Rick's Daily Tips

Q&A: Why do people buy Macs when Windows PCs are so much cheaper?

Posted on November 28, 2021

Question from Marla: My 7 year old HP laptop quit on me the other day so I’ve been shopping around for a new laptop.

I noticed almost immediately that Apple’s MacBooks are more expensive than comparable Windows laptops.

And they aren’t just a little more expensive either. The MacBooks are about three times more expensive than similarly equipped Windows machines.

My question is why are people willing to pay a huge premium to buy a MacBook when they can get a comparable Windows laptop for so much less? [Read more…]

How to clear your YouTube ‘Watch History’

Posted on November 27, 2021

Did you know YouTube maintains a list of every search you’ve ever made via YouTube’s search box?

And did you know they also maintain a list of every video you have ever watched on their site?

This might not seem like a big deal to some folks, especially if the things they search for and the videos they watch aren’t controversial in any way.

However, you might consider it a huge deal if you go to great lengths to protect your online privacy.

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Q&A: How can I make Chrome stop filling in my old email address?

Posted on November 26, 2021

Question from Peyton: I recently dropped my old Yahoo email address and switched to Gmail.

But every time I load a page with Chrome the old email address keeps popping up in forms that ask for my email address.

I can delete the old address and type in the new one but I’d prefer not having the old one to pop up at all.

How can I fix this? [Read more…]