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Apple has garnered a large following of loyal fans due to its strong brand reputation and quality assurance. However, when unboxing a new iPhone, if you also switch to a new SIM card or want to switch to another new Apple ID, this can be a time-consuming process.
But don’t worry, this passage will tell you how to easily create a new Apple ID and transfer data from one account to another easily. [Read more…]
Well, it’s another day, and that means yet another dangerous scam from times past is making the rounds yet again.
This scam is called the “This Account Has Been Hacked” scam, and it’s back to spreading like crazy via regular email.
Although there are very slight variations in the wording and the types of claims being made in the emails, the scam typically works like this: [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Monday, April 1, 2024
• Why you MUST protect your email account from hackers
• Q&A: Can just anyone use Xfinity’s WiFi hotspots?
• How to give a WordPress post an expiration date
• 9 super-important things I learned while watching HGTV
• April’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Anker 521 300W Portable Power Station
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Do you have an older laptop or desktop PC that you use exclusively for visiting websites, checking Gmail, Facebooking, watching YouTube videos or most any other Internet-based activity?
If the answer to the above question is yes, did you know that you would almost certainly enjoy a better user experience by running Linux on your PC instead of Windows?
Well, it’s true, and here are the reasons why: [Read more…]
As you probably know, scammers love to target the customers of popular retail establishments by sending out fake “offers” in those company’s names.
The Lowes and Target scams (and several others) make the rounds at least once a year so most folks nowadays know to simply ignore them, but now another recurring retailer-related scam making the rounds once again.