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As you probably know, addiction to prescription drugs is now a serious problem in the U.S., and addiction to illegal drugs has been plaguing our country for decades.
Addiction treatment centers exist to help those affected get off of the drugs, but many of the new treatment centers that are popping up aren’t out to help people at all. They’re simply out to get their money. [Read more…]
Question from Brad: I recently replaced Windows Vista on my old Dell desktop computer with Linux Mint based on your recommendation in this post.
I’m happy with the upgrade (and it really is an upgrade), but I need your help with something.
On my Windows systems I have the DNS server settings all pointing to Open DNS because it seems to work so much better.
I’d like to change the DNS settings on this machine too but I’m afraid I might mess something up if I just go in there changing things without knowing what I’m doing.
Can you give me step-by-step instructions for changing the DNS server to Open DNS in Linux Mint?
Thanks in advance for your help. PS. Love your blog!!!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Regular readers of this blog know that you can use a wireless print server (#ad) to easily share a USB printer with multiple computers over your Wi-Fi network.
My friend Scott Bangs pointed out that you can also share an external USB hard drive, scanner or most any other type of USB device over your network by using a wireless USB print server/port sharing station. (#ad)
These nifty devices allow you to share your USB peripherals and gadgets among multiple PCs, Macs, Linux systems, and even most mobile devices without having to connect or switch around any USB cables. [Read more…]
Question from Dan J.: Hi Rick. I recently made the switch from Blogger to my own self-hosted WordPress blog with the help of your step-by-step guide to installing WordPress. I can honestly say it’s the best move I’ve ever made.
I need your help with one issue though. I have a habit of changing my mind about the images I use with my posts, sometimes more than once. The unused images always pop up in the Media Library when I go back to choose an image for a post.
How can I remove the images that I don’t ever plan to use from the media library?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Do you or someone you know use the popular “Ever” photo storage app?
If so, you need to know that according to this NBC News story the company behind the app is using your photos for face recognition purposes!
The company says they’re only using their customers’ photos to “train” the app, but who knows what’s really going on behind the scenes?