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If you’ve been on Facebook for a while you probably have a friend or two whose posts tend to really get on your nerves.
Perhaps they sometimes use language that’s a little too salty for your taste or they tend to post a hundred status updates a day filled with meaningless drivel that you could not care less about.
The list of potential annoyances goes on and on.
A while back I wrote a post featuring several tips for searching Google like a pro, and since that post went live I’ve received several requests for a similar post featuring tips for searching X (formerly Twitter).
Just as with Google, there are several ways to use the X search box to quickly find the exact information you’re looking for. Here are several of the most useful ones: [Read more…]
Question from Camille: Hi, Rick. I’ve been on Facebook for several years, and now I need help.
Back when I opened my account I was very immature and chose a username that I thought was sassy and original. Now I think it’s inappropriate for someone my age.
My question is how do I change my current Facebook username to something else? [Read more…]
Question from Cindy: Rick, I have several “followers” on Facebook and I’d rather they didn’t see some of my more “personal” photos.
I don’t mind followers reading my public posts, but I’d rather restrict access to certain pics to just my Facebook friends. Can I do that? [Read more…]
Do the videos on your X Timeline start playing automatically just as soon as they scroll into view?
If so, that’s due to a Video Autoplay feature that causes videos to begin playing on their own without any prompting from the user.
Personally, I don’t really like autoplaying videos in general. I prefer to choose for myself whether to play a video or not.
If you don’t care for X’s Video Autoplay feature you can easily turn it Off. [Read more…]