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I’ve written in the past about the dangers of leaving “In-App Purchases” enabled on your smartphone or tablet.
Truth be told, it really is quite easy to rack up some serious charges by making accidental purchases while using your favorite apps or playing a game.
Question from Gabby H.: Rick, I made a really stupid mistake and I’m hoping you can help me out of a jam.
I’m not a pro photographer or anything, but I do love taking pictures, and I take a lot of them.
I use my trusty Canon Powershot camera with two SD cards (I swap them out when the first one becomes full).
What happened is I accidentally formatted the wrong card and wiped out a ton of pictures that I really want to keep. Is there any way to get those pictures back?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
If you’re a blogger you surely know how important it is for your blog posts to rank well in Google.
After all, traffic is the engine that drives all success in blogging, and there’s simply no better source of traffic than Google’s organic search results.
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Question from Audrey: I’ve been needing a new wireless router for a while now and I recently began shopping online for one.
I’m pretty tech-savvy and I thought I was fairly knowledgeable about routers but there’s a term that I keep seeing that I’d never heard of before.
Do you find yourself changing a certain Windows 10 system setting or accessing a particular Control Panel option on a regular basis?
If so, you can save time and clicks by adding that particular setting or Control Panel option right to the Start Menu!
I have several tiles on my PC’s Start menu for the Settings and Control Panel options I use the most, and you can do the same on your PC. [Read more…]