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I was looking through the referral logs for this blog a couple of hours ago and noticed something very interesting. Internet Explorer is no longer the web browser that most people use when they visit RicksDailyTips.com.
The last time I checked my logs (which was the 2nd week of May) I.E. was still well on top with 61% of the visits. Chrome was second with 19% with various other browsers rounding out the remaining 20%.
However, this is what I found this morning… [Read more…]
Ok, I’ll admit it. I detest speed cameras. But it’s not because I tend to speed when I’m driving, because I really don’t.
The reason I don’t like them is because they’re used primarily to pad the coffers of the municipalities that install them, not make the roads safer.
If they truly helped save lives, I’d be all for them. But numerous studies have determined that, as with red light cameras, they do very little to enhance driver safety. [Read more…]
Are you confused about the entire “Net Neutrality” thing that’s been in the news recently? If so, you certainly aren’t alone.
The big advantage that the Internet has always had over other methods of media and content distribution is the way the playing field was level for everybody who wanted to play the game. All players had equal access at all times.
If you wanted to open an Internet-based business, all you had to do was build a website and then you could immediately start selling your goods or services to the public. [Read more…]
If your home or office has multiple Wi-Fi devices and you’d like to be able to use most or all of them at the fastest speeds possible, then Netgear has just announced the router for you!
In a nutshell, this router will put your Wi-Fi connection on steroids!
The Netgear Nighthawk AC3200 X6 is the first tri-band router to hit the market. It’s 600Mbps 2.4GHz band and two 1300Mbps 5GHz bands provide a whopping 3200Mbps of simultaneously usable bandwidth. This means that more 5GHz devices can share your Wi-Fi network without experiencing a slow-down in Wi-Fi speed. [Read more…]
Question from Heidi C.: My ex-boyfriend replaced the Windows XP on my computer with Windows 7 Ultimate after Microsoft abandoned XP, and I’m having problems with it.
He must have done something wrong because every time I turn the computer on it tells me that Windows 7 Ultimate isn’t genuine.
What do I need to do to get rid of this error message? I really need this computer fixed before I start back to college in August. Thanks.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]