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Q&A: How can I uninstall Firefox from my computer?

Posted on February 22, 2021

Question from Perry S.: I have an older Dell desktop PC that I updated from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

I really like this computer and I use it every day to check my email and other various tasks.

I got a low disk space warning the other day so I ran Disk Cleanup and then tried to uninstall several programs that I never use.

Everything uninstalled just fine until I got to Firefox. The Windows Uninstaller tool won’t remove it, and neither will Revo Uninstaller.

Do you know of a way to remove Firefox from this machine? Perhaps a manual method that I could try?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Save battery life by hibernating your laptop instead of putting it to sleep

Posted on February 22, 2021

Like many laptop owners, you probably put your machine into sleep mode every time you shut the lid to transport it to a new location.

But if you constantly find yourself having to deal with a low battery, there is a better way. Hibernate your laptop instead!

Sleep mode has its place, and that is when you’re going to be away from the laptop for a short while (i.e. when you’re on lunch break).

Hibernating the machine instead during longer breaks in usage (a day or two, for instance) can make your laptop’s battery charge last longer. [Read more…]

Extend your reach by mounting your camera on a monopod

Posted on February 22, 2021

Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.

Have you ever tried to take a picture while standing in a crowd only to come away with nothing but a photo of the back of someone’s head?

Have you ever tried to take picture from a bridge or ledge only to discover that you couldn’t get your camera out far enough from the edge to photograph your intended target?

If either of these situations apply to you, I have a simple solution for you…

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Q&A: I accidentally formatted my USB hard drive. Can I recover my pictures from it?

Posted on February 21, 2021

Question from Marie N.: I have an urgent question and I really hope you’ll have an answer for me.

I accidentally formatted the external USB hard drive that I use to store all of my scanned family photos with my Mac.

I meant to format the drive I use to store my Mac backups but I accidentally plugged in the wrong drive!

I hope you can help me recover my pics from it?

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My step-by-step guide to completely ridding your Windows PC of viruses and other malware

Posted on February 21, 2021

Adware, viruses, trojans, spyware, ransomware and rootkits are everywhere these days, and keeping our PCs free of malware is a constant struggle.

Regardless of how diligent we are at preventing malware infections they can still manage to make their way onto our hard drives and into our computers’ memory banks.

Once a PC is infected, ridding it of every scrap of malware can be extremely difficult.

But it can be done! This post explains how, step-by-step. [Read more…]

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