Rick's Daily Tips

Clear Chrome’s browser cache and web history with just two mouse clicks

Posted on April 3, 2016

Periodically clearing your browser cache and web history is an effective way of ensuring a fast browsing experience, preventing problems with your favorite websites and protecting your privacy while online.

But while clearing out your browser’s clutter isn’t all that difficult, remembering how and when to do it can be a problem.

Thanks to a nifty browser extension called History Eraser, you can now clear out every trace of your online activities with just two mouse clicks! History Eraser clears pretty much anything that Chrome stores during a typical browsing session: [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I turn off Windows Update?

Posted on April 1, 2016

Question from Todd L.: I have a 4 year old Dell laptop with Windows 7, and I really like it.

A guy I know told me that if I don’t turn off Windows Update it will automatically replace Windows 7 with Windows 10.

I don’t want Windows 10 but I can’t figure out how to turn off Windows Update. How do I do that?

Ricks’ answer: [Read more…]

Windows 10: Protect your wireless network by disabling Wi-Fi Sense

Posted on March 29, 2016

If you’re running Windows 10 on your PC, you might not be aware of it but you’re probably sharing your Wi-Fi connection with literally thousands of people you don’t even personally know.

Yep, you read that right. A new Windows 10 feature called Wi-Fi Sense gives everyone on your Facebook Friends List along with all of your Outlook.com and Skype contacts complete access to your wireless network. [Read more…]

Why Apple lost the war with the FBI over the terrorist’s iPhone (and yes, they did lose)

Posted on March 29, 2016

As you probably know, the FBI asked Apple to help them recover the data from the iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino attackers, but they refused to help.

Ultimately, it appeared that Apple would end up winning that battle in court, and I believe they would have had the legal battle been allowed to run its course. But now that won’t be necessary.

The FBI announced yesterday that they were able to break into the phone anyway with the help of a third party. [Read more…]

Great deal: Save big on Microsoft Office 365

Posted on March 27, 2016

Would you like to purchase Microsoft Office 365?

Well, now you can purchase a full year’s subscription to MS Office 365 Premium from third-party sellers!

This offer allows you install the software on up to 5 different devices (PCs, Macs and selected mobile devices) and use it for a full year.

Note: If you plan to install Office 365 on Windows machines, they must be running Windows 7 or higher (currently Windows 7, 8.1 or 10).

You will receive all of the following when you take advantage of this offer: [Read more…]