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I’ve been using a service called Constant Contact to write and deliver my daily Tech Tips Newsletter emails for about two years now, and for the most part it has worked out fine.
But recently I’ve been receiving reports from subscribers that they’ve stopped receiving my emails.
I did some investigating and found out that this seems to be a new, but quickly growing problem with emails sent via Constant Contact.
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Question from Sue: I have 16 solar deck lights around the railing of my deck.
These lights are a little over a year old and their cheap AA rechargeable batteries now only last about an hour or so after the sun goes down.
I really like these particular lights so I’d prefer to replace the batteries instead of the lights themselves.
Can I safely replace the old rechargeable batteries in these lights with something like Energizers? [Read more…]
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Question from Anita: Rick, I have a problem, and I’m hoping you can help me figure out a solution.
When I was in grade school my best friend in the world moved away and I never saw her again. I think that was around 4th grade if memory serves.
The thing is I finally tracked down her profile on Facebook, but there’s no “Add Friend” button and no “Message” button. I can see her Timeline but I can’t post anything on it.
Do you know of ANY way possible that I can contact my long-lost friend? [Read more…]
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Well, the scams and hoaxes never seem to stop making the rounds on Facebook and Messenger, and this one is a real doozy.
It comes in the form of an instant message from one of your friends that was supposedly originally sent out by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and CEO.
The actual text of these messages vary somewhat, but they usually read something like this: [Read more…]
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As you probably know, I’ve been testing the “Preview” version of Windows 11 for a while now, and I think this is a great time to express my initial thoughts about it.
I’ll just say at the outset that after using Windows 11 for a while, one word comes to mind: Pointless.