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Question from Kaileigh: My Kindle e-reader has started freezing up on me.
It’ll be working fine and then just stop in its tracks. It won’t let me turn the page or return to the home screen or anything.
When this happens the only way to get it working again is to let the battery die so it’ll shut down.
How can I stop my Kindle from freezing up on me?
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Question from Kevin A.: Hi Rick. First of all, I really love your blog. What a wonderful service you’re providing to those of us who struggle with technology!
I have a WordPress blog of my own and the sidebar widgets sort of run together because they all have a white background.
How can I give my own sidebar widgets a light gray background color like the widgets on your blog?
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I receive lots of questions here at Rick’s Daily Tips, and there’s one question in particular that I receive time and again:
“If I delete a message I’ve sent to someone
on Facebook will it be deleted from the
recipient’s inbox as well?”
The answer to that question used to be no, but Facebook has just changed that.
Are you a Straight Talk cellular customer who uses their $35 monthly service plan?
If so, I have some great news for you…
Straight Talk has just increased your monthly allotment of high-speed (4G) data from 2GB per month to 3GB.
That’s a whopping 50% increase at no extra charge.
What’s more, the new 3GB threshold also applies to any service plans that your account already has on reserve!
These days you can buy entry-level Windows laptops for as little as $200, and those machines are actually pretty good for general Internet use.
But if you need to do more than just check out your favorite websites and catch up on Facebook you really need something a bit more powerful.
The latest Dell Inspiron 15.6″ FHD Touchscreen Signature Laptop (#ad) has everything you’ll need in a general-purpose machine, with the added bonus of a powerful Intel Core i5-6200U CPU. Best of all, it’s affordable.
This laptop comes with all the following: