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Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Friday, October 22, 2021.
• How to open the ‘Settings’ screen on a ChromeBook
• Lock your online accounts down tight with one simple settings change
• Q&A: How do I get my Taskbar back to where it belongs?
• Q&A: How can I retrieve my files from a damaged ultrabook?
• This is why food always looks so much better in commercials than it does in a restaurant
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
Question from Jill: Hi Rick, I’ve just joined your Rick’s Tech Tips Facebook group and already have learned so much!
I have a Facebook question. I don’t know if it is within your scope, but here goes.
I’m an admin on a group and from time to time one of the members posts links for things like Psychic Reading pages and similar things.
These links appear to be affiliate links and I think the person posting them receives some type of payment.
However there is a message going round that these posts are not in fact coming from that person but are somehow being sent by a third party purporting to be the member. And that’s what the person posting the links is claiming too.
If she is indeed posting these links I plan to remove her and block her from the group.
So my question is, is it possible that she’s telling the truth or is this just an excuse she’s using after having been caught? [Read more…]
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There are a number of very important decisions that one must make when preparing to start a blog, and one of the most important of all is your choice of a web hosting company.
Many people when planning their first blog make the mistake of choosing a web host based on price alone, and this is a huge mistake.
Most hosting companies are within the same ball park when it comes to pricing the various tiers of hosting plans, but the quality and value of those plans can vary by a huge margin.
Choosing a mediocre or even bad web host just to save a buck or two per month will almost always come back to haunt you.
Here are a few things to consider when it comes time to choose a web host for your blog: [Read more…]
This is your Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Saturday, August 21, 2021.
–This one settings change blocks 99% of all hacking attempts
–Here’s a better way to scroll through your Facebook Newsfeed and Timeline
–Q&A: How do I delete ‘System 32’ in Windows 10?
–Q&A: How do I wire two switches to control one light fixture?
–Life tip: Never allow yourself to lose the desire to learn!
–Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Regular readers of this blog know I often warn against installing apps from any repository besides the Google, Apple and Microsoft app stores because third-party app stores are typically riddled with malicious and malware-laden apps.
The big three mentioned above generally do a pretty good job at ensuring that the apps offered via their app stores are safe, but they are far from perfect.
To that point, a recent discovery by researchers for Dr. Web Antivirus has resulted in Google booting a total of nine malicious apps from the Google Play Store.