Rick's Daily Tips

Q&A: Why can’t I update my iPhone 4 to iOS 7?

Posted on March 3, 2014

Question from Craig H.: I’ve finally decided to update my iPhone 4 to iOS 7 but it won’t let me. The phone freezes up at the “Checking for updates” screen, and it remains frozen no matter how long I let it try.

Should I try updating it some other way? Am I doing something wrong? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Rick’s answer: Craig, I’m guessing that your iPhone has been jailbroken. If that’s the case, you won’t be able to install the update for iOS 7 until you un-jailbreak it.

Luckily, that’s real easy to do by simply restoring your phone to the factory default settings. Here’s how: [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I stop Open Office Writer from capitalizing the first letter on every line?

Posted on March 3, 2014

Question from Barb T.: Hi Rick. I have a simple question for you. Whenever I press the Enter key to go to the next line while typing in Open Office Writer, it automatically capitalizes the first letter of the first word on the line I just completed.

The thing is I write poetry, and I type everything in lower case. How can I prevent Open Office Writer from capitalizing the first letter on every line?

Thanks in advance for your assistance!

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Why Microsoft might soon start giving away Windows for free

Posted on February 28, 2014

windows-for-free Could Microsoft be working on plans to give away their cash-cow Windows operating system for free? According to several reliable sources, the answer could be yes.

It’s no secret that Microsoft’s share of the operating system market is dwindling by the day, and it all started way back with the release of Apple’s first iPad. The guys and gals in Redmond apparently thought users would consider tablet PCs to be toys, not suitable replacements for desktop and laptop computers.

Well, they were wrong, and by the time they realized it the genie was already out of the bottle. [Read more…]

How to close all open tabs at once in Safari on iOS 7

Posted on February 28, 2014

iOS 7 is a great operating system for your Apple device because it has simplified many common tasks and added several very useful new features.

But one task in iOS 7 isn’t simpler at all. If you happen to have several tabs open in Safari at once, it can be a real pain closing all of them one at a time. As you probably know, it requires a LOT of swiping!

But luckily there is a way to easily and quickly close ALL open tabs at the same time. Just use the simple procedure explained below: [Read more…]