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Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week!
I receive hundreds of tech questions each week, and many of them are about Facebook, the world’s most popular social networking site.
I could write a book about Facebook’s many idiosyncrasies and the various ways to deal with them, but that’s for another day.
In the meantime, I thought I’d simply take a few minutes to share a few of my most popular (as determined by reader response) Facebook tips in this week’s newsletter: [Read more…]
When Microsoft first announced that Windows 10 was going to be free for people who are currently using either Windows 7 or 8.1, lots of folks did the happy dance.
After all, for the first time ever, a major new Windows upgrade was being released to the masses for free.
I still think the free Windows 10 upgrade offer is awesome, but I also believe taking advantage of it should be optional. But as it turns out, Microsoft apparently doesn’t agree with me. [Read more…]
Do you enjoy riding a bicycle, but wish your weary legs could take an occasional break from pedaling?
Do you long for a fun, safe and economical way to get from Point A to Point B?
Does most of your traveling involve scurrying around town to pick up a few items at the grocery store, visiting the library or making a short commute to work?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to check out the awesome Jetson Electric Bike!
The Jetson Electric Bike isn’t a motorcycle or a moped. It’s an honest-to-goodness bicycle that just happens to have an electric motor on it. [Read more…]
In a previous post I explained how much faster and easier it is to use Google instead of the Yellow Pages to find a business telephone number.
And yep, I still believe that Google is the best “Yellow Pages” around.
That being said, there are times when using Google from a mobile phone can be a bit difficult, and “Googling” from a landline phone is pretty much impossible. You can always dial 411, but that would almost certainly result in a fee of $1 or more per directory assistance call.
Luckily, you can easily get that number for free, even without using a search engine or having to dial 411. [Read more…]
Apple’s MacBook line of laptops has long been regarded as among the best in the industry, for good reason. Without exception, every MacBook ever built was created with the best in quality, simplicity and ease of use in mind.
The Apple MacBook Air MJVE2LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop continues to live up to the MacBook’s sterling reputation. Although it has a larger screen, this attractive and durable laptop is still super-light and just as dependable as its predecessor.
It’s also quite powerful as laptops go, offering some pretty awesome features and hardware, as listed below: [Read more…]