same question I thought it might be a good idea to write a similar post to answer it on the blog. [Read more…]

Learn how to do almost anything with YouTube

Posted on May 9, 2022

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

Back in the “stone age” (i.e. before we humans had the Internet) learning a new skill was time-consuming and often simply not worth our while.

With time being our most valuable asset, we often found it faster (and therefore “cheaper”) to simply hire someone who already possessed a certain skill to do that essential, yet one-time job for us instead of taking the time to learn how to do it ourselves.

But then along came the Internet, and before we knew it we had countless volumes of information at our fingertips. [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I upgrade the RAM in my Chromebook?

Posted on May 8, 2022

Question from Julia: I have an ASUS Chromebook C204 that I’ve had for a while.

My husband (who is serving overseas and unavailable to help) said I might need to upgrade the RAM because the Chromebook is a lot slower than my Dell XPS 13 laptop. The thing is, he isn’t sure it can be upgraded.

I have two questions: [Read more…]

Q&A: Is it safe to use my PC with a long extension cord?

Posted on May 6, 2022

Question from Mickie: My husband built me a small office in the corner of our basement so I can work down there away from the noise and commotion from the kids and the TV.

The problem is he didn’t install any electrical outlets in the new office and the closest existing outlet is about 70 feet away from it (there are only two outlets in the entire basement).

My question is would it be safe to run a 75 foot extension cord from that outlet into the new office? [Read more…]