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Facebook now penalizing pages that post ‘Like and Share Bait Posts’

Posted on April 23, 2014

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Example of a “Bait” post.

We’ve all seen them in our news feeds, and most of us have “Liked” and “Shared” them at one time or another. I’m talking about “Like and Share bait posts”, and Facebook is now starting to penalize Pages that publish them.

Like and Share bait posts typically contain images that consist of a touching photo along with a written message that tons of people are sure to agree with. After all, plenty of folks have a daughter they love with all their heart, right?

The common thread between all of these bait posts is that you will be asked to “Like” and “Share” the post if you agree with the message or find the image to be “touching” in some way.

Sounds harmless, right? Well, it really isn’t.  [Read more…]

Review: AGPtek Tape to PC Super USB Cassette-to-MP3 Player Converter

Posted on April 22, 2014

cassette-to-mp3-converterDo you have a stack of old cassette tapes filled with songs that you’d love to add to your MP3 collection?

If you do, there’s an easy and inexpensive way to  convert all those great songs that you thought were forever trapped inside your cassette tapes to MP3 files.

The AGPtek Tape to PC Super USB Cassette-to-MP3 Player Converter connects to your PC via a USB cable. Simply load the software onto your computer, plug the cassette player into a USB port, insert a tape and press the “Play” button.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Is it possible to buy an Android app without owning an Android device?

Posted on April 21, 2014

google-play-logoQuestion from Sheila T.:  I have an iPhone right now but in three months I can get a new phone for free on my Sprint plan. I plan to get an Android phone and there’s a specific app that I really want to get for it.

That app is on sale right now at a great price, but when I go to the app’s page in the Play Store it tells me that I can’t buy the app because I didn’t log in with an Android device.

I’d really like to buy the app now and save over 70%, but Google won’t let me because I don’t have my Android phone yet. Is there any way around this?

Rick’s answer:   [Read more…]

Change your most-used settings right from your Android phone’s Pull-Down Menu with ‘Notification Toggle’

Posted on April 21, 2014

notification-toggle-logoBy default, the typical Android phone will let you change 4 or 5 settings from the handy Pull-Down Menu. But if you’re like me you probably have several settings that you change on a regular basis that aren’t accessible from the Pull-Down Menu.

For example, I put my phone in Airplane mode and adjust the screen brightness several times on a typical day, and on my Samsung phone I have to open up the expanded settings menu every time to perform either of those tasks.  [Read more…]

Ensure that your important files are always backed up in Windows 8.1 with ‘File History’

Posted on April 20, 2014

windows-8-1I have written several posts in the past that explain various ways to back up your primary hard drive because it’s extremely important to always have a current backup of your entire boot drive available.

That being said, Windows 8.1 also has a pretty nifty feature that makes it extremely easy to keep multiple, up-to-date backup copies of just your user-created files.  [Read more…]

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