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Regular readers of this blog know that you don’t have to just junk your old smartphone or tablet when it comes time to upgrade because there are countless uses for working mobile devices.
In this post I’ll explain how to give your old iPhone, iPad or Android device a second life as a dedicated emergency radio scanner.
You’ll be able to use your “scanner” 24/7 while at home or anywhere that you have access to WiFi (your old phone likely won’t have an active data plan). [Read more…]
Now that Google and other major search engines are taking page load times into consideration when ranking web pages in their search results, it’s more important than ever to make sure your blog pages load as quickly as possible.
There are a number of factors that affect how quickly a web page will load, but figuring out how to make the changes necessary to speed up a blog can be difficult in some cases. [Read more…]
Question from Kellie: My Facebook screens just changed completely and I hate the new layout because it’s ugly and hard to use!
Is there any way to switch back to the old layout?
This is driving me crazy so I hope you can help me.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
The methods used to distribute software programs to the masses have changed quite a bit over the years.
Back in the early days of personal computing, software was usually distributed in one of three ways:
1 – We could buy a program outright and use it for as long as we wanted to without having to make any further payments.
Eventually the software companies figured out that most of us would be willing to shell out our hard-earned dollars on a regular basis to buy “upgraded” versions of our software.
That’s why many folks pay out the nose once a year or so for the privilege of installing the “new and improved” versions of their favorite programs. [Read more…]
As you probably know, Facebook is rolling out a new layout for our Newsfeeds and other important aspects of the Facebook desktop site.
If you haven’t already received the new layout on your account, you will very soon.
I’ve received several reports of the new layout causing some users to have their Facebook Privacy Settings reset after the new layout has taken effect.