Your daily dose of practical, easy to follow tech tips!
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, February 16, 2023
• How to quickly find out what hardware is inside your PC
• How to protect a deceased loved one’s Facebook account from hackers
• Q&A: How can I make my Mac’s mouse pointer easier to see?
• Video: How Boston Dynamics is Building a Robot Empire
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, January 26, 2023
• How to make everything on your iPhone’s screen easier to see
• Q&A: Can you log into multiple accounts on the same website at once?
• Scam alert: Don’t fall for these dangerous lottery scams
• The Rest of the Story: The signers of the Declaration of Independence
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Wednesday, November 30, 2022
• Why you should ask permission before sending a link via Messenger
• Here’s a quick tip for reducing your phone’s monthly data usage
• How to add the Control Panel to the Start Menu in Windows 11
• Why the Shuttle astronauts switched from orange spacesuits to white once in space
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, November 19, 2022
• How to force Edge to open new tabs without the News stories
• How to instantly view the browser history in any browser
• Scam alert: Don’t fall for this fake Microsoft ‘tech support’ scam
• How to easily save a ton of cash on your mortgage
Question from Joni: Hi, Rick. I have a question for you.
Is there a way to block Instagram message requests on Facebook Messenger?
I don’t use Instagram at all and I’m getting a lot of message requests from scammers pretending to be friends of mine.
When I get a message request from a name I recognize I always hit them with my security question to see how they answer. [Read more…]