Rick's Daily Tips

Facebook: How to bookmark a post that contains a shared link with just two clicks

Posted on September 25, 2015

If you’re been using Facebook for a while, I’m sure you’re familiar with this scenario:

You’re scrolling through your Facebook news feed when an interesting post catches your attention. You make a mental note to come back and read it later when you have more time, but when you search for it later you can’t find it again.

A while back I wrote a post explaining how to bookmark an individual post on Facebook. That process isn’t complicated and it works extremely well, but now Facebook has added a new feature that makes bookmarking posts that contain shared links a quick two-click process. Here’s how to do it: [Read more…]

Is your device running iOS 9? If so, you need to install this update.

Posted on September 25, 2015

Do you have an Apple device that’s running iOS 9? If so, Apple has just released a new update that you really need to install.

iOS 9.0.1 isn’t categorized as a critical update, but I believe it’s an important one because it fixes a number of bugs that cause various features and apps on your device(s) to behave in strange ways.

This update also fixes a bug that prevented some users from even being able to update their devices to iOS 9 in the first place.

Follow these steps to install the iOS 9.0.1 update: [Read more…]

Today only! Save $32 on an Amazon Prime Membership

Posted on September 25, 2015

Important: This post is no longer relevant since it discussed a one-day-only discount on an Amazon Prime membership. Also, the current annual price for an Amazon Prime membership is $119.

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If you’ve been wanting to take advantage of all the awesome benefits of an Amazon Prime membership, you now have a chance to sign up for only $67. That’s a whopping $32 off the regular $99 annual membership fee!

Amazon Prime provides way too many benefits to mention here, but I think the free 2-day shipping and free commercial ebooks are plenty enough to justify the regular price, let alone this discounted one. [Read more…]

How to make Windows 10 boot up faster and run faster

Posted on September 24, 2015

In my opinion Windows 10 is the best version of Windows that Microsoft has ever released. It’s visually appealing, and for the most part it seems to work flawlessly.

As with every version of Windows, there are a few tweaks you can make to your Windows 10 installation that can greatly reduce your system’s startup time and make it run faster overall. [Read more…]

Q&A: Why won’t the Settings app load after upgrading to Windows 10?

Posted on September 20, 2015

Question from Karin S.: Hi Rick. I’ve been reading your help and tips for my computer for a long time now, and I find the information very helpful, so thank you!

Since upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 everything seems to be ok as I slowly figure out where everything has gone and how it works.

But I have a problem: A lot of your tips start with clicking on “Start” and then “Settings”. I have found that nothing happens when I click Settings. It kind of flashes a bit but nothing opens.

Could you tell me how to fix this so that I have a ‘Settings click’ that actually works? Thanks so much, in advance. -Karin

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]