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Have you ever upgraded your PC’s hard drive and sold the old one on eBay or given it to a friend to use in his/her PC? How about loaning someone a USB flash drive or memory card?
If you have ever given a used storage device to another person for any reason, chances are they could have retrieved your files from that drive, even if you had deleted them or formatted the drive before giving it to them! [Read more…]
If you’re one of the millions of computer users who still run Windows 7 on their PCs, you’ll no longer be able to ask for free help from Microsoft if you run into problems.
As of yesterday, PC users can no longer request free “Mainstream Support” for Windows 7 issues from the folks up in Redmond. You’ll now have to shell out a hefty fee in order to get help directly from Microsoft under the Windows 7 “Extended Support” plan. [Read more…]
Google is by far the most used search engine on the web, but it’s far from the only one. In fact, there are many excellent search engines out there.
If you value your privacy, I suggest giving StartPage by ixquick a try.
Unlike Google and the other popular search engines, StartPage doesn’t track your searches in any way.
No storing cookies, no retaining your search history in a database. They don’t log your IP address or use any other tracking method whatsoever.
In a nutshell, once you’ve completed your search with StartPage and clicked on your chosen result, your search session is over and StartPage doesn’t even “remember” that you were ever there.
Why not visit StartPage right now and give it a try?
Bonus tip: Google has removed the “View Image” button from their image search results, but StartPage still has it on theirs!
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Update: I have removed the links in this post because that website has started pushing necessary “driver update” utilities and removed the actual drivers from the page.
I will search for another legitimate source for MX-80 drivers for Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 and post the links here if I’m able to find one.
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Question from Carol: Hi there Rick! Thanks for all of these awesome tips you post every day! I have one quick, short question for you. If I decline a Facebook invitation to an event will the person who sent me the invitation know that I declined it?
I find myself facing this dilemma almost every day because I have lots of friends who are always inviting me to something or another. I don’t want to cause any hurt feelings, you know?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]