Rick's Daily Tips

6 tips for doing your own Tech Support for gadget issues

Posted on November 13, 2021

Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

I often hear from readers how much they hate having to contact “Tech Support” when an issue arises with their computer or one of their other gadgets.

As you probably know, calling Tech Support is usually about as much fun as having a tooth pulled without an injection of Novocain.

Well, truth be told, the Tech Support experience is often intentionally designed to be frustrating because some companies would rather have you resolve the issue on your own instead of utilizing their Support system.

Luckily, there are a few things you can try that just might help you resolve your issue without having to call Tech Support at all: [Read more…]

Q&A: Are computers running Windows 11 SE available to the general public?

Posted on November 12, 2021

Question from Melanie: I read an article about Windows 11 SE and they said it was meant to be Microsoft’s alternative to Chromebooks.

That sounds exactly like what I’m looking for because I don’t need anything more than a way to get on the Internet.

I checked on Amazon and a couple of other sites and I couldn’t find any computers that come with Windows 11 SE on them.

There are plenty of machines with Windows 11 on them but none with Windows 11 SE. Why not? [Read more…]

Scam alert: Info on millions of Robinhood customers stolen via data breach

Posted on November 10, 2021

Are you an investor who uses the Robinhood app and/or any of the company’s related services?

If so, there’s a good chance your name, email address and potentially other sensitive info has been stolen by hackers.

[Read more…]

Q&A: How can I connect an older desktop PC to our WiFi network?

Posted on November 9, 2021

Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.

Question from Brittney: I hope you can help me Rick. I read your blog every day and I really trust your advice.

A couple of my friends and I just rented an apartment together, and so far it’s working out ok (fingers crossed on that lol).

We had Xfinity cable and Internet installed and they placed the modem/router combo box in the living room beside the TV.

Since I can’t run a cable from the living room to my bedroom, I need to connect my Dell desktop computer to the Internet over the WiFi network. How can I do that? [Read more…]

5 reasons why you should host your blog’s videos on YouTube

Posted on November 7, 2021

Do you feature videos that you’ve created yourself on a personal or company blog?

If so, you might think it’s best to host those videos right on your blog server instead of elsewhere on the Internet.

Well, there are several important reasons why you would probably be better off hosting your videos on YouTube instead: [Read more…]