Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! Well, it’s been 6 months now since Microsoft released Windows 10, and I’ve been using it and putting it through its pa… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! Nary a day goes by when I don’t receive fraudulent emails in my inbox and see one scam post after another hit my Facebook ne… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! This week I’m going to give you a few tips that could possibly help you avoid having to call “Tech Support”… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! I’m often asked about the tools I keep on my tech bench, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to share that inf… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! Today I’m going to explain what Linux is, and more importantly, what it can do for you as the owner of an older PC that… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! Today I’d like to take a few minutes to discuss the importance of protecting orphaned Facebook accounts. Do you have a loved… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! Back in the early days of home computing, most users had to connect their computers to the Internet using a dial-up analog mo… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! This week I’m going to discuss the recent explosion in malware targeting Apple computers and mobile devices and give you a f… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! I spend a good portion of each work day researching information for blog posts and answers to reader questions on the Interne… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! If you’re like most folks these days, your PC’s hard drive is probably loaded with tons of photos, videos, music, Offi… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! If you’ve been paying attention to the news of late, you probably know that the number of successful ransomware attacks on c… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! Well, Windows 10 has been out for about nine months now, and I must say that the more I use it, the more I like it. I truly believ… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! Many of the questions I receive at RicksDailyTips deal with hard drives and SSDs. After all, drives go bad and they have to be rep… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! I write about Windows 10 fairly often, and while I happen to like it a lot, I realize that many of my readers don’t rea… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! I’m a huge fan of Windows 10, but I realize that many of you are still wondering whether you want to install the free upgrad… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! If you have a broadband Internet connection you probably use a router to share that connection among multiple computers and mobile… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! Technology is advancing at breakneck speeds these days, and I believe we’re on the verge of seeing some truly amazing breakt… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! As you probably know, choosing a good web browser can make the difference between a great Internet user experience and a poor… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you probably know that Amazon is my favorite online retailer, by far. I got hook… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! Well, it’s that time of year again. Chances are school is out for the summer in your neck of the woods, and if you’re… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a great week! I also hope you and your family have a joyous and safe time as you celebrate the 4th of July holiday weekend! The big news this past week was the de… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a great week and your summer is off to a great start! In today’s connected world, taking a vacation doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have to… Read More
Hello again! I hope you had a great week! I also hope you’re managing to stay cool and comfortable if your neck of the woods is experiencing this extended heat wave! Most families… Read More
Hello again! I hope you had a great week! Well, August is here and the heat of summer is upon us, and that means your mobile devices are going to be heating up a bit more than usua… Read More
Hello again! I hope you had a great week! As you probably know by now, Microsoft’s offer of a free upgrade from either Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10 has now officially expired. B… Read More
Hello again! I hope you had a great week! As you probably know, Facebook is a virtual playground for scammers who are experts at finding new ways to separate you from your money. W… Read More
Hello again! I hope you had a great week! Personal computers have now become commodities, and as a result their prices are now the lowest they have ever been. Even better, the… Read More
Hello again! I hope you had a great week! Every week I receive dozens of questions for the Tech Q&A section of my blog, and the one question I get asked the most is “What’s t… Read More
Hello again, and welcome to Autumn! I hope you had a great week! It seems that viruses, trojans, spyware, ransomware and other forms of malware are lurking in every corner of the online worl… Read More
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic week! It seems that every week I receive at least a couple of frantic emails asking me if there’s any way to retrieve the files from a PC… Read More
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic week! The recent Yahoo hack was a huge wake-up call for lots of folks around the world. It seems that every day or two we hear that a… Read More
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic week! If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you know how often I stress the importance of keeping viruses and other forms of malware… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! Back in the early days of home computing, most users had to connect their computers to the Internet using a dial-up analog mo… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a great week! I’m sure you’ve heard by now about the devastating wildfires that destroyed over 1,000 homes and businesses in the Gatlinburg / Pig… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a great week and that you’re enjoying the holiday season thus far! Believe it or not, some folks have already wrapped up their Christmas shopping for t… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a great week! Well, the Christmas shopping season is about to switch into high gear. Christmas morning is only about a week away, and if tradition holds thes… Read More
Hello again, and Merry Christmas! I hope you and your family are having a wonderful holiday season! Modern personal computers are amazing machines. They allow us to do things in minutes that… Read More
Hello again, and Happy New Year! Regardless of your perspective on life, I’m sure you will agree that 2016 was quite a year. As happens every year, several major events took place in 2… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a fantastic Christmas and New Year. I also hope 2017 turns out to be the best year ever for you and your family! As you probably know, Windows computers tend… Read More
Hello again. I sincerely hope the new year has been wonderful for you and your family thus far. If you’ve been using Facebook for more that 5 minutes you’re probably well aware t… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a fantastic week! These days most home computers are used primarily to visit websites and perform other Internet-related tasks such as checking email and&nbs… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a fantastic week! Until recently Windows users have been the prime targets for ransomware attacks, but now the scammers are trying to lock up your… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a fantastic week! Regular readers of my RicksDailyTips Tech Blog know that many of my posts stress the importance of running regular malware scans to keep yo… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a fantastic week! If you own a computer, chances are there will come a time when it will need to be repaired or tuned up a bit. Whether you start h… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a fantastic week! I’m often asked which websites I use the most often throughout my workday. Well, there are a bunch of great sites that find myself vi… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had an amazing week! Do you have a WordPress blog that is slow to load in a web browser? If so, I recommend that you take steps to speed it up right away, f… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! If you own an Apple device you probably also have an iCloud account that contains a major portion of your digital life. Have you e… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a great week! Folks often ask me what they need to look for when they go shopping for a new computer. In a nutshell, they want to buy the best machine they can ge… Read More
Hello again! I hope you had a great week! The Google Docs exploit that’s been dominating the news this week is yet another reminder of the dangers of opening links and attachments… Read More
Hello again! I hope you had a great week! I frequently receive questions about speeding up computers that have become sluggish over time or fixing problems that prevent Windows from wor… Read More
Hello again! I hope you had a great week! Well, the hackers and scammers of the world just never seem to let up. In fact, this past week was a nightmare for the hundreds of thousands of inst… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! Regular readers of my RicksDailyTips Tech Blog know that I’m not a fan of password managers because using one is like placin… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a great week! Facebook has risen from its humble beginnings in Mark Zuckerberg’s college dorm room to become one of the most powerful and most-used entities… Read More
Hello again everyone. I hope you all had a great week! Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a huge fan of keyboard shortcuts. I spend several hours every day working with compute… Read More
Hello again! I hope you had a great week! And be sure to have a wonderful Labor Day weekend! If you’ve recently started writing a blog you’ll soon begin to see spammers leaving c… Read More
Question from Kate L.: I really love your blog Rick. I’ve learned so much since I started reading your tips a while back! I have a question that I hope you won’t mind answe… Read More
Hello again. I hope you had a great week! Are you thinking about starting a blog to share your thoughts and experiences with the world? Or perhaps you’d like to start one to supplement… Read More
I have two questions for you: 1 – Do you have a self-hosted WordPress blog that receives a lot of visitors from Google every month? 2 – Do you earn money with that blog? If the a… Read More
If you’re a blogger you’re probably always on the lookout for opportunities to boost your blog traffic. After all, more traffic results in more conversions (sales, advertising re… Read More
Question from Alvin: I recently retired after working for the same construction company for 43 years. Now I’d like to take up something new to occupy all this free time that… Read More