Rick's Daily Tips

How to disable ‘Throttling’ on your iPhone in iOS 11.3

Posted on April 17, 2018

As you might recall, back in December 2017 Apple admitted that they have been intentionally causing older iPhones to run slower.

Their stated reason for this “throttling” is to prevent iPhones with older batteries from shutting down during periods of heavy use.

Needless to say, once the word got out that Apple was intentionally making their phones run slower than they were capable of running, the backlash among iPhone users was both immediate and intense.

Personally, I think having the option to throttle your iPhone to keep it from shutting down on you is a good thing.

The problem is how Apple chose to execute the throttling. [Read more…]

Guess what? Cops can now unlock your iPhone even if it’s protected with a pass-code.

Posted on April 17, 2018

According to recent reports from Motherboard and Malwarebytes, cops now have capability to unlock your locked and encrypted iPhone and view your call logs, text messages and photos at will.

What’s more, they can even access your instant messaging and social media accounts if your phone signs you into those accounts automatically (always a bad idea).

And they can now do all of this without your assistance. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I change the temperature back to Fahrenheit in the Windows 10 ‘Weather’ app?

Posted on April 14, 2018

Question from Micha V.: I love the “Weather” app in Windows 10 but I seem to have messed it up somehow.

For some reason it’s started showing the current temperature in Celsius instead of Fahrenheit.

I must be an idiot. How can I get it switched back to Fahrenheit?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Clean out and speed up your computer with CCleaner

Posted on April 12, 2018

I love free software that helps me complete my daily tasks and keep my PC running fast and smooth, and my absolute favorite is CCleaner from Piriform, a great company that produces some of the best software out there, free or otherwise.

In a nutshell, CCleaner is like a vaccum cleaner for the file system of your Windows PC.

Running this powerful tool on a regular basis will keep your system clear of clutter such as temporary files, recent documents, cookies, obsolete form data, download history…in fact most any “leftovers” that tend to build up and clutter up your hard drive and slow down your machine. [Read more…]