Rick's Daily Tips

Why websites that block readers who use ad blockers are shooting themselves in the foot

Posted on August 14, 2018

If your web browser has an ad blocker enabled you’ve probably noticed that many websites you want to visit now won’t let you view their content unless you disable the ad blocker.

The reason they’ve adopted this policy? Because they depend on advertising revenue to fund their operations and earn a profit on their investments.

Ad blockers prevent advertisements from showing up in your web browser, and that results in zero ad revenue being earned from the page view.

Therefore, it seems like blocking visitors who use ad blockers would be a wise move, right?

Well, it really isn’t. Read on and I’ll explain why. [Read more…]

Greenshot – My favorite screenshot utility

Posted on August 12, 2018

Most Windows users know that pressing the Print Screen key will create an exact image of everything on the current screen and place it on the Windows clipboard, thereby creating a “screenshot” image.

I’ve tried several third-part screenshot utilities over the years, but my favorite by far is a nifty little free program called Greenshot. In fact, I think it’s the best thing since that $50 bill that I found laying on the riverbank back when I was a kid!

There are so many things to love about Greenshot, but there are two in particular that make it extremely useful: [Read more…]

Review: Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive

Posted on August 10, 2018

Are you frustrated by the lack of storage space on the typical external USB hard drive? Do you long for an external drive that’s super-fast, yet plugs into a standard USB 3.0 port?

Well look no further, because Seagate has both bases well-covered with their new Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive. (#ad)

Most consumer-grade USB hard drives currently max out at around 2TB, but this Seagate Backup Plus doubles that to a massive 4TB.

Of course to take full advantage of all that storage space, the drive needs to transfer data at the fastest speeds possible – and this awesome drive is lightning fast! [Read more…]