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Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Thursday, September 30, 2021.
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to search Google for multiple words at once
• Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Cellular Carrier Loyalty Giveaway’ scam
• Q&A: How do I permanently delete my Facebook account?
• How to quickly fix a WordPress blog that was broken by installing a ‘bad’ plugin
• The world’s oldest living tree is in California (and it’s over 5,000 years old)
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Today’s Quick Tip….
How to search Google for multiple words at once
Have you ever done a Google search only to have a very small number of pages returned in the search results?
That happens fairly often, and there’s a very easy way to increase the number of results your search will produce: Use the OR operator.
That’s right, you can search for multiple words at once by placing the word OR between them.
For example, let’s say you want to do a search for diet colas but include results for Coke, Pepsi or both. This is what you would type into the Google search box:
coke OR pepsi diet cola
Note: The OR operator can be used with any two or more search terms.
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The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips…
• Scam alert: Beware the dangerous ‘Cellular Carrier Loyalty Giveaway’ scam
This insidious scam is targeting mobile phone uses, and it’s extremely dangerous.
• Q&A: How do I permanently delete my Facebook account?
A reader asks for help with permanently deleting her unwanted Facebook account. This post has step-by-step instructions.
• How to quickly fix a WordPress blog that was broken by installing a ‘bad’ plugin
A faulty plugin installation or update can break a WordPress blog and prevent it from even loading in a web browser. This post explains how to fix the vast majority of issues caused by a bad plugin within just a minute or two.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
The world’s oldest living tree is in California (and it’s over 5,000 years old)
The oldest living tree on Earth is over 5,000 years old. It’s exact location is being kept a secret for the sake of security, but it’s located somewhere in the U.S. state of California.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• FCC is laser-focused on erasing the digital divide and crushing robocalls
• How to find your lost iPhone — even if it’s off
• BloodyStealer trojan targets Steam, GOG and Epic accounts
• Facebook to testify on mental health impacts on children: How to watch
• As privacy issues worsen, Congress looks to the FTC
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