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Most folks know that Amazon Prime members get free 2-day shipping on thousands of products as well as a number of other valuable freebies. And of course they also know that a Prime membership costs $119 per year.
But guess what? If you’re a college student you can sign up for a 6 month subscription to Amazon Prime for free! [Read more…]
By now most bloggers know just how important it is to have their blogs secured by SSL/TLS encryption.
If you’re a blogger and you haven’t yet enabled SSL/TLS encryption on your own blog(s), this post explains why I recommend that you get it done ASAP.
If you have already taken the plunge and encrypted your blog(s), there’s something you really need to know… [Read more…]
Regular readers of this blog know that my interests in the computer and electronics fields vary quite a bit. If it has a chip in it, I’ll probably find it interesting.
Well, I recently received one of the most interesting electronic items I have ever received for testing and review: a Fenix PD25 550 Lumen LED Tactical Flashlight. (#ad)
I know, you’re probably thinking what could be so interesting about something as mundane as a flashlight? Well let me tell you, this thing is far from your typical flashlight! [Read more…]
Question from Dave H.: Hi Rick. About 18 months ago I bought the parts and built a computer by following a guide I found on Youtube. It works great and I love it.
But now the fan in the power supply has started making a loud clunking sound and I can see it wobble when it spins. The fan has obviously gone bad.
My question is can I replace the bad fan in the power supply or should I just replace the entire thing. It wasn’t a cheap power supply (approx. $125) and I’m hoping I can just replace the fan and save some money. I’ll take your advice though whatever it turns out to be because I don’t want to ruin anything else inside the PC.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Lots of Mac users have started receiving pop-up messages stating something like this:
“Apple wants to make changes. Type your password to allow this.“
Questions about this pop-up are currently being asked in most all the popular Mac support forums online, and as you can imagine these folks are quite concerned that something untoward is happening with their Macs.
Well, their concern is indeed warranted because the “Apple wants to make changes…” pop-up is likely being caused by malware. [Read more…]