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Do you have a WordPress blog? If so, you’re probably concerned that hackers could break into it and either deface it or hi-jack it for their own illicit purposes.
Well, I’m here to tell you that your concern is well-founded.
Hackers are always looking for vulnerable blogs to attack, and with WordPress being the most popular blogging platform on the Internet, the blogs powered by it are bombarded daily with hacking attempts. [Read more…]
A while back I wrote a post explaining why I believe Microsoft’s Windows Update procedure needs a lot of work.
At the time I was hopeful they’d have their act together by now, but I’m afraid that simply isn’t the case.
Virtually every Windows Update they’ve released this year has been buggy and caused problems for a significant percentage of Windows users.
In short, the problem seems to be getting worse instead of better.
Microsoft Outlook is one of the best email clients. It requires appropriate mail servers to access the email account.
When Outlook is configured with an Exchange server profile, Offline Folder File (OST) is created on the local system, containing all the mailbox items.
Sometimes, Outlook fails to connect to the Exchange Server mailbox and displays the error, “Couldn’t reach the email server.” Due to this, you’re not able to receive or send new emails. Below, we will discuss the causes of this error and the possible solutions to fix it. [Read more…]
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Question from Shruti: Hi, Rick. I hope you’re doing well.
I have a Dell XPS 13 9370 Ultrabook. Everything was fine until this morning when my screen just turned grey-ish black.
I had dropped my laptop and slightly cracked the top right edge of the screen along with one of the hinges a few months back but everything seemed to still be working fine.
I don’t know why this suddenly happened.
I have important data on this machine so I’d like to know if there is any way to retrieve the data without fixing the screen? [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, May 6, 2023
• How to quickly open a folder in new File Explorer tab
• Q&A: Can you switch back to Windows 10 after installing Windows 11?
• How to create a System Image Backup with Windows 11
• Why it’s wise to ‘make time’ by shifting priorities