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How (and why) to remotely log out every device that’s currently logged into your Facebook account

Posted on January 21, 2026

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It’s easy to forget to sign out of Facebook every time you move on to doing something else.

For example, perhaps you’re driving home after using either a friend’s PC or your work PC and you suddenly realize that you forgot to log out of your Facebook account before leaving.

Or maybe you used one of the machines in your school’s computer lab and forgot to log out of Facebook at the end of your session.

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Q&A: How do I ‘unblock’ someone on Facebook?

Posted on January 13, 2026

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Question from Barbara: How do unblock someone on Facebook?

Rick’s answer: I love questions like this, Barbara.

They’re short and to the point, and that usually makes them very easy to answer.

Luckily, it’s actually pretty easy to unblock someone that you’ve blocked in the past, but how you do it will depend on the type of device you’re using to access your Facebook account.

Follow the steps below to unblock a blocked Facebook user on a laptop or desktop computer: [Read more…]

Here’s a better way to scroll through your Facebook Newsfeed and Timeline

Posted on January 10, 2026

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Your mouse wheel makes it easy to scroll down most any page web, but if you spend a lot of time on Facebook there’s a better way…

Use your keyboard and press the Spacebar to scroll down the page. [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I prevent strangers from commenting on my Facebook posts?

Posted on December 29, 2025

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Question from Tammy: I don’t like it when people I don’t know comment on my Facebook posts and sort of take them over.

Is there any way to prevent people I’m not friends with on there from leaving comments on my posts? [Read more…]

How to prevent getting locked out of your own Facebook account

Posted on December 25, 2025

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I receive frantic messages on a regular basis from folks asking for help getting back into their Facebook accounts because they have somehow gotten locked out of them.

Sometimes I’m able to help them reset their password and log back in with no problems, but all too often a simple password reset doesn’t work for them.

And sadly, in situations like this Facebook’s “Account Recovery” tools can be pretty close to useless. [Read more…]