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Q&A: Why is a Thumbs.db file being created on my Desktop every time I download a photo?

Posted on September 26, 2017

Question from Ariela F: I read your post that explains how to download pictures from a website by clicking them and dragging them to the desktop.

I love that trick. It worked perfectly for the first few days but now I’m having a problem with it.

All of a sudden my computer has started creating a new file on the desktop called Thumbs.db every time I download a picture onto it. I always delete it but it just comes right back the next time I download another picture.

How can I prevent that Thumbs.db file from coming back every time I download a picture? I hate seeing it there because it’s really distracting!

My laptop has Windows 10 on it if that makes any difference. I hope you can help me.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Review: Acer Predator 21 X Gaming Laptop

Posted on September 21, 2017

Serious “gamers” are always thirsting for the latest, greatest and fastest gaming PC money can buy. Well, I just found it.

Acer has released the fastest, most powerful and (possibly) the largest gaming laptop ever built.

Simply put, the Acer Predator 21 X Gaming Laptop is almost beyond belief.

This thing packs a punch that would knock out all but the most powerful desktop gaming computers, and the price tag reflects it: roughly 9 grand at the time of this writing!

But check out everything you’ll get for that 9 grand: [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I turn on Chat for just one friend on Facebook while appearing to be offline to everyone else?

Posted on September 20, 2017

Question from Cindy H.: Hi Rick! I so love your tips! I have a question for you.

My boyfriend is in the Army and he’s currently stationed in Germany.

Is there a way to turn on Facebook Chat just for him so that my other Facebook friends won’t bother me during our nightly chats?

I have an Acer All-In-One computer with Windows 10 on it.

Thanks a lot!!

Rick’s answer: Yes Cindy, there is. And it’s really easy to do. just follow the steps below: [Read more…]

How to mute ALL auto-playing audio in your web browser

Posted on September 19, 2017

One of my biggest pet peeves is audio that starts blaring from my computer’s speakers just as soon as I visit a web page.

It makes no difference whether its coming from an ad, a cute video or simple background music, if it starts playing on its own, I don’t like it.

In fact, I dislike it so much I immediately hit my browser’s “Back” button when music or some other sound starts playing just as soon as the page loads unless I REALLY want to view the content on the page. [Read more…]