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Question from Terry: Rick, you’re the one I trust to suggest what to do about this “Off-Facebook Activity” that is in the Facebook settings.
Lots of people have said turn it off and clear its history so we won’t be tracked.
Is there anything to this? And mainly, do we need to turn off this feature?
Thank you!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
There’s a strong consensus among those in the blogging world that WordPress is hands-down the best blogging platform out there.
It’s ease of use, amazing flexibility and natural friendliness towards search engines makes using WordPress a true no-brainer in my opinion.
But that being said, it’s extremely easy to build a WordPress site that’s cumbersome to use, irritatingly slow to load and inherently insecure if one just throws a bunch of “pieces” together to create their blog.
And as you might imagine a slow loading and insecure blog tends to drive away visitors in droves, keep your pages from ranking well in the search engines and make your blog susceptible to hackers.
On the other hand, it’s actually pretty easy to build and maintain a WordPress blog that loads very quickly and is (more or less) immune to hacking attacks if you know how to go about it. Here are a few tips that can help… [Read more…]
Sadly, the economic impact of the ongoing Covid pandemic has left lots of folks in dire financial straits.
And of course it’s certainly understandable that people who are struggling to make it from day to day will welcome any assistance they can get.
The scammers of the world know this, and as always they’re working overtime to take advantage of as many of those who are already hurting as possible.
Question from Mike: Chrome used to display the word “Secure” in the address bar to indicate that the webpage you’re viewing is encrypted.
I really liked that because I didn’t have to worry about hackers stealing my info if I typed anything into a form on that page.
A while back I noticed that Google has removed that “Secure” indicator from Chrome’s address bar.
Why on earth did they get rid of it?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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With all the budget-level laptops running Windows 10 in S-Mode on the market these days, I’m always pleased when I happen to see a new low-cost laptop running Windows 10 Home.
I recently had an opportunity to check out the new Dell Inspiron 3585 15.6″ FHD Laptop and I found it to be a fantastic alternative to most of those (slightly) lower priced S-Mode machines.
This laptop has plenty of speed and power for general Internet and home use, yet it fits easily into most consumers’ budgets.
Here’s a quick run-down of the specs: [Read more…]