Rick's Daily Tips

Scam alert: Malicious apps could be emailing SPAM and malware in your name

Posted on May 1, 2021

Did you know malicious apps on your Windows 10 machine could be sending spam and virus-laden emails to other people, in your name?

This is taking place right now on unsuspecting users’ PCs, and it’s happening on a massive scale.

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Q&A: What’s an easy way to clone a laptop’s hard drive?

Posted on April 30, 2021

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Question from Shelley V.: Hi Rick. I bought a 1TB solid state drive (SSD) to replace the aging 500GB drive in my laptop.

I read your post about using Clonezilla to clone the contents of the old drive onto the new one, but I know from one of your other posts that I’ll need to buy a SATA to USB adapter too.

That all seems like it would be too complicated for me. Is there a simpler way to do this?

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How to take a screenshot of an entire web page without scrolling

Posted on April 30, 2021

Have you ever needed to create a screenshot of an entire web page, but the page was too long and/or wide to fit in the browser window?

If so, you probably had to “capture” the current contents of the screen, scroll to display more of the page, “capture” that part of the page to a different image file.

Then you had to repeat the process until you had a series of photos depicting every part of the web page.

Well, if you use Google’s Chrome browser, there’s an easy way to take a screenshot of an entire web page without having to scroll or capture multiple images.

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How to reduce Windows 10’s data usage if you’re on a limited Internet plan

Posted on April 29, 2021

Lets face it, Windows 10 is a data hog.

By default, your Windows 10 device constantly gathers various morsels of usage data and sends them to Microsoft over your Internet connection.

In addition to the obvious privacy concerns, this constant transmission of usage data can really eat into the monthly data allotment you receive in accordance with your Internet service plan.

This is especially important if you’re on a limited data plan like satellite Internet or via a cellular carrier.

Luckily, there are several things you can do to greatly reduce the amount of data your Windows 10 installation will collect and send back to Microsoft, and enhance your privacy as well…

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