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How to convert all your WordPress blog’s URLS from ‘http’ to ‘https’ after enabling SSL encryption

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If you’re a blogger you probably know that securing your blog with SSL encryption is now a must if you want your blog to succeed, for these reasons:

1 – Google has now started giving preference to SSL secure https pages in their search results.

That means all other things being equal, pages that have URLs that begin with https will rank higher than pages that begin with http.

Google has also begun displaying the URL’s of encrypted pages in their search results. That means it won’t be long before many searchers will simply skip over non-secure pages and visit the next available secure page instead.  [Read more…]

Review: 2020 HP 15.6″ Touchscreen Laptop Computer

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In times past, the typical budget and mid-range laptops came stuffed with cheap, inferior components that made for a frustratingly slow and inefficient computing experience. But times have changed.

Nowadays even many mid-range laptops offer plenty of speed and power at affordable prices.

I recently had the opportunity to check out a very affordable mid-range laptop from HP, and overall I believe it’s a great machine for the money.

The 2020 HP 15.6″ Touchscreen Laptop Computer is an attractive, sleek looking laptop that has everything the typical user will need in order to surf the Internet, peruse Facebook and Twitter, watch videos on Youtube, send and receive email, use Microsoft Office and edit photos and videos with Photoshop and other hardware-intensive apps. [Read more…]

How to add the ‘Hibernate’ option to the Windows 10 Shutdown menu

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Having to shut down your PC can be a major hassle if you know you’ll have to re-open all the programs and websites that you’re currently using the next time you power the machine back on.

Luckily, that scenario can be avoided by selecting a special shutdown mode called Hibernate.

Putting your computer into hibernation instead of just shutting it down will enable you to simply pick up where you left off during your last computing session without having to reload anything.

Don’t worry, hibernating your laptop won’t drain the battery because the hardware will truly be shut down instead of “putting it to sleep”.

I use this awesome feature a lot, and chances are you do as well. But if your computer is running Windows 10 you have probably noticed that the Hibernate option is disabled in Windows 10 by default. Luckily, it’s very easy to enable it. Here’s how:  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware this new (and very dangerous) Netflix phishing scam!

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The Netflix video streaming service has almost 200 millions paying customers.

As you can imagine, that makes them and their customers prime targets for hackers and scammers.

A while back I wrote this post warning you about a very dangerous phishing email scam that’s targeting Netflix customers, and now there’s a new one making the rounds that’s just as dangerous.

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Q&A: How can I see the full headers in my Outlook.com emails?

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Question from Grady P.:  I recently started using Outlook.com for my email after buying a new PC that didn’t come with Microsoft Office.

I like Outlook’s webmail setup just fine, but it does have a few quirks.

If an email looks suspicious I always like to check the headers to see where it originated from. But I can’t find a button or link to view the headers when I open an email. Does Outlook.com not allow you view them?

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

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