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As you probably know, Windows 7 has now reached the end of its life cycle and Microsoft has stopped releasing security updates for it.
Numerous readers have asked me this question: “Is it still safe to use Windows 7 as long as I have a really good antivirus program installed on my machine?”
Unfortunately, the answer to that question is a great big NO!
Question from Oliveen: I’d like to ask a really dumb question (because I’m a dummy when it comes to technology lol).
I’m always seeing computers from HP, Dell, Acer and most every other computer manufacturer being referred to as a PC but no one ever refers to their Mac as a PC.
Why is that?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
If you’ve been using the Internet for more than five minutes you’re probably used to receiving SPAM messages in your email inbox.
I don’t know about you, but for me that’s one of the most irritating annoyances there is when using the Internet.
Although there’s really no way to find out how the SPAMMERs who are already sending you junk emails got their hands on your email address, there’s a very simple way to find out where new breaches/leaks originally occurred.
All you have to do is append a few extra characters to the first part of your email address. Here’s how: [Read more…]
Have you ever traveled for business or taken a vacation and forgot to bring along the charger for your phone or tablet?
Yeah, me too. And it’s really frustrating!
A while back I wrote a post on my tech blog explaining how you can usually borrow a charger from the “Lost & Found” box at the hotel’s front desk, but now there’s an even easier way to charge your device after leaving your charger at home…
Question from Gary: If a website offers a “Keep me signed in” or “Remember me” option I always select it so I won’t have to sign in every time I visit that site.
But there are a couple of sites that I visit every day that occasionally require me to sign in even if I’ve previously checked the “Keep me signed in” or Remember me” option.
I don’t have to sign in to those sites every time, just occasionally. But it’s usually at least once or twice a week.
For some reason that really irritates me. Why do they even offer the option to stay signed in if they aren’t going to honor it?
But that’s just a rhetorical question. My real question is why is this happening and how can I fix it?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]