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Well, the year 2022 has arrived, and after the years we all had to endure in 2020 and 2021 I hope this coming year turns out to be the best one ever for you.
As you know, hackers and scammers are busier than ever, always on the prowl for ways to steal your identity and separate you from your hard-earned money.
With that in mind, here are 12 New Years Resolutions that can help protect you and your valuable assets (both tangible and otherwise) while you’re online: [Read more…]
I receive dozens of questions every week via the Tech Q&A page on my blog, and many of those questions are about printer issues.
They often go something like this:
“I need help with my printer. It was working fine until this morning but now it’s just printing blank pages! What could be the problem?”
Most printer problems can be easily solved, but it can be difficult for the average user to know how to begin troubleshooting an issue.
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Question from Pam: Rick, I have recently gotten a new iPhone so I’m giving my old iPhone 11 to a friend.
I have wiped it clean, so I am good there. But now the battery is not staying charged much at all.
I’ve heard that you have to take an iPhone to the Apple store to have the battery changed, or they would give you a new phone.
Well, with my experience I’m pretty sure I can change it myself if I order a battery, and it’ll be cheaper too.
With your knowledge, do you think I should to take this phone to an Apple store to have the battery changed, or can I do it myself? [Read more…]
Question from Lamar: I recently bought my first Mac, and I really like it.
So far I’m adjusting to the differences between Windows and MacOS pretty well, but one thing is really bugging me.
In Windows I can hold down the Shift key and delete a file without it going into the Recycle Bin, but I can’t figure out how to do it on my Mac.
How do I delete a file in MacOS without it going into the Trash Can? [Read more…]
Question from Carrol: The other day there was a man on the news talking about new routers that use something called WiFi6.
To be honest I didn’t really understand what he was talking about because he was using a lot of technical terms that went right over my head.
The takeaway from that interview was that some people could benefit from upgrading to a WiFi6 router right away while others can wait a while.
The thing is I don’t know whether I need to upgrade or not. What do I need to know in order to decide? [Read more…]