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Question from Michael: I just bought my first Windows 11 PC and it came with a ‘Phone Link’ app that’s supposed to let you make calls and send texts from your computer.
I have no desire to use my computer as a phone because I like to keep my devices as isolated from one another as possible.
I want to uninstall the Phone Link app but I can’t figure out how to do it. Can you help? [Read more…]
Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter
Microsoft automatically sets cellular Internet connections as “metered” in Windows 10 and Windows 11 because many cellular service plans have a data cap.
If you exceed the data cap on your plan one of these things will typically occur, depending on the terms of the plan: [Read more…]
Question from Sandy: Rick, I read your warning about getting Facebook Protect enabled on my account.
I tried to find it on both my 6s Plus iPhone and tablet, but I never found it on either device.
My tablet is several years old.
Am I doing something wrong or is it possible that my devices just don’t offer it? [Read more…]
Question from Michelle: I bought a new MacBook in December 2020 and I’m curious about which type of processor it has in it.
I recently found out that Apple started putting different processors in their machines around that same time and that some programs won’t work with the new processors.
How can I find out whether my MacBook has the older processor or the new one? [Read more…]
Several people have forwarded what appear to be email invoices for Norton products and services they supposedly ordered, but didn’t.
As you can probably guess, each and every one of those emails have turned out to be scams.
Truth be told, this scam has been making the rounds off and on for several years now, and not always with Norton as the company mentioned. [Read more…]