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Question from Glen T. There are times when I’d rather not let certain Facebook friends know that I’ve read a message they sent me.
I’ve checked the Facebook privacy settings from top to bottom and I can’t figure out how to block the “Seen at” notifications from being sent.
Is there any way to turn the “Seen at” notifications off?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week!
Technology is advancing at breakneck speeds these days, and I believe we’re on the verge of seeing some truly amazing breakthroughs in the tech world before 2016 comes to an end.
With that in mind, here are a few predictions:
1 – Larger and faster solid state drives (SSDs) will render traditional spinning hard drives obsolete. In fact, SSDs that store more data than a typical hard drive are already here, but as of now they are extremely expensive. But that will change, and relatively soon.
Thanks to new technologies for producing non-volatile memory, manufacturers will soon start selling SSDs with speeds that approach the blistering speed of RAM while storing dozens of terabytes of data. Look for them to start showing up by the end of the year. [Read more…]
As you probably know, Microsoft has been very aggressive of late with their attempts to get you to install the free Windows 10 update.
Well, it appears that they have decided to try toning it down just a bit with their latest update notice, but that “toning down” can be a bit misleading.
In order to understand why it’s misleading, it’s important to carefully consider the way the Windows 10 update notice is constructed.
With that in mind, lets take a look at the notice: [Read more…]
If you’ve been running Windows 10 for a while you have probably already decided whether you like it or not.
I started using the “Technical Preview” version several months ago, and now that I’ve had a chance to use the final release version for a while I can tell you that I really like Windows 10.
But as much as I like it, there are some things about Windows 10 that I’m not all that crazy about. One of the things that irritates me the most is how Microsoft has configured many of Windows 10’s default Privacy Settings to gather as much info about your Windows and Internet usage as possible. [Read more…]
The folks at Netflix recently changed the way they stream content to mobile devices over cellular data networks.
After spending considerable time testing various data rates, Netflix determined that a streaming rate of 600 Kbps per second provides the user with good video quality while consuming a smaller portion of your cellular plan’s monthly data allotment.
But what if Netflix’s interpretation of “good video quality” differs from yours?
Luckily, you can easily increase the video quality of the shows and movies you watch on your mobile device by increasing the streaming rate from Netflix’s new default rate of 600 Kbps per second. [Read more…]