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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, July 28, 2024
• Here’s a simple tip for getting help with your smartphone
• How to save an email as a PDF
• Why natural light is perfect for portrait photography
• Why Fall is the best time to buy a new lawn mower
• July’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Polar Pacer Pro – Advanced GPS Running Watch
With all the hackers out there trying to break into secure Wi-Fi networks, steal personal and financial information and generally wreak havoc on our lives, it only makes sense to do everything possible to protect ourselves while we’re using the Internet.
Short of becoming a hermit and moving into a cave, there’s really nothing we can do to ensure that we never have our privacy compromised in today’s ultra-connected world.
But we can take steps to minimize the risks associated with being online as much as possible. Here are just a few of them: [Read more…]
Regular readers of this blog know that many of my posts stress the importance of running regular malware scans to keep your system free of digital nasties.
But as important as anti-malware software apps are at keeping your PC malware-free, the best protection against viruses, spyware, ransomware and other malicious forms of software has nothing to do with your computer itself.
The best tool you can ever have in your security arsenal is you! [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, May 24, 2024
• How (and why) to generate a Recovery Key for your Apple ID
• Q&A: When you delete a file, where does it go?
• Scam alert: Don’t fall for these dangerous lottery scams
• Life is but a vapor. Make every day count.
• May’s Tech Tips Giveaway: TP-Link Deco AXE4900 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Mesh WiFi System
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, May 12, 2024
• How to free up space on your browser’s crowded Bookmarks Bar
• Tips for fixing a slow Internet connection
• Scam alert: No, Facebook is not going to start charging users a fee.
• Why I never put much trust in a ‘first impression’
• May’s Tech Tips Giveaway: TP-Link Deco AXE4900 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Mesh WiFi System