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Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Monday, November 15, 2021.
• Three ways to open a Command Prompt window in Windows 10/11
• How to quickly spot a fake Facebook profile
• How to safely access the Internet while you’re on vacation
• Could this be the poorest business decision ever made?
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Monday, October 25, 2021.
• How to safely let someone borrow your phone or tablet
• Scam alert: Don’t fall for the “Deadline Tomorrow” hoax on Facebook
• Q&A: Why does Windows 10 use more RAM on my new PC than it did on my old one?
• Just how massive is the planet Jupiter? The answer might surprise you.
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Thursday, October 14, 2021.
• This is (probably) why your PC is slower after installing Windows 11
• Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘This Account Has Been Hacked!’ email scam
• Why you should mount your monitor vertically if you’re a blogger
• Why you should (almost) always login to WordPress using an ‘Editor’ account
• Did you know there are at least 40 species of flying fish? Yes, really!
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
Facebook now has a feature called Face Recognition, and some folks aren’t all that fond of it due to the privacy implications.
In a nutshell, Facebook’s new Face Recognition feature works something like this:
When another user uploads a new photo or video to his/her account Facebook will compare it to YOUR profile picture and any photos you’re tagged in to see if you’re in that new photo.
If Facebook’s scan determines that your face is indeed included in that photo or video you’ll be sent a notification that someone has posted a picture/video that has you in it. [Read more…]
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…]