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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, January 11, 2024
• Reduce your cellular data usage by tweaking Facebook
• Scam alert: Beware this dangerous Free Credit Monitoring scam
• Q&A: What’s the best lens for portrait photography?
• Video: The 15 longest tunnels on Earth
• January’s Tech Tips Giveaway – Win this ViewSonic VX3276-4K-MHD 32 Inch 4K UHD Monitor
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, December 19, 2023
• How to see which apps have access to your LinkedIn info
• Warning: Beware these 7 dangerous and irritating recurring scams
• How to disable auto-playing videos in the Facebook app
• Just how massive is Jupiter? The answer might surprise you.
• My Monthly Tech Giveaway is back – Brother DCPL2550DW Multifunction Laser Printer
If you use Facebook you’ve no doubt seen numerous posts claiming you can type @highlight as a comment on that post in order to see who has been visiting your profile.
While the exact wording can vary just a bit, those posts usually read something like this: [Read more…]
As you probably know by now, scammers love to target unsuspecting users on social media.
And of course Facebook is their favorite venue for perpetrating their scams due to its massive user base.
Well, there’s a recurring scam once again making the rounds on Facebook that’s targeting users who enjoy participating in lotteries. [Read more…]
Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter
Well, this frequently recurring hoax is making the rounds on Facebook yet again.
Like most Facebook hoaxes, this one should be easy to recognize as such, but for whatever reason it’s being shared all over the place once again.
The actual wording of the hoax varies a bit, but it basically says Facebook is going to make all of your posts, comments, photos and messages public unless you copy and paste the fake scam warning to your Timeline.
Here is the text of the most popular version of the scam: [Read more…]