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Q&A: How do I view a web page’s HTML source code in Google Chrome?

Posted on August 14, 2019

Question from Garry M.: Rick, I’ve been a faithful Internet Explorer user for years (I guess you can say I’m a creature of habit) but after hearing everyone talk about how much better Chrome is I decided to give it a try.

Now that I’ve tried it for a few weeks, I have to agree with all the good things I’d heard about Chrome because it doesn’t crash all the time, and it seems to really be a lot faster than IE too.

I knew there’d be a learning curve, but it wasn’t all that bad really.

But there’s one thing I just can’t figure out. How the heck do you display a web page’s HTML source code?

In IE it was easy. Just click View>Source. But I can’t find a way to do it in Chrome.

I know it has to be pretty simple, but how do you do it?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware this dangerous “Your Apple ID Has Been Disabled” scam

Posted on August 14, 2019

A new scam that’s targeting Apple customers recently started making the rounds.

As usual, there are several variations of the scam, but they all work something like this…

You receive a message stating that your Apple ID has been disabled due to an “unusual sign-in attempt” or some other pretext.

Here’s an example of the message that most people are receiving. Note that this example message is in two parts: [Read more…]

Q&A: Can moving a laptop while it’s in Sleep mode damage the hard drive?

Posted on August 14, 2019

Question from Larry A: I just bought my first laptop and I have a question about it.

When I close the lid it goes into Sleep mode. Is it safe to carry it around while in Sleep mode or should I shut it down completely?

I’ve always been told never to move a computer that’s powered up or it’ll damage the hard drive, and a sleeping laptop still has power, right?

As you can see I’m confused LOL. Looking forward to your answer.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Windows 10: Prevent hackers from spying on you by listening in via your PC’s microphone

Posted on August 13, 2019

A while back I wrote a post explaining how hackers are using rogue apps and other forms of malware to spy on folks via their computers’ webcams.

That post also explains how to prevent it from happening.

As it turns out, some miscreants have been spying on us via our machines’ microphones as well. And in some ways that’s just as bad as having them spy on us via webcam.

Recognizing the threat, Microsoft has added a new setting to recent builds of Window 10 to prevent rogue apps (and Windows itself) from stealthily eavesdropping on you by listening in on your conversations.

If you’re concerned about your private conversations potentially being leaked to the world, you can now prevent Windows and any apps that are installed on your PC from accessing the microphone at all. Just follow the steps below: [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the dangerous “Is it you?” scam that’s making the rounds via Facebook Messenger!

Posted on August 13, 2019

If it seems like the scammers and hoaxsters never take a break from Facebook, it’s because they really don’t.

At any point in time there are numerous scammers sitting around trying to think up new ways to scam innocent Facebook users.

And as is usually the case, there’s a particularly dangerous scam making the rounds right now via Facebook Messenger.

But luckily, as dangerous as this scam is, it’s extremely easy to recognize and avoid it when you see it.

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