As you probably know by now, Facebook is a favorite hangout for scammers, tricksters and hoaxers.
And as luck would have it, there’s another very irritating recurring hoax making the rounds yet again.
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As you probably know by now, Facebook is a favorite hangout for scammers, tricksters and hoaxers.
And as luck would have it, there’s another very irritating recurring hoax making the rounds yet again.
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Question from Mark: Based upon your recommendation I bought a Brother laser printer about a year or so ago.
The starter toner cartridge that came with the printer finally ran out so I ordered a third-party cartridge from Amazon.
I installed it per the instructions but the printer’s LCD screen still says “Replace Toner”.
I guess that message me has a little concerned. Should I be? [Read more…]
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Question from Fran: Rick, I need your help with a very strange problem.
I turned on my computer this morning and saw that somehow my Facebook had gotten switched to some language that I can’t understand.
I can’t figure out how to change it back to English because I can’t read the menus.
Can you help me get my Facebook account back to where it’s using English? [Read more…]
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Question from Jill: I just noticed something about my iPhone that concerns me, and I hope you can help me fix it.
I noticed that the Control Center is visible and ready to use even when the phone is locked.
How can I remove the Control Center from the Lock screen on my iPhone? [Read more…]
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Question from Theresa: Hi, Rick. I’m really upset this morning because my computer was damaged due to a bad electrical outlet.
What happened was I hired an electrician to install an electrical outlet in my new sunroom so I could move my computer out there.
As soon as I plugged the computer in and turned it on I heard a loud POP and now I can’t get either the computer or monitor to come on.
My brother stopped by and checked the outlet and found that it has 238 volts on it instead of 120.
I have two questions: [Read more…]