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Question from Keith: Hello Rick. I recently noticed a new icon in the notifications area of my task bar when I use the Chrome web browser. When I hover my mouse over the icon it says “Chrome Notifications”.
I don’t need this icon in my task bar and I want to get rid of it, but I can’t figure out how to do it. Can you help?
Rick’s answer: Keith, you can indeed remove Chrome Notifications from your task bar. Here’s how: [Read more…]
Microsoft recently announced that a future update to Windows 8.1 will return the missing Start Menu (that should have never been removed in the first place IMHO) to the new Windows.
While this a very welcome change of heart on Microsoft’s part, who knows when the update heralding the return of the Start Menu will actually be coming down the pike?
If you really miss your Start Menu, you’ll be happy to know that you don’t have to wait for the guys and gals in Redmond to finally get around to sending it to you. Thanks to a handy free download called Start Menu Reviver, you can add an awesome Start Menu to your Windows 8.1 installation right now! Here’s how: [Read more…]
Well, Facebook is at it again. They’ve made yet another change in their mobile app that makes “Top Stories” the default option for the news feed instead of “Most Recent”.
And not only did they make “Top Stories” the default, they also hid the setting that switches it back to “Most Recent”. But don’t worry, you can switch the new feed in your Facebook app back to displaying the most recent posts. Here’s how: [Read more…]
Question from Nelson F.: Rick, I installed “Need for Speed” on my computer and every time I try to run it my AVG Antivirus program blocks it. How can I stop this from happening?
I really like AVG, but I’ll gladly give it up if I have to because I like Need for Speed more!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
If you get your high speed Internet service via Comcast (aka Xfinity), your wonderful unlimited monthly bandwidth allotment will be coming to an end.
How soon Comcast will begin capping your monthly data usage depends on where you live, and that time-frame ranges all the way from “soon” to “any time within the next five years“. [Read more…]