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Q&A: How can I quickly find a specific word or phrase on a long web page?

Posted on February 18, 2022

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Question from Doreen: Hi, Rick. I moonlight doing product research for a local company, and I often find myself having to scan looooong web pages for a certain word or phrase related to the task at hand.

Some of these pages are literally thousands of words in length, and the font size is often very small which makes it even harder to find what I’m looking for.

Is there any way that I can just search for the word or phrase and have Firefox take me right to it? [Read more…]

The future of programming: What are the most promising languages?

Posted on February 17, 2022

Currently, software development is one of the most sought-after careers.

Job growth for programmers is expected to increase by 21 percent between 2018 and 2028, more than four times the average for all occupations.

A software programmer can expect to make $106,000 a year on average, more than three times the average income of all Americans.

Despite this, not all programming positions are created equal. Understanding numerous programming languages may be advantageous in a wide variety of contexts, including the workplace and the development of various types of software. [Read more…]

Q&A: Do UV Phone Sanitizers really kill Covid-19 viruses?

Posted on February 16, 2022

Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.

Question from Sophia: I’ve been seeing ads for UV phone sanitizers that supposedly will kill any Covid-19 viruses that might be on a phone.

My question is do they really work?

I’ve checked around and these things are fairly expensive.

I’d hate to buy one if it won’t really protect me from the virus. Better safe than sorry, right? [Read more…]

How can I make Edge copy just the URL instead of the page title?

Posted on February 16, 2022

Question from Dale: I’ve noticed that when I copy a URL from Edge’s address bar and then paste it into a document, it actually pastes the title of the page into the document and then links the title to the URL.

There are times when this is fine, but there are also times when I want to paste just the bare URL without the title.

How can I make Edge copy just the URL from the address bar without copying the title too? [Read more…]

How to recover deleted Lost.Dir folder from an SD card

Posted on February 15, 2022

If you use an Android device you might have noticed that there’s a mysterious folder named LOST.DIR on your SD card.

If you look inside this folder you’ll see that it contains a bunch of weird numbered files.

Many people end up deleting this folder, thinking it might be a virus, but truth be told, it isn’t.

[Read more…]